Coast Guard participates in SS Eastland memorial in Chicago [Image 1 of 2]

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

07.24.2013

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf 

U.S. Coast Guard District 9

Petty Officer 3rd Class Brennen Coles (left) and Seaman Nicholas Konopka of Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor place a bouquet of flowers in the Chicago River during a ceremony marking the 98th anniversary of the SS Eastland disaster. When the SS Eastland capsized on the Chicago River in 1915 with more than 2,500 passengers on board, 844 perished in one of the worst maritime disasters in U.S. history. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Jonathan Roth)

• Date Taken: 07.24.2013
• Date Posted: 07.24.2013 19:41
• Photo ID: 980041
• VIRIN: 130724-G-ZZ999-001
• Resolution: 3888x2592
• Size: 5.59 MB
• Location: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US