Mondamin Hotel Fire

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $9.95
Original Price: $15.95

Stock #:649487
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
City: Sioux City
State: Iowa (IA)
County: Woodbury,Plymouth
Postmark: 1912 Feb-12
Postmark City: Sioux City
Postmark State: IA
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.25" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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Additional Details:
Waterloo Evening Courier Jan. 31.- Firemen today were still pouring water on the ruins of the Mondamin hotel block, which was wiped out by fire last night, with a loss of $400,000. The loss is covered by $200,000 insurance. Following is a revised list of principal losses: Mondamin hotel building, $150,000. Hotel furnishings, $75,000. Todd-Baker building, $20,000. Todd-Baker drug stock, $60,000. Authier building, $25,000. Authier contents, $3,000. Thorpe & company, building, $25,000. Thorpe & company, stock, $20,000. S. H. Moore, drug stock, $5,000. Illinois Central, $1,000. Milwaukee, $1,000. Mondamin pool hall fixtures, $4,000. Barber shop fixtures, $4,000. George M. Conway, cigar stock, $10,000. Hogan block, $1,000.

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