at remains of
Chelsea's most congested district.]

[Illustration: Looking toward Everett Ave. from rear of Knights of
Columbus Hall, showing Congregational and Universalist Churches and
Chelsea Trust Co. Building.]

[Illustration: Corner Post of Granite Block, Corner of Fourth Street and
Broadway, All that remains of a magnificent stone building.]

[Illustration: Looking down Everett Ave. from Chestnut Street, another
view of the congested district.]

[Illustration: Odd Fellows Building, Chelsea Sq. The small view shows the
building as it appeared before the fire.]

[Illustration: Cherry Street from Everett Avenue.]

[Illustration: Bellingham Hill from Chester Ave. This hill was the site of
many fine residences.]

[Illustration: All that remains of the residential section on Chester
Ave.]

[Illustration: Looking up Chestnut Street from Third, showing Universalist
Church and Central Congregational Church in the distance.]

[Illustration: Ruins of the Chelsea Savings Bank Building, cor. Broadway
and Congress Ave.]

[Illustration: Bellingham Station, Broadway.]

[Illustration: Ruins of the Williams School, Walnut Street.]

[Illustration: Ruins of City Hall and City Hall School, Central Avenue.]

[Illustration: Ruins of the Shurtleff School, Essex Street. This was a
magnificent granite structure, but the stone of which it was built was
crumbled by the great heat of the fire.]

[Illustration: Wreck of a Lynn Fire Engine, which had to be abandoned.]

[Illustration: Ruins of St. Rose Catholic Church, Broadway, Chelsea, Mass.
After the big fire of April 12, 1908.]

[Illustration: Universalist Church, corner Fourth and Chestnut Sts. The
small view shows it as it looked before the fire.]

[Illustration: Central Congregational Church, corner Fifth and Chestnut
Sts. The small view shows it as it looked before the fire.]

[Illustration: First Baptist Church, Central Ave. Before and after the
fire.]

[Illustration: First Baptist Church and City Hall, Central Ave.]

[Illustration: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Hawthorne Street, which was
entirely destroyed.]

[Illustration: Y. M. C. A. Building, Bellingham Square, entirely
destroyed.]

[Illustration: Fitz Public Library, destroyed in the Big Fire.]

[Illustration: Birdseye View of Chelsea, Mass. from Powderhorn Hill. The
entire district shown in this view with the exception of the houses in the
immediate foregro