<strong>Titanic sets sail:</strong> RMS Titanic on her first and last voyage in 1912. The White Star Line ship sank four days into her maiden voyage. Click through the gallery for more photos:
Titanic sets sail: RMS Titanic on her first and last voyage in 1912. The White Star Line ship sank four days into her maiden voyage. Click through the gallery for more photos:
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<strong>Literary elegance:</strong> The reading room on the upper promenade on the Titanic was filled with comfortable furnishings.
Literary elegance: The reading room on the upper promenade on the Titanic was filled with comfortable furnishings.
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<strong>Portrait of Capt. Edward J. Smith:</strong> He went down with the ship after it sank. Smith began working on boats as a teenager, and in 1875, he earned the master's certificate required be a sea captain. He was 62 when he died.
Portrait of Capt. Edward J. Smith: He went down with the ship after it sank. Smith began working on boats as a teenager, and in 1875, he earned the master's certificate required be a sea captain. He was 62 when he died.
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<strong>Passengers on deck:</strong> This photo was taken of some passengers walking the deck while the Titanic was docked in Cork, Ireland, before heading out to the open ocean.
Passengers on deck: This photo was taken of some passengers walking the deck while the Titanic was docked in Cork, Ireland, before heading out to the open ocean.
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<strong>Artist's rendition:</strong> The Titanic is consumed by the deadly Atlantic Ocean, as drawn by Henry Reuterdahl with material supplied by survivors. Reuterdahl was a highly regarded maritime illustrator and journalist born in Malmö, Sweden.
Artist's rendition: The Titanic is consumed by the deadly Atlantic Ocean, as drawn by Henry Reuterdahl with material supplied by survivors. Reuterdahl was a highly regarded maritime illustrator and journalist born in Malmö, Sweden.
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<strong>Inadequate lifeboats: </strong>The ship struck an iceberg near midnight on April 14, 1912, and sank less than three hours later. Survivors of the Titanic disaster crowded into lifeboats, but there weren't enough for the roughly 2,220 people on board.
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Inadequate lifeboats: The ship struck an iceberg near midnight on April 14, 1912, and sank less than three hours later. Survivors of the Titanic disaster crowded into lifeboats, but there weren't enough for the roughly 2,220 people on board.
<strong>International tragedy:</strong> Newspaper boy Ned Parfett sells copies of the Evening News on April 16, 1912, outside the White Star Line offices in London.
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International tragedy: Newspaper boy Ned Parfett sells copies of the Evening News on April 16, 1912, outside the White Star Line offices in London.
<strong>Lives lost from both sides of the Atlantic: </strong>The April 16,1912, front page of The New York Times announces the sinking of the Titanic.
Lives lost from both sides of the Atlantic: The April 16,1912, front page of The New York Times announces the sinking of the Titanic.
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<strong>Prominent families: </strong>This photo circa 1910 shows banking and mining millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim with his wife, Florette Seligman. Guggenheim died in the Titanic disaster. A number of prominent families lost members in the tragedy.
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Prominent families: This photo circa 1910 shows banking and mining millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim with his wife, Florette Seligman. Guggenheim died in the Titanic disaster. A number of prominent families lost members in the tragedy.
<strong>Shipwreck survivors: </strong>Survivors of the Titanic sinking arrive May 11, 1912, at the Liverpool docks.
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Shipwreck survivors: Survivors of the Titanic sinking arrive May 11, 1912, at the Liverpool docks.
<strong>The shocking news:</strong> Reports of the sinking of the Titanic arrive in New York. As the news of the disaster spread, people gathered around newspaper bulletin boards.
The shocking news: Reports of the sinking of the Titanic arrive in New York. As the news of the disaster spread, people gathered around newspaper bulletin boards.
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<strong>About 700 people survived:</strong> Survivors gather at Millbay Docks in Plymouth on May 1, 1912.
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About 700 people survived: Survivors gather at Millbay Docks in Plymouth on May 1, 1912.
<strong>International fascination: </strong>A woman buys a souvenir print of the Titanic shortly after the disaster. More than a century later, the shipwreck still captivates people.
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International fascination: A woman buys a souvenir print of the Titanic shortly after the disaster. More than a century later, the shipwreck still captivates people.