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editPittsburgh after the Fire from Birmingham
Artist William C. Wall (1810-1886) witnessed Pittsburgh's catastrophic fire of April 10, 1845, which destroyed a third of the city. This view taken from the south bank of the Monongahela River shows the ruins as they appeared on April 12.
From the Carnegie Museum of Art
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