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Funeral service for the Sindelar family, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, July 28, 1915

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Open book Funeral service for the Sindelar family on July 28, 1915

Title Funeral service for the Sindelar family, 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 People surround an automobile carrying the caskets of the Sindelar family at their funeral. George and Josephine Sindelar and their five children (Adela, Sylvia, George Jr., Albert, and William), as well as Josephine's sister Regina Dolezal. The Sinedlars were one of twenty-two families who died in the catastrophe. The back of the postcard reads: "Funeral of the Sindelar family of eight, entirely wiped out by the Eastland disaster. The autotruck contains the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Sindelar and six children." 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 2694px × 1783px 27.52 MB

File Created 10/24/2023

Filename 9911672723605867_midwest_ms_edhs_box_00001_fl_00017_000001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11XUIV

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