File:St Charles Hotel New Orleans On Fire 1851.jpeg

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Description "Saint Charles Hotel in Flames". Painting depicting the fire which destroyed the landmark St. Charles Hotel (original building), New Orleans, in 1851. Shown at moment the dome collapses. To right of Hotel building is a commercial building with inscription "Hats Caps & Umbrellas." To the left is "Parson Clapp's Church", also destroyed in the fire.
Date Incident depicted: 1851. Painting: Undated, 1851 - 1855
Source 1850s painting via [1]
Author Artist unknown

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