Eastland Disaster
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Title
Eastland Disaster
Subject
Capsizing of the S.S. Eastland
Description
Photograph depicting the Eastland Disater. On July 24, 1915, the Eastland, a passanger vessel, collapsed on the Chicago River at its dock due to being overweight and naturally topheavy. Of the 2,500 passangers and crew, 844 perished. The Reid Murdoch Building is visible in the background which still stands.
Creator
Unknown
Source
http://www.eastlanddisaster.org/history/what-happened
Publisher
Eastland Disaster Historical Society
Date
July 24, 1915
Contributor
Stephen Petrie
Rights
Copyrighted Eastland Historical Society
Format
photograph
Type
Image
Coverage
Eastland Disaster
Files
Citation
Unknown, “Eastland Disaster,” Paris of the Midwest: Chicago, 1837-1987, accessed May 2, 2024, https://parisofthemidwest.omeka.net/items/show/173.