Amazing photograph of the Eastland disaster

A scene from the rescue work during the sinking of the SS Eastland. Accompanies a series of accounts by several victims of the disaster.

Publication date: 1915-07-25

Copyright date: 1915

Size: 27 x 42.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Eastland (Ship)
• Lifesaving--Illinois--Chicago--1910-1920
• Ship accidents--Illinois--Chicago--1910-1920

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (July 25, 1915), Part 1/News, p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Psaris, Mike