SS EASTLAND overturned in Chicago River, July 24
SS EASTLAND overturned in Chicago River, July 24, 1915. 844 passengers and crew were killed when the top-heavy ship, rolled completely onto its side when passengers crowded its port side. It was the largest loss of life from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes (BSLOC_2017_17_113)
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11971249
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45359962
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Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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Everett Collection
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