Chicago fireman Leonard E. Olson carrying a child from the Eastland Disaster. He received the Lambert Tree Medal for his heroic deeds. Photograph by Jun Fujita.
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On 24 Jul 2012
- 10 months ago | 06:34pm
- #Chicago #Chicago history #Eastland Disaster #Disaster #Chicago River
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I hope the child survived :( Here is a link to the disaster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_disaster
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