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S.S. Eastland and S.S. City of South Haven, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, 1903-1904

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Open book S.S. Eastland and S.S. City of South Haven

Title S.S. Eastland and S.S. City of South Haven, Eastland Disaster Historical Society records, 1903-1904

Creator E. C. Kropp

Date 1903-1904

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

Language English

Subjects City of South Haven (Ship), Disaster relief, Disasters, Dunkey-Williams Company, Eastland (Ship), Michigan Steamship Company, Western Electric Company

Description Eastland and the City of South Haven leaving South Haven, Michigan, approximately 1903 or 1904. The City of South Haven was a competitor steamship who ran the Chicago to South Haven line and built at the same time as the Eastland. Note the three pairs of lifeboats. After the 1904 season, the Michigan Steamship Company 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. Postcard was sent and includes recipient and handwritten message. Postcard published by E. C. Kropp, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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 2911px × 1941px 32.37 MB

File Created 10/24/2023

Filename 9911672723605867_midwest_ms_edhs_box_00001_fl_00002_000098.tif

Unique Identifier NL11XTYB

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