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Chicago Post
Peformed By : Ernie Winstanley
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Runtime : 59 minutes
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From the nearly forgotten files of a great Chicago newspaper, this on-the-scene account brings to life the all-encompassing fire of 1871. Covered by a reporter on the street, it describes in graphic detail the destruction, fear and heroism coupled with history’s most famous fire.
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