Washburne Avenue
| Title | Washburne Avenue |
| View | Alley, Shack Fire 2:8:5 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | In front of the alley shack where fire killed six people on October 3, 1950, a four-room basement apartment, housing a family of nine. Though the rent ceiling is $22.00, they pay $40.00 a month in rent, and furnish their own heat. The basement floods out several times a year. Exposed electrical wiring. |
| Subject Terms | Fires | Fires--Casualties | Apartment houses | Damage | Children |
| Photographer | Mead, Mildred LaDue, 1910-2001 |
| Photograph Date | 1950-10-04 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 19.3 x 24.6 cm |
| Location | 1143 W. Washburne Avenue | Chicago, Illinois |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files. Addenda. Mildred Mead Photographs |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-09384 |
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