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Ruins of the Merchant's Exchange N.Y. After the destructive conflagration of Decbr.. 16 & 17, 1835



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    Image of a street view of the ruins of buildings amid rubble, smoldering flames, and smoke on Exchange Place in New York City following the Great New York Fire of December 16-17, 1835, with firefighters, including some carrying a ladder and throwing water on the fire, spectators, a horse-drawn wagon, and men moving boxes and belongings out from the damaged buildings including a mirror, chairs, and trunks that sit in the street.

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    Image of an elevated view of the ruins of the Merchants' Exchange and surrounding buildings at Wall Street and William Street in New York City engulfed by flames during the Great New York Fire of December 16-17, 1835, with rows of firefighters, spectators, men moving cargo boxes and barrels, and some horse-drawn wagons; one building on fire has the sign "Fulton Fire Insurance Company."

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