• Collection ID DN-0065011
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Eastland disaster, an unidentified man putting a helmet on diver William Deneau, standing on dock] [graphic].
  • Dates ca. 1915 Aug. 28.
  • 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 William Deneau, a diver in the Eastland disaster rescue effort. An unidentified man is putting a diving helmet on Deneau and another man is looking on as they stand on a dock in the Chicago River in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. A sign in the background reads Driver No. 30 Great Lakes Bridge and Dock Co.
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  • Names Deneau, William.
  • Subjects
    • Eastland disaster, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915
    • Divers Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Steamboat accidents Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • 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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