• Collection ID DN-0064971
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Eastland disaster, a tug with a crane lowering a pump in to the overturned steamer] [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 a tug with a crane lowering a pump in to the overturned Eastland steamer in the Chicago River in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The Reid, Murdoch and Co. building is visible in the background.
  • 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
    • Eastland (Ship)
    • Reid, Murdoch and Company Building (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Eastland disaster, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915
    • Steamboat accidents Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Tugboats Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Steamboats Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Pumps 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Rivers 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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