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Forest Home Cemetery, Newhall House Monument

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Title	Forest Home Cemetery, Newhall House Monument
Alternate Title/Photographer's Note	Newhall House Monument, Forest Home Cemetery.
Date of Photograph	[ca 1885]
Description	Memorial for the victims of the Newhall House fire. The Newhall House was one of Milwaukee's leading hotels. In 1883 it burned, killing at least 74 people. About 200 guests survived, including circus celebrity Tom Thumb. Forty-eight victims remained unidentified.
Neighborhood	Near South Side--Milwaukee Forest Home Hills--Milwaukee
Address	1173 Forest Home AV(pre-1930); 2405 W Forest Home AV
Subject	Cemeteries--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Fires--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Monuments and memorials--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Alternate Terms	Hotel fires--Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Business/Place	Forest Home Cemetery--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Newhall House Monument--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Type	Image
Collection	Milwaukee Illustrated. Book, 100 leaves.
Original Item Medium	Photographic prints
Original Item Size	11 x 13 in.
Original Item ID	p. 93
Repository	Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights	The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Digital Publisher	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Digital ID	mi000093
Date. Digitized	2003/05/22
Digital Collection	Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885 - 1992