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Topical Budget 208-2: U.S.A. Excursion Steamer Disaster (1915)
 

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"U.S.A. EXCURSION STEAMER DISASTER. Rescuers working on the 'Eastland' which capsized in the Chicago River. Over one thousand people being drowned." Views of the upturned steamer. Rescuers clamber about the side.