Photograph- Fire at Reilly Bros. and Raub Store, 1910. Written on back of photograph: "Fire started in Reilly Bros. and Raub store about 7:00 am was gotten under control about 11:00 am. Several large buildings were burned to the ground, loss about $400,000. The Grand Army Hall and all its valuable war relics including General Reynolds' saddle which was on his horse at Gettysburg when he was shot. This picture was bought at 12:30 on day of fire. Feb. 10, 1910 Kepler Building fire, Lancaster, Pa. Above information courtesy Richard Barr, Sr."
Photograph- Fire at Reilly Bros. and Raub Store, 1910. Written on back of photograph: "Fire started in Reilly Bros. and Raub store about 7:00 am was gotten under control about 11:00 am. Several large buildings were burned to the ground, loss about $400,000. The Grand Army Hall and all its valuable war relics including General Reynolds' saddle which was on his horse at Gettysburg when he was shot. This picture was bought at 12:30 on day of fire. Feb. 10, 1910 Kepler Building fire, Lancaster, Pa. Above information courtesy Richard Barr, Sr."
Description
Fire at Reilly Bros. and Raub Store, 1910. Written on back of photograph: "Fire started in Reilly Bros. and Raub store about 7:00 am was gotten under control about 11:00 am. Several large buildings were burned to the ground, loss about $400,000. The Grand Army Hall and all its valuable war relics including General Reynolds' saddle which was on his horse at Gettysburg when he was shot. This picture was bought at 12:30 on day of fire. Feb. 10, 1910 Kepler Building fire, Lancaster, Pa. Above information courtesy Richard Barr, Sr."
Reilly Brothers and Raub, built 1910 - 1911. 44 -46 North Queen Street. Suffered fire damage in 1910.
Provenance
Album of 35 mm slides of buildings in Lancaster County designed by architecht C. Emlen Urban. Slides taken by Carol Morgan for a lecture for the Torch Club in June 2002.
