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Eastland docked at Well Street, Chicago, Illinois, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, 1903-1915

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Open book Eastland docked at Well Street, Chicago, Illinois

Title Eastland docked at Well Street, Chicago, Illinois, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, 1903-1915

Date 1903-1915

Place Illinois-Chicago, Illinois--Chicago, Illinois--Chicago River

Language English

Subjects Disaster relief, Disasters, Eastland (Ship), Michigan Steamship Company, Western Electric Company

Description Eastland, with three pairs of lifeboats, at the Wells Street dock, Chicago, Illinois. The James S. Kirk & Company (a soap-manufacturing business who operated in Chicago from 1860 to 1930) factory is visible in the background. The Michigan Steamship Company owned the Eastland from 1903 to December 1905 and ran a 77-mile route on Lake Michigan between Chicago, Illinois, and South Haven, Michigan.

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 1

Project Note Descriptions provided by Stephanie Riley, 2023

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2536px × 1517px 22.05 MB

File Created 10/24/2023

Filename 9911672723605867_midwest_ms_edhs_box_00001_fl_00001_000023.tif

Unique Identifier NL11XTVH

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