Newberry Library - Overturned Eastland at night, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, July 24-28, 1915

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Open book Overturned Eastland at night

Title Overturned Eastland at night, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, July 24-28, 1915

Creator Gerson Brothers

Date July 24-28, 1915

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

Language English

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

Description Overturned Eastland at night. Powerful electric lights aid rescuers and workers in the days after the disaster. Printed caption on the back of the postcard reads, "Night Scene. Electric lights were attached to posts erected on the Eastland so that work could go on at night." Postcard published by Gerson Brothers, 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 14

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2788px × 1782px 28.47 MB

File Created 10/24/2023

Filename 9911672723605867_midwest_ms_edhs_box_00001_fl_00014_000093.tif

Unique Identifier NL11XUHJ

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