1915: Eastland Disaster, stretcher

Eastland Disaster, stretcher

Eastland disaster, men carrying corpse on a stretcher to a waiting hearse on cobblestone street

Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.

Created/Published ca. 1915 July 24

Summary 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 (?).

Notes Images related to this photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer were published in the newspaper between July 24-August 13, 1915.

Cite as: DN-0064955, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society. Reproduction Number: DN-0064955 Digital ID: ichicdn n064955

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