Nurses escorting victims families, 1963
| Description: |
Caption on photo reads: Red Cross registered nurses and nurses aides acted as escorts to families of the Coliseum explosion victims. Pictured is nurses aide, Mrs. E. W. Reich. The explosion occurred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum during the finale of a theatrical-type ice show, Halloween night, October 31, 1963. Seventy-three persons dies as a result of the explosion and nearly 400 were injured. This was the largest single disaster to hit the State of Indiana. |
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| Origin: | 1963-11-01 |
| Contributor(s): |
Funding provided by an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, administered by the Indiana State Library |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/IRC/id/1194 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Red Cross |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Indiana Red Cross. Copyright permissions granted for non-commercial use by Indiana Red Cross. |
| Geography: |
Indiana State Fairgrounds, Marion County, Indiana, United States http://sws.geonames.org/7275594/ |
| Subjects: |
Nurses Nursing Families Disaster victims Disasters Explosions Theatrical productions Ice Buildings Skating Skaters Police Uniforms Wounds & injuries Dead persons Death People associated with health & safety Safety Disaster relief Victims Accidents Stadiums Performances |
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