[Eastland disaster, hearses pulled up outside the backdoor of the Second Regiment Armory]

Open URL [Eastland disaster, hearses pulled up outside the backdoor of the Second Regiment Armory]
  • Collection ID DN-0064991
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Eastland disaster, hearses pulled up outside the backdoor of the Second Regiment Armory] [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 hearses pulled up outside the backdoor of the Second Regiment Armory, which was used as a temporary morgue for the victims of the Eastland disaster. A corpse is being carried in to the building with people looking on. The armory was located on West Washington Boulevard in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois.
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  • Names Second Regiment Armory (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Eastland disaster, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915
    • Crowds Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Families Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Women Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Children Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Drowning victims Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Hearses Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Armories Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Morgues & mortuaries Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Washington Street (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Near West Side (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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