• Collection ID DN-0064983
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Eastland disaster, Coroner Hoffman swearing in witnesses at the coroner's inquest at the County Building] [graphic].
  • Dates [1915 July 27]
  • 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 Coroner Hoffman swearing in witnesses at the coroner's inquest for the Eastland disaster at the County Building at 118 North Clark Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The witnesses are standing along a wall, and spectators sitting at tables fill the room.
  • 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
    • Hoffman.
    • County Building (Chicago, Ill.)
    • 118 North Clark Street (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Eastland disaster, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915
    • Witnesses Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Coroners Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • 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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