Over-turned tables and chairs in Italian Hall room, where those present rushed to exit, Calumet, Michigan. The deaths occurred at a Christmas Eve party for the families of the striking miners when an unknown person yelled "fire." The exit doors were blocked and seventy-four people, including children were crushed.
Creator:
Allied Printing, Houghton
Created:
1913?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
View from the bottom of the stairs of the Italian Hall where many died in a rush to exit, Calumet, Michigan. The deaths occurred at a Christmas Eve party for the families of the striking miners when an unknown person yelled "fire." The exit doors were blocked and seventy-four people, including children were crushed.
Creator:
Allied Printing, Houghton
Created:
1913?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
The main room in the Italian Hall with over-turned chairs where those present rushed to exit, Calumet, Michigan. The deaths occurred at a Christmas Eve party for the families of the striking miners when an unknown person yelled "fire." The exit doors were blocked and seventy-four people, including children were crushed.
Creator:
Allied Printing, Houghton
Created:
1913?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Funeral procession in snow for the victims killed in the Italian Hall tragedy, Calumet, Michigan. The deaths occurred at a Christmas Eve party for the families of the striking miners when an unknown person yelled "fire." The exit doors were blocked and seventy-four people, including children were crushed.
Created:
1913?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Aerial view of funeral procession in the snow for the victims killed in the Italian Hall tragedy, Calumet, Michigan. The deaths occurred at a Christmas Eve party for the families of the striking miners when an unknown person yelled "fire." The exit doors were blocked and seventy-four people, including children were crushed.
Created:
1913?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Four young children of Asian descent walk arm-in-arm down a busy city street in the early-mid 1960s. The signs on the buildings are bilingual (English and Chinese) and offer a variety of services, such as a florist shop, Chinese restaurants, and an appliance store. The children have just walked by a building that advertises itself, in both Engli...
Creator:
Rey, Michael E.
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
A view of a dock at Ellis Island. The cart in the foreground of the photograph has "US Marine" printed on its side. The ship in the background has "Ellis Island" and "U.S. Department of Justice" printed on its walls.
Creator:
Newsday Photo
Created:
1965
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.