Previously unseen footage of the Eastland Disaster in Chicago uncovered

A phD candidate from the University of Illinois in Chicago has uncovered previously unseen footage of the Eastland Disaster in Chicago digitised within the EFG1914 project. The footage from the collection of the EYE Film Institute (Amsterdam) shows the immediate aftermath of the disaster, which occurred when the Eastland capsized in the Chicago river in July 1915 and 844 people got killed.

Read the whole story on Europeana.

Watch the clips on the European Film Gateway here and here

Watch a short interview with the phD student on CBS