• Collection ID DN-0064916
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Eastland disaster, Naval Architect James L. Ackerson, sitting in a room] [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 Image of James L. Ackerson, sitting with his finger against his cheek in a room in Chicago, Illinois, with many other unidentified men around him. Ackerson was a Naval Architect in the United States Navy, and served on the Board of Inquiry after the Eastland disaster. An African American man is standing in the corner of the room.
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  • Names
    • Ackerson, James L.
    • United States. Navy
  • Subjects
    • Eastland disaster, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915
    • Architects Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Governmental investigations Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • African Americans Illinois Chicago 1910-1919.
  • Geographic coverage 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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