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Funeral service at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, July 28, 1915

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Open book Funeral service at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church on July 28, 1915

Title Funeral service at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, July 28, 1915

Creator Max Rigot Selling Company

Date July 28, 1915

Place Illinois-Chicago, Illinois--Chicago

Language English

Subjects Disaster relief, Disaster victims, Disasters, Eastland (Ship), Eastland disaster, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915, Funeral services, Western Electric Company

Description One of the funeral services for the victims at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church on July 28, 1915. Twenty-nine caskets line the front of the church, with packed rows of grievers in the foreground. The back of the postcard reads, "One funeral, 29 coffins. Scene at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Hawthorne, during the services for victims of the Eastland disaster." Hawthorne was original name of Cicero, Illinois, which was the location of Western Electric Company?s Hawthorne Works. Postcard published by Max Rigot Selling Company, Chicago, Illinois.

Format Photograph albums, Photographic postcards, Photographs, Postcards

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

Link to Catalog View Catalog Record | View Finding Aid

Call Number Midwest MS EDHS Box 1 Folder 17

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2770px × 1831px 29.06 MB

File Created 10/24/2023

Filename 9911672723605867_midwest_ms_edhs_box_00001_fl_00017_000003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11XUIX

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