Mourners posed in front of church, 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.
Studio portrait of congressional committee assembled to investigate the tragedy in Calumet, Michigan. Pictured are (back row) Joseph Howell, S. M. Taylor, (front row) Robert M. Switzer, Edward T. Taylor, and John J. Casey.
Creator:
Allied Printing, Houghton
Created:
1913?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Coffins of the children and others who died in the rush to exit the Italian Hall, 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.