Eastland Disaster

A scene from the rescue work during the sinking of the SS Eastland in the Chicago River.

Publication date: 1929-11-10

Size: 9 x 15.4 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1915-07-24

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 (November 10, 1929), Picture Section/Part 2, p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Historical society