Church of the Messiah
Title
Church of the Messiah
Abstract
Artist
Date
1871
Transcription
Recto: "The [illegible] church of the Messiah // Messenger handing the mayor a dispatch from the Prussian Queen offering a 1000 Thalers to the sufferers of Chicago // wall // over // Mayor Mason see [illegible]."
Verso: "Rear basement room of the Church of the Messiah on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, showing Mayor Mason in his business office Receiving a dispatch from queen [sic] the Prussian Queen to draw upon her for relief of sufferes [sic] of Chicago fire, as all orders for relief in both money & goods pass through the mayor's hands & he sends the checks or orders direct to Standard Hall -- to Mr. Pullman who together with the relief comtee [sic] apply it to the proper use."
Condition
Torn on right edge; stains bottom center and left side; tiny holes on right side.
Place
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
9.25 x 7.0 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1870-1880
Coordinates
41.8781136, -87.6297982
Source
Original drawing location: CF-JT-IL-71a (Box 14).
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5018
Ref. Number
(Becker)CF-JT-IL-71a