Newberry Library - Rows of victims inside of the Second Regiment Armory, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, approximately July 24, 1915

Rows of victims inside of the Second Regiment Armory, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, approximately July 24, 1915

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Open book Rows of victims inside of the Second Regiment Armory

Title Rows of victims inside of the Second Regiment Armory, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, approximately July 24, 1915

Date approximately July 24, 1915

Place Illinois-Chicago, Illinois--Chicago

Language English

Subjects Disaster relief, Disaster victims, Disasters, Eastland (Ship), Eastland disaster, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915, Second (Illinois) Regiment Armory, Western Electric Company

Description Rows of victims draped with cloth inside the Second Regiment Armory, located at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Curtis Street in Chicago's Near West Side community area. The Second Regiment Armory was set up as a temporary morgue for victims of the Eastland disaster. Several versions of this image exist, including at least one taken by Jun Fujita and one being published on the front page of the Chicago Examiner on July 25, 1915. Postcard published by F. H. Kerr, Chicago, Illinois.

Format Photograph albums, Photographic postcards, Photographs, Postcards

Archival Collection Title Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS EDHS Box 1 Folder 8

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2416px × 1972px 27.30 MB

File Created 10/24/2023 5:16:23 PM

Filename 9911672723605867_midwest_ms_edhs_box_00001_fl_00008_000005.tif

Unique Identifier NL11XUD2

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