Steering Wheel from the S.S. Eastland

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Title

Steering Wheel from the S.S. Eastland

Description

The steering wheel from the S.S. Eastland, an excursion boat that capsized in the Chicago River in 1915, killing over 800 people.

Creator

Barnes Tool Company, New Haven, CT

Publisher

Chicago History Museum (Chicago Historical Society)

Date

1903, Eastland disaster 1915

Contributor

Cate LiaBraaten

Rights

Owned and copyrighted by the Chicago Historical Society

Format

Brass with wooden handles

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

Eastland Steering Wheel

Files

digitalcollection.chicagohistory.org.jpg

Citation

Barnes Tool Company, New Haven, CT , “Steering Wheel from the S.S. Eastland,” Paris of the Midwest: Chicago, 1837-1987, accessed April 20, 2024, https://parisofthemidwest.omeka.net/items/show/110.