GALLERY - THE AFTERMATH
  MAIN GALLERY
Years ago, postcard printers marketed postcards using actual photographs taken at disaster scenes. A number of postcards showing various Eastland disaster scenes were printed. Postcards such as these can still be located at antique malls and shops. It is our intent to display these images and their content unedited, in their original form, to accurately provide a better visual image of the ship and the disaster. CAUTION: Some of these images are disturbing and graphic in nature.

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A Diver Jumps from the Wharf A diver leaps from the wharf to begin searching for disaster victims. The divers worked tirelessly for days following the disaster, and played a critical role in eventually raising the Eastland. From the Karl J. Sup Collection
The Eastland Divers The eight divers, whose untiring efforts aided greatly in the recovery of bodies from the hull of the ill-fated Eastland. From the Karl J. Sup Collection
Outside the Armory Crowds of people waiting to identify family or friends at the Second Regiment Armory. The line stretched around the block. Note the ambulances parked to the left, and the Chicago police officer on horseback (bottom right). From the Karl J. Sup Collection
The Wait for Identification of Loved Ones Waiting in line to identify the dead. A view of those waiting four deep, a 1/2 block away from the doors of the Armory. Note the number of small children in the crowd. From the Karl J. Sup Collection
Inside the Morgue Gruesome scene in the temporary morgue at the Second Regiment Armory, where over 700 bodies were removed to immediately after being recovered. From the Karl J. Sup Collection
Multiple Casket Funeral One funeral with 29 caskets at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Hawthorne, during the services for victims of the Eastland disaster. Hearses were a rare commodity following the disaster. From the Karl J. Sup Collection
The Sindelar Family Funeral of the Sindelar family of eight, entirely wiped out by the Eastland disaster. The auto truck contains the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Sindelar and their six children. From the Karl J. Sup Collection

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