[Coroner's jury for the water intake-crib disaster at 71st Street]

Open URL [Coroner's jury for the water intake-crib disaster at 71st Street]
  • Collection ID DN-0007012
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Coroner's jury for the water intake-crib disaster at 71st Street] [graphic].
  • Dates [1909 Jan. 29]
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 5 x 7 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Portrait of the coroner's jury including George C. Bender, C. R. Cave, A. F. Kestermeier, John M. Even, Benezette Williams, and A. H. Bement, which was convened after a temporary wooden structure involved in the construction of a new water-intake crib in Lake Michigan off 71st Street burst into flame on January 20, 1909, and 70 workers died in the disaster.
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  • Names
    • Bender, George C.
    • Cave, C. R.
    • Kestermeier, A. F.
    • Even, John M.
    • Williams, Benezette
    • Bement, A. H.
  • Subjects
    • Water-intake Crib disaster, Chicago, Ill., January 20, 1909.
    • Juries Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Governmental investigations Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Group portraits. gmgpc
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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