Project Gutenberg 2010-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 86 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Souvenir Book of the Great Chelsea Fire April 12, 1908 Containing Thirty-Four Views of the Burned District and Prominent Buildings E-text prepared by Bryan Ness and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Souvenir Book of the Great Chelsea Fire April 12, 1908" by Anonymous is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book commemorates a devastating fire that swept through Chelsea, Massachusetts, detailing its impact on the community and the subsequent relief efforts. It highlights the destruction caused by this disaster, focusing on the immense loss of property and the humanitarian response that followed. The book recounts the events of April 12, 1908, when a fire ignited at the Boston Blacking Company's works and rapidly spread due to high winds, engulfing numerous buildings and rendering thousands homeless. Key public and private structures were lost, including schools, churches, and banks, totaling around 1,500 buildings destroyed. In the aftermath, relief funds were mobilized from various communities, amassing significant contributions to assist those affected. The text also includes a descriptive sketch accompanied by thirty-four photographs documenting the ruins and the efforts of relief organizations, capturing the resilience of the community in the face of tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32714/32714-h/images/covertmb.jpg Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fires Fires -- Massachusetts -- Chelsea Chelsea (Mass.) -- Fire, 1908 Chelsea (Mass.) -- Pictorial works F001 Text Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 41110 2025-07-13T09:45:05.002209 text/html 37096 2010-06-06T12:21:48 text/html 8465837 2025-07-13T09:45:09.470245 application/epub+zip 8451201 2025-07-13T09:45:06.010259 application/epub+zip 62160 2025-07-13T09:45:05.324214 application/epub+zip 8461010 2025-07-13T09:45:12.140162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8442896 2025-07-13T09:45:07.930274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83739 2022-09-15T05:59:07.419268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27851 2025-07-13T09:45:04.601224 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27732 2010-06-06T12:20:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20081 2025-07-13T09:45:12.292168 application/rdf+xml 13475 2025-07-13T09:45:05.391200 image/jpeg 2229 2025-07-13T09:45:05.358205 image/jpeg 8142158 2010-06-06T12:24:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 10030 2010-06-06T12:20:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 8198579 2025-07-13T09:45:05.188263 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown