Date and Time
Thursday Jul 30, 2015
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM CDT
Thursday, July 30 at 7:00pm
Location
Lake Bluff Public Library
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
Carol Carter
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The S.S. Eastland: Just 20 Feet from ...
Description
The recent discovery of the only known film footage of the Eastland disaster highlights the 100th anniversary of the maritime tragedy on the Chicago River on July 24, 1925. Join Terry Lynch as he portrays Ollie Sanders, a Western Electric employee who was an eyewitness to the disaster. Relive the events, aftermath and ongoing legends that surround the sinking of the “Speed Queen of the Great Lakes.”