• Collection ID DN-0064961
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Eastland disaster, Francis and Florian Nowak's, funeral procession, children carrying flowers precede the pallbearers] [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1915 July 29]
  • 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 Image of the funeral procession for a brother and sister, Francis and Florian Nowak, Eastland disaster victims. Children carrying flowers precede pallbearers (both men and women) carrying a white casket. The funeral took place at St. Mary of Czestochowa Church, located at 49th Avenue and 31st Street, in Cicero (Ill.).
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  • Names
    • Nowak, Florian Death and burial.
    • Nowak, Francis Death and burial.
  • Subjects
    • Eastland disaster, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915
    • Funeral rites & ceremonies Illinois Cicero 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Drowning victims Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Coffins Illinois Cicero 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Crowds Illinois Cicero 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Women Illinois Cicero 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Children & adults Illinois Cicero 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Flowers 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Cicero (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Cicero.
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