[Eastland disaster, steamer being towed by tug boat to dry dock storage at Goose Island]

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  • Collection ID DN-0065020
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Eastland disaster, steamer being towed by tug boat to dry dock storage at Goose Island] [graphic].
  • Dates ca. 1915 Aug. 27.
  • 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 View of the Eastland, a steamer that had overturned in the Chicago River, being towed by a tugboat to dry dock storage at Goose Island in Chicago, Illinois. Industrial buildings are visible in the background. A moored tugboat is visible in the foreground.
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  • Names Eastland (Ship)
  • Subjects
    • Eastland disaster, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915
    • Tugboats Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Steamboats Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Rivers Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Steamboat accidents Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Industrial facilities Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago River (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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