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Victims of the January 1909 68th Street Water Intake Crib Disaster
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Victims of the January 1909 68th Street Water Intake Crib Disaster
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A fire at the 68th Street water intake crib on January 20, 1909 left 70 workers dead. Seen here a worker who survived the disaster.

Photographer: Chicago Daily News
Source: Chicago Historical Society (DN-0007118)

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