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Acres of ashes: the story of the great fire that swept over the city of Jacksonville, Florida, on the afternoon of Friday, May 3, 1901 resulting in the loss of seven lives, destruction of $15,000,000 in property, total insurance less than $5,000,000.

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Date Issued:
1901
Abstract/Description:
"This little book ... tells how the loss befell us, how bitter was our need, how generous was the response from the whole people and how fully the wishes of the donors were made a law to those clothed with the responsibility of the distribution. J.E.T. Bowden, Mayor of Jacksonville"--Imprimatur.
Title: Acres of ashes: the story of the great fire that swept over the city of Jacksonville, Florida, on the afternoon of Friday, May 3, 1901 resulting in the loss of seven lives, destruction of $15,000,000 in property, total insurance less than $5,000,000.
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Name(s): Harrison, Benjamin.
Holloman, James A.
East Florida Printing Company
PALMM (Project)
Type of Resource: text
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1901
Publisher: James A. Holloman
Place of Publication: Jacksonville, Fla.
Physical Form: electronic resource
Extent: [108] p., [2] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language(s): eng
Abstract/Description: "This little book ... tells how the loss befell us, how bitter was our need, how generous was the response from the whole people and how fully the wishes of the donors were made a law to those clothed with the responsibility of the distribution. J.E.T. Bowden, Mayor of Jacksonville"--Imprimatur.
Identifier: 43701268 (oclc), AAA0066 QF, 2881049 (digitool), NF00000008_00001 (IID), unf:3551 (fedora)
Note(s): by Benjamin Harrison.
Includes eight pages of advertisements.
Electronic reproduction. [Florida]: State University System of Florida, PALMM Project, 1999. (Florida heritage collection) Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software: Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically reproduced from a book in the Main Library at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville.
Subject(s): Fires -- Florida -- Jacksonville
Natural disasters -- Florida -- Jacksonville
Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History
Duval -- 12031
Economics and Society: Post-Civil War Florida, 1865-1913 -- Business, Agriculture, and Tourism, 1878-1897
Held by: SUS01 FCL01
Persistent Link to This Record: Electronic resource (JPEG)
Persistent Link to This Record: Electronic resource (PDF)
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Host Institution: UNF
Other Format:
(OCoLC)1732536
Is Part of Series: Florida heritage collection.