• Collection ID DN-0064968
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Eastland disaster, crowd standing behind police line on LaSalle Street looking south from Water Street] [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1915 July 24]
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Elevated 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.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction The online images are supplied for reference purposes only. All other uses are restricted. To acquire copies, including improved copies, or permission for use, please contact Chicago History Museum, Rights and Reproductions Dept., 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614.
  • Names Chicago (Ill.). Police Department Officials and employees.
  • Subjects
    • Eastland disaster, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915
    • Police Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Spectators Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Crowds Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Steamboat accidents Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • LaSalle Street (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Chicago River (Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Loop (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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