Favorite this☆ Detroit Opera House fire Description: Crowd watching Detroit Opera House burn. Horse-drawn carriages in foreground. Handwritten on card back: "Detroit Opera House fire. Think it took place in the 1890's and perhaps burned a square block." Details Resource ID: DPA4621 Subject: Detroit Opera House (1869-1897)--Fire, 1897 Fire extinction--Michigan--Detroit Theaters--Fires and fire prevention Cabinet photographs Albumen prints Photographic prints Date Issued: 1897-10-07 Format: 1 cabinet card ; image 3.75 x 4.5 in. Member of: Burton Historical Collection Filing Location: D/Theatres-Detroit Opera House Rights: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.