Commemorating the Eastland Disaster:100 Year
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We discuss the 100th anniversary of the Eastland Disaster as well as recent discoveries.
One hundred years ago this week, the SS Eastland sank in the Chicago River. Nearly 100 newly found photos from the Chicago Tribune offer a new look at Chicago's deadliest tragedy. Join us Wednesday for a discussion with Marianne Mather, the Chicago Tribune photo editor who discovered the images, and Ted Wachholz, Executive Director, Eastland Disaster Historical Society.
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Commemorating the Eastland Disaster:100 Year
Clip: 7/21/2015 | 11m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
One hundred years ago this week, the SS Eastland sank in the Chicago River. Nearly 100 newly found photos from the Chicago Tribune offer a new look at Chicago's deadliest tragedy. Join us Wednesday for a discussion with Marianne Mather, the Chicago Tribune photo editor who discovered the images, and Ted Wachholz, Executive Director, Eastland Disaster Historical Society.
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