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1977 flood
Looking down 1st Avenue at the Armor Crossing after the '77 Flood, Williamson, WV, April 1977. Kentucky, Country, Pike County, Coalfield, County, West Virginia History, Country Roads, Southern
Looking down 1st Avenue at the Armor Crossing after the '77 Flood, Williamson, WV, April 1977.
The Great (Northeast) Blizzard of 1978 Boston, Ohio, Holland, Old Photos, Paisajes, Ludington, Car, Piqua, The Buckeye State
The Great (Northeast) Blizzard of 1978
The Great (Northeast) Blizzard of 1978
Tragedy in the Kentucky mountains. Victims of the worst bus accident in United States history of school transportation. Vintage Photos, Historical Pictures, Floyd County, Prestonsburg, Poor People, Pikeville
Tragedy in the Kentucky mountains. Victims of the worst bus accident in United States history of school transportation.
Last Known Survivor of the Eastland Disaster Passes People, Chicago, Survivor, Loss, Father, Turn Ons, Chicago River, Eastland
Last Known Survivor of the Eastland Disaster Passes
Last Known Survivor of the Eastland Disaster Passes
Last Known Survivor of the Eastland Disaster Passes Olds, Back In The Day, Back In Time, World Championship
Last Known Survivor of the Eastland Disaster Passes
Last Known Survivor of the Eastland Disaster Passes
The last known survivor of the Eastland Disaster, Chicago's greatest loss-of-life tragedy, has passed away. On Monday, November 24, 2014, Marion Eichholz passed away at the age of 102. Marion had just turned three years old a week earlier when she boarded the Eastland on July 24, 1915 with her mother Anna and father, Frank ...
Last Known Survivor of the Eastland Disaster Passes
The last known survivor of the Eastland Disaster, Chicago's greatest loss-of-life tragedy, has passed away. On Monday, November 24, 2014, Marion Eichholz passed away at the age of 102. Marion had just turned three years old a week earlier when she boarded the Eastland on July 24, 1915 with her mother Anna and father, Frank ...
George W. Jost was an employee of the Western Electric Company. He cared deeply for his family -- he had been turning over his entire earnings to his family to help pay for their home. George left home on July 24, 1915 with plans to enjoy the day at the Company excursion/picnic. After he boarded the S.S. Eastland, George, a violinist, went below deck to listen to the music. George was sadly trapped below deck when the Eastland capsized and perished that day. His friend survived. #the844 Electric, George, Genealogy, Windy City, Left, Employee
"The 844": George Wanted to Hear the Music
George W. Jost was an employee of the Western Electric Company. He cared deeply for his family -- he had been turning over his entire earnings to his family to help pay for their home. George left home on July 24, 1915 with plans to enjoy the day at the Company excursion/picnic. After he boarded the S.S. Eastland, George, a violinist, went below deck to listen to the music. George was sadly trapped below deck when the Eastland capsized and perished that day. His friend survived. #the844
"The 844": Clara Wrote Letters Home Telling of Excitement Indiana, History, Michigan, Mother, Michigan City
"The 844": Clara Wrote Letters Home Telling of Excitement
"The 844": Clara Wrote Letters Home Telling of Excitement
"The 844": Clara Wrote Letters Home Telling of Excitement Joseph, Hilton, Legacy, Died
"The 844": Clara Wrote Letters Home Telling of Excitement
"The 844": Clara Wrote Letters Home Telling of Excitement
Clara Teichmiller was employed by the Western Electric Company. During the weeks before the Western Electric picnic and excursion, Clara wrote letters back home. The letter would tell her mother of her excitement as she planned to attend the employee picnic and head out across Lake Michigan to Michigan City, Indiana. Clara went to the picnic with five others on the morning of July 24, 1915, and she later perished aboard the Eastland. #the844
"The 844": Clara Wrote Letters Home Telling of Excitement
Clara Teichmiller was employed by the Western Electric Company. During the weeks before the Western Electric picnic and excursion, Clara wrote letters back home. The letter would tell her mother of her excitement as she planned to attend the employee picnic and head out across Lake Michigan to Michigan City, Indiana. Clara went to the picnic with five others on the morning of July 24, 1915, and she later perished aboard the Eastland. #the844
Anna Brenner was one of #The844 who died in the Eastland Disaster on July 24, 1915 in Chicago. Her 18th birthday was spent in a casket. 70% of the Disaster's victims were under the age of 25 like Anna. Around The World Trips, Historical Photos, Infamous, Around The Worlds, Great Lakes
"The 844": Anna Brenner's Story
Anna Brenner was one of #The844 who died in the Eastland Disaster on July 24, 1915 in Chicago. Her 18th birthday was spent in a casket. 70% of the Disaster's victims were under the age of 25 like Anna.
100 years since the Eastland -- Chicago Tribune. The SS Eastland rests on its side in 20 feet of water after slowly rolling over July 24, 1915. The Tribune wrote, "Close to the Eastland's berth the river is only a little more than twenty feet in depth. The big excursion boat, with a beam of more than twice twenty feet, went no further when its port side found the bottom. It lay like a toy boat of tin wrecked in a gutter, its starboard half rising clear of the water." Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Great Lakes Ships, Chicago Tribune, Lake Boat, Chicago Ill
Eastland Disaster
100 years since the Eastland -- Chicago Tribune. The SS Eastland rests on its side in 20 feet of water after slowly rolling over July 24, 1915. The Tribune wrote, "Close to the Eastland's berth the river is only a little more than twenty feet in depth. The big excursion boat, with a beam of more than twice twenty feet, went no further when its port side found the bottom. It lay like a toy boat of tin wrecked in a gutter, its starboard half rising clear of the water."
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Rare photographs found in the Tribune's basement archives capture the aftermath of one of Chicago’s worst disasters: the sinking of the SS Eastland. Many of these photographs have never before been published. They add fresh, striking perspectives as the 100th anniversary of the Eastland disaster approaches. For a detailed look at the rarest photos click here . For more information on the images,  click here.  To view a digital graphic novel of the disaster,  click ... Police, Chicago City
The Eastland disaster: Rare Tribune photos
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Rare photographs found in the Tribune's basement archives capture the aftermath of one of Chicago’s worst disasters: the sinking of the SS Eastland. Many of these photographs have never before been published. They add fresh, striking perspectives as the 100th anniversary of the Eastland disaster approaches. For a detailed look at the rarest photos click here . For more information on the images, click here. To view a digital graphic novel of the disaster, click ...
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Rare photographs found in the Tribune's basement archives capture the aftermath of one of Chicago’s worst disasters: the sinking of the SS Eastland. Many of these photographs have never before been published. They add fresh, striking perspectives as the 100th anniversary of the Eastland disaster approaches. For a detailed look at the rarest photos click here . For more information on the images,  click here.  To view a digital graphic novel of the disaster,  click ... Company Picnic, South Bank, Chicago Il, Chicago Skyline
The Eastland disaster: Rare Tribune photos
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Rare photographs found in the Tribune's basement archives capture the aftermath of one of Chicago’s worst disasters: the sinking of the SS Eastland. Many of these photographs have never before been published. They add fresh, striking perspectives as the 100th anniversary of the Eastland disaster approaches. For a detailed look at the rarest photos click here . For more information on the images, click here. To view a digital graphic novel of the disaster, click ...