Furniture Company Fire | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Furniture Company Fire

Furniture Company Fire | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Stereograph of a fire at the Choate-Hollister Furniture Company. A crowd, mostly men, are gathered to watch the effort to extinguish the fire. On the left, men are standing on a partially finished structure to get a better view. The company was headed by Leander Choate and Seymour Hollister, who had a controlling interest in the company by 1895. They never reopened after the fire of 1899. The fire also spread past Jackson Street to the east and destroyed the Star Foundry & Machine Works; Hayward Carriage Company; Charles Repe's Stone Cutting Works; and Gusavus & Hintze Boiler Works.
DESCRIPTION
Stereograph of a fire at the Choate-Hollister Furniture Company. A crowd, mostly men, are gathered to watch the effort to extinguish the fire. On the left, men are standing on a partially finished structure to get a better view. The company was headed by Leander Choate and Seymour Hollister, who had a controlling interest in the company by 1895. They never reopened after the fire of 1899. The fire also spread past Jackson Street to the east and destroyed the Star Foundry & Machine Works; Hayward Carriage Company; Charles Repe's Stone Cutting Works; and Gusavus & Hintze Boiler Works.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:136297
Creation Date:date unknown 04 12 1899
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Oshkosh
County:Winnebago
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Wisconsin stereographs collected by Michael J. Pecosky
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:digital file
Original Format Number:1201001566
Original Dimensions:5213 X 2556 pixels
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Stereograph loaned for scanning by Michael J. Pecosky, collector. PH 6588.

Identified by the Oshkosh Historical Society.

SUBJECTS
Hats
Suits (Clothing)
Work clothes
Fires
Cities and towns
Furniture industry and trade
Wood products
Crowds
Outdoor photography

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