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S.S. Eastland, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, 1903-1915

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Title S.S. Eastland, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, 1903-1915

Creator Max Rigot Selling Company

Date 1903-1915

Place Illinois-Chicago, Lake, Michigan, Michigan--South Haven

Language English

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

Description The photograph on the postcard dates to circa 1903 or 1904 as evident by having her original two-toned hull and three pairs of lifeboats. But the postcard itself was published after July 24, 1915. After the 1904 season, the Michigan Steamship Company painted the hull white and added a fourth pair of lifeboats. 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. Print caption on the back of the postcard reads, "The Ill-Fated Eastland, which turned turtle in the Chicago River, July 24, 1915, at 7:30 A. M., causing the death of over 1200 persons, mostly women and 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 2

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2957px × 1979px 33.52 MB

File Created 10/24/2023

Filename 9911672723605867_midwest_ms_edhs_box_00001_fl_00002_000087.tif

Unique Identifier NL11XTXM

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