The Eastland Disaster

Bird's-eye view of crowd at the Eastland disaster site, standing behind a police line on LaSalle Street looking south from Water Street Market in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Two for rent signs are visible on the building on the left side of the image. More information.
Bird's-eye view of crowd at the Eastland disaster, standing behind a police line on North LaSalle Street looking south from Water Street Market in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. A straw boater hat is visible in the lower left corner of the image. More information.
Image of rescuers hoisting a girl's corpse up to other rescuers standing above them on the hull of the Eastland, an overturned steamer in the Chicago River in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. A police officer appears to be holding his jacket in preparation to wrap the body in it. More information.
Portrait of Harry Pedersen, captain of the Eastland steamer, standing on the overturned hull of the boat in the Chicago River in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, with policemen. He was indicted on charges of criminal carelessness. More information.
Image of men carrying a corpse on a stretcher to a waiting hearse on a cobblestone street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Signage in the background reads O'Donnells and Haven Steamer (?). More information.
Image of people lined up outside the Second Regiment Armory, which was used as a temporary morgue for victims of the Eastland disaster. Policemen are on site, standing near the line of people. The armory was located on West Washington Boulevard in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. More information.