<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The tragic story of the Titanic has touched so many lives and had left such an historical impression, and a\u00a0lot of it had to do with the 1997 blockbuster film. However, as much as James Cameron had done a good job reenacting every small detail of the original ship and reliving the untold stories of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":88481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mustreads","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/01071051\/9xX2xwD.jpg\")
\nThe tragic story of the Titanic has touched so many lives and had left such an historical impression, and a\u00a0lot of it had to do with the 1997 blockbuster film. However, as much as James Cameron had done a good job reenacting every small detail of the original ship and reliving the untold stories of the people on board, sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words, especially if it’s an authentic one. We all know the end of this tragic story, but not all of us know how it all began, and thankfully we have these amazing pictures to tell the story.
\n[post_page_title]The Titanic[\/post_page_title]
\nWith over 10 decks, 882 feet long, and more than 52,000 tons in weight, there is no doubt that the Titanic owns up to its Greek meaning – ‘gigantic’, in more ways than you can imagine.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/01071205\/1-the-titanic.jpg\")
\nSince it first left Southampton on 10 April 1912, despite the deadly conclusions of the famous and luxurious voyage, the Titanic will always remain one of the most important and significant ships in history. From a distance, this magnificent ship must have seemed like a dream come true for its 2,224 passengers and crew members.
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\n[post_page_title]A piece of work[\/post_page_title]
\nFrom the complicated technology (at the time) to the power through the different facilities, there is no doubt that constructing this ship was not an easy task. In fact, the Titanic and Olympic, which was the Titanic’s sister ship, were the biggest ships to be created at the time.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/01071207\/21.jpg\")
\nHosting some of the world’s elite, it had to be nothing short of luxurious. It could accommodate more than 800 passengers of First Class, and almost 2000 passengers in the other classes.
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\n[post_page_title]Time to inspect[\/post_page_title]
\nTaking the amount of energy and resources it took to construct this beautiful beast, as well as the thousands of lives that rely on this piece of engineering, you can only imagine the pressure of the people in charge of inspecting the ship to make sure it’s good and ready to go.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/01071210\/3-time-to-inspect.jpg\")
\nTwo men named Bruce Ismay and William Price, were part of the team in charge of inspecting the ship. They were subject to harsh criticism after the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
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\n[post_page_title]Good and ready to go[\/post_page_title]
\nIf we could actually hear what the passengers waiting to hop on board were saying moments before they went up, we could probably hear a lot of excitement. This is a picture of the ship at dock right before launch.
\n![](\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/oAt7QP7.jpg\")
\nCan you imagine the families with children? the loving couple? the group of friends all excited to embark on this journey? Their lives were about to change forever, and they weren’t even aware.
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\n[post_page_title]Look at these propellers[\/post_page_title]
\nJust by looking at all these men under the propellers, you can really appreciate the size of this magnificent ship. This image was taken close to the time the construction was finished, so by then, all of the different parts were already in place.
\n![](\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Gsi1bz6.jpg\")
\nThe boat was 883 feet long to be exact, which, just to get the proportions straight, is taller than a good-sized building. Looking at the crew looking at the propellers appreciating their hard work, is one of the most heart-wrenching pictures out there.
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\n[post_page_title]The crew[\/post_page_title]
\nThe crew of the vessel was composed of 885 members. Most of them were casual employees and not permanent workers who joined the ship a couple of hours before the Titanic sailed off. The recruiting process began just a month earlier.
\n![\"crew\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075717\/crew.png\")
\nIn the picture you can spot Edward John Smith, the captain of the ship. Around him were other crew members who were working as officers of all kinds and as engineers.
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\n[post_page_title]Aye, Aye captain[\/post_page_title]
\nCaptain Edward John Smith was the man in the white beard. For many years it was believed that the April 10, 1912 trip from Southampton to New York City, was supposed to be his last voyage before he would retire. One of the captain’s jobs was to personally greet the upper class passengers upon boarding.
\n![](\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/H2yvxH5.jpg\")
\nCaptain Smith was the commander of the White Star Line and was the person in charge of the line’s flagships. According to historic evidence, Smith had remained heroic until his very last moments.
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\n[post_page_title]Bittersweet honeymoon[\/post_page_title]
\nAt the time, and even for some people these days, going on a cruise can be an excellent choice for your honeymoon. It’s like the perfect getaway with just you, your spouse and the water. This picture features newlyweds, George A. Harder and his wife who had their picture taken by photographer, Bernie Palmer.
\n![\"honeymooners\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075720\/honeymooners.jpg\")
\nThey were onboard for their honeymoon. The only one who was fortunate enough to survive, is the one facing away from the photographer. Her husband, on the other hand, didn’t survive.
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\n[post_page_title]Fall between two stools[\/post_page_title]
\nThis picture gives you a taste of the life that the passengers had on board. It’a also an opportunity to have a closer look at what the Titanic looked like from the inside.
\n![](\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/fH6RLBd.jpg\")
\nHere you can see random passengers strolling passed the folded chairs on one of the decks of the ship. By the way they are dressed, you can also tell that they must have booked a cabin in the upper class department.
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\n[post_page_title]Gym on board[\/post_page_title]
\nWe’ve mentioned earlier that everything that was built on the boat had to be top notch and nothing short of amazing in terms of the facilities and the service. Having a gym on board has pretty much become a normal thing to have.
\n![](\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/wqht9pH.jpg\")
\nIt’s really fascinating to see how back in those days, a gym just another amenity that people used on the ship. Maybe it was in order to stay in shape after all that food they were having on board.
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\n[post_page_title]Like the bread and butter[\/post_page_title]
\nAs we have come to realize that the Titanic holds so many different pieces and parts that make it the amazing piece of work that it truly is. One of these pieces is the rudder, which is basically the part that is needed in order to steer the ship when it moves through water or air.
\n![](\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/MxcI2rO.jpg\")
\nThe remarkable rudder of the vessel is seen here in this picture. It weighed more than 20,000 lbs.
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\n[post_page_title]The romantic promenade[\/post_page_title]
\nLooking at this promenade, it’s hard not to picture Jack and Rose, the two lead characters in the film version from 1997. Can you imagine how many Jacks and Roses strolled down this promenade, hand in hand, looking at the horizon and into the future? The promenade was located right under the top deck.
\n![\"promenade-deck-titanic-P\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075723\/promenade-deck-titanic-P.jpeg\")
\nFor those who could afford it, it was possible to book a cabin on the top deck that boasted private 50 ft long promenade decks. In 1912, the most expensive room cost more than $4,000.
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\n[post_page_title]Stairway to heaven[\/post_page_title]
\nIf you had a chance to watch Jame’s Cameron film then you must remember the scene where Jack and Rose are walking down the grand staircase. In fact, the director went to great lengths in order to have the architecture in the film resemble the original one as much as possible.
\n![](\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/sklM5ka.jpg\")
\nThis iconic staircase is another example of a pretty accurate replica of the staircase on the ship.
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\n[post_page_title]The cabin[\/post_page_title]
\nIn this photo you can see that this room is a standard single bed cabin and it was just one of 350 rooms of the same type. It does seem quite comfy considering it is a ‘standard’ room. Apart from this class of rooms, there were 39 suits with complete privacy on the Titanic with their own private bathrooms.
\n![](\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/LS26NOW.jpg\")
\nThe designers of the rooms really knew their target audience well because they also added a wardrobe room. When it cam to survival, those who could afford the better and more expensive room had a better chance at staying alive than those in steerage.
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\n[post_page_title]The Straus'[\/post_page_title]
\nMr. & Mrs. Straus were one of the wealthiest couples on board, Mr. Straus was the owner of Macey’s in New York. In fact, their tragic story is told in James Cameron’s blockbuster in the scene where you see the couple cuddling bed while they are already aware of the fact that the ship is sinking and there isn’t much they can do.
\n![](\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/PbLeU6T.jpg\")
\nIn the very emotional scene, you see Mr. Straus giving his wife a kiss while watching their room, numbered C55-57, floods. Mrs. Straus’ body was never found, while her husband’s was discovered later on.
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\n[post_page_title]Breaking the ice[\/post_page_title]
\nThis image gives us the chills, literally. We don’t think we’ve ever gotten such a close look at the infamous iceberg that started this historic tragic story. This is the iceberg that broke the side of the Titanic causing the water to go inside and make the ship sink down the ocean.
\n![\"iceberg2\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075726\/iceberg2.jpg\")
\nIt was on April 14 at around 11:40 PM that Frederick Fleet, a crew member on the RMS Titanic spotted the iceberg and alerted the rest of the command officers.
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\n[post_page_title]Lowering lifeboats[\/post_page_title]
\nThe officers on board probably never imagined they would have to use those life saving lifeboats. While the Titanic was known for having the best and most advanced safety features, when it came to the one basic feature, the lifeboat, there were actually not enough on board to accommodate all the passengers and crew members.
\n![\"titanicdeck\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075727\/titanicdeck.jpg\")
\nThe ship carried lifeboats enough for 1,178 people, which is only one third of the total ship’s capacity.
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\n[post_page_title]That radio message [\/post_page_title]
\nOne of the most important features that can be found on ship is the radiotelegraph communication equipment room. It was used for sending passenger telegrams, navigating messages and receiving weather reports and warnings, around the clock.
\n![\"sos-message-titanic-P\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075728\/sos-message-titanic-P.jpeg\")
\nThe room itself was located on the deck. When the ship struck the iceberg on April 14, the radio message that was transmitted read: ‘We are sinking fast, passengers being put into boats.’
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\n[post_page_title]Underwater propeller[\/post_page_title]
\nIf there is one type of ‘before and after’ pictures we don’t want to see, it’s those of before and after disasters. Besides the fact that it took incredible energies, resources and plans to construct this magnificent ship, the real story is told in all the smallest details and through the eyes of the people who built it and made it happen.
\n![\"propeller\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075728\/propeller.jpg\")
\nTake this propeller for instance, this is the middle propeller that was discovered in the wreckage. Someone was in charge of placing it right.
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\n[post_page_title]The note[\/post_page_title]
\nThere is nothing more chilling that discovering written notes from that tragic time. It’s like re-living those horrific moments while trying to imagine what was going through people’s heads when it happened, only to have their thoughts written out.
\n![\"3352F2DD00000578-3547420-image-m-57_1461071648308\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075729\/3352F2DD00000578-3547420-image-m-57_1461071648308-e1492675527764.jpg\")
\nThis is a letter that was penned by one passenger who was on board that describes the bad state the dead bodies were in when they were found.
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\n[post_page_title]The remains of a bench[\/post_page_title]
\nMany expeditions were carried out in order to find the remains of the Titanic. Probably the most notable one took place in September 1985 where the main pieces of the ship were found. Among those remains was a bonze piece of a bench from the ship that was lying deep down in the ocean.
\n![\"deck-bench-titanic-P\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075730\/deck-bench-titanic-P.jpeg\")
\nBy looking at this deck bench, you can really see the architectural details that were made that gave the whole architecture a luxurious feel.
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\n[post_page_title]The survivors[\/post_page_title]
\nOnce the news of what happened broke out and reached the rescuers, a liner named Carpathia arrived at the horrific scene and took on board around 700 passengers.
\n![\"article-2050856-0E6FD7F500000578-811_634x364\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075730\/article-2050856-0E6FD7F500000578-811_634x364-e1492675574536.jpg\")
\nNot all of the ‘lucky’ ones made it to the boat, but those who survived used the lifeboats to row towards the ship. Carpathia later conveyed the survivals to New York, which was Titanic’s destination to begin with.
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\n[post_page_title]Keeping them warm[\/post_page_title]
\nThe 700 survivors that were rescued by Carpathia, were extremely cold as you can imagine and some were even suffering from hypothermia, stress and trauma. The crew on the rescue liner provided them with warm clothing and blankets to keep them warm.
\n![\"survivors-on-carpathian\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075731\/survivors-on-carpathian.jpg\")
\nThis picture was taken on board by a passenger on the ocean liner, and it’s definitely heartwarming to look at.
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\n[post_page_title]Room for one more[\/post_page_title]
\nThis picture shows a pretty rough reality of what really happened at sea, while the passengers were taken on the lifeboats, there were the unlucky ones who didn’t make it.
\n![](\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/NIdGBwU.jpg\")
\nIn the movie it’s very clear to see the understandable stress they were found in and the families struggling to get their kids and women on those life-saving boats, so to see this particular boat that clearly has more room to accommodate more passengers, gets you wondering what really happened there.
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\n[post_page_title]The worst of times[\/post_page_title]
\nWe’ve mentioned the iconic staircase earlier, and what an important role it had in portraying the wealth and the overall atmosphere that was found in the ship. In addition, the staircase plays a big role in the film, and it has almost become a very crucial part of the storyline.
\n![\"grandstaircase-wreck\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075733\/grandstaircase-wreck.png\")
\nThis picture is heartbreaking in so many ways, it shows the staircase in wreckage after the broke free. If these stairs could talk.
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\n[post_page_title]The list[\/post_page_title]
\nIf there is one thing family members dread is that horrible deadly list of the people who survived a disaster, or on the contrary, those who didn’t make it.
\n![\"rare-photos-titanic-15\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075734\/rare-photos-titanic-15.jpg\")
\nIn this photo you can see family members looking at the survivor list in Southampton, outside the White Star Line offices, to check if their loved ones survived or not. If we could only see the expression on their faces.
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\n[post_page_title]Thomson Beattie[\/post_page_title]
\nThis is just one story of thousand others that gives an insight of what happened to the people on board, those who survived and those didn’t. Thomson Beattie was a passenger from the first class, whose body was found a month after the sinking when the lifeboat he was on was discovered hundreds of miles from where the ship sank.
\n![\"3353D04800000578-3547420-Thomson_Beattie-a-61_1461071890741\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075734\/3353D04800000578-3547420-Thomson_Beattie-a-61_1461071890741-e1492675665994.jpg\")
\nBeattie was still in his dinner jacket when his body was found along with the bodies of a sailor and a fireman.
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\n[post_page_title]Spread the word[\/post_page_title]
\nIt’s hard to imagine, but there were times when social media, television nor any other forms of modern media were around, and the only way to spread the news was through print media. Spreading The News. This picture shows how the horrible news were spread around the city of what had happened just a few days earlier.
\n![](\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ksE4qNo.jpg\")
\nYou could easily say that these days, with all the different media outlets, the news are spread much faster, in fact, instantaneously.
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\n[post_page_title]The wreck[\/post_page_title]
\nThis is probably the most famous picture of the wreck of the famous ship from when it was discovered in 1985, 13,000 feet at the bottom of the ocean. This beauty just seems so calm just sitting there. This is just one piece of this tragic puzzle.
\n![\"sunken-titanic-bow-P\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20075735\/sunken-titanic-bow-P.jpeg\")
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\n[post_page_title]Not quite finished[\/post_page_title]
\nThis photo was taken back on May 31, 1911, just under a year before it would set sail on its fateful voyage. Situated in Belfast, where it was being built, you can see the giant ship before the work had been completed.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28141247\/Vjg6UZF.jpg\")
\nIt looks very strange without its telltale four smokestacks on the top. Did you know, however, that only three of those smokestacks were useful? The fourth was an empty funnel that only served for ventilation.
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\n[post_page_title]Nearly there[\/post_page_title]
\nYet another photo of the RMS Titanic under construction, but this time we can see that it\u2019s nearly there. The four smokestacks have now been added, which gave the ship its grand look. Work is still being completed on the bow, which is the front of the boat.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28141250\/CSA8QC7.jpg\")
\nIt\u2019s likely that the interior of the ship was also being worked on at the same time, as they had a total of 840 rooms they needed to complete before setting sail.
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\n[post_page_title]Ready for launch[\/post_page_title]
\nOnce the construction work had been completed, plenty of pictures like this were taken of all those involved. This photo shows the sheer size of the propellers that would keep the ship moving.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28141251\/PopFSXU.jpg\")
\nEach propeller had three blades each, was 23 feet and 6 inches in size, and weighed an impressive 38 tons each. When you look at them in contrast to the people on the dock, you can truly see just how large they were.
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\n[post_page_title]Anchors away[\/post_page_title]
\nThis picture was taken back in 1910, two years before the RMS Titanic was due to set sail. However, it shows one of the most critical pieces of the ship – the anchor.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28141253\/eKd9FiP.jpg\")
\nThe ship\u2019s center anchor was the largest ever forged by hand at the time, at an impressive 18 feet and 6 inches. It also weighed over 15 tons. Noah Hingley & Sons Ltd was a company based near Dudley in the UK, and they were given the momentous task of building the huge anchor.
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\n[post_page_title]Leisure time[\/post_page_title]
\nIt was anticipated that it would take the Titanic a week to sail from Southampton to New York, meaning there would have been plenty of leisure time for the passengers on the ship.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28141254\/jA5zazs.jpg\")
\nThis was the reading and writing room, where people would have been able to lounge around during the days. Every aspect of the RMS Titanic was designed to be grand, including the common rooms where passengers could spend their downtime. Just look at those chandeliers!
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\n[post_page_title]Another room[\/post_page_title]
\nAs mentioned, there were a total of 840 staterooms for the passengers on board the Titanic. The majority of these were First Class, with 416 rooms in total. There were then 162 Second Class rooms and 262 Third Class rooms.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28141256\/vNnzGNH.jpg\")
\nLooking at the sheer size and layout of this room, it\u2019s likely this would have been a First Class stateroom. Inside was a double bed, a small seating and dining area, and a door off to the bathroom. The large rooms were designed to have been very comfortable for a long journey.
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\n[post_page_title]Caf\u00e9 Parisien[\/post_page_title]
\nLocated on B Deck Starboard, near the famous Aft Grand Staircase, was the Caf\u00e9 Parisien. This cafe was for First Class passengers only and designed to replicate Parisian sidewalk cafes.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28141258\/LID4tMO.jpg\")
\nPainted in white with live English Ivy running up the trellises, it would have been a beautiful place on the boat to stop for a drink and catch up with fellow passengers. It is believed that Caf\u00e9 Parisien was most popular with the young adults on board and was the first of its kind on any English liner.
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\n[post_page_title]Staying safe[\/post_page_title]
\nWhen the Titanic disaster struck, RMS Carpathia was sailing from New York City to Rijeka. After hearing the distress signal, they pressed on full steam ahead to try and rescue the passengers.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28141300\/M5MMHa2.jpg\")
\nBoth the heating and hot water on the ship was cut off, to provide more steam for the engines that would enable them to go faster. The crew managed to rescue 712 people from the freezing water, and these were just some of the survivors.
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\n[post_page_title]Awaiting the survivors[\/post_page_title]
\nThe news traveled quickly about what happened to RMS Titanic, and many people were worried about their loved ones who had been passengers.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28141302\/diKewAe.jpg\")
\nVast crowds of people gathered at the docks to await the arrival of RMS Carpathia and to see who had survived the fateful sinking of Titanic. Not only were there friends and family members, but also general members of the public who wanted to see if there was anything they could do to help.
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\n[post_page_title]Mrs. Collyer[\/post_page_title]
\nThis is a picture of two survivors of the RMS Titanic disaster, Mrs. Charlotte Collyer and her daughter Marjorie. Husband and father, Harvey Collyer, unfortunately, did not survive the sinking of the ship, however.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28141303\/ysfWe9m.jpg\")
\nAccording to records, Charlotte was in bed feeling unwell when the ship hit the iceberg. Her husband came back to tell her what had happened but said that nobody seemed panicked, so they stayed in their room for a while. Charlotte and her daughter were rescued in lifeboat 14.
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\n[post_page_title]Presenting awards[\/post_page_title]
\nMargaret Brown, or \u2018The Unsinkable Molly Brown\u2019 as she would soon become known, was a socialite and philanthropist from America who was on the RMS Titanic when it sunk. She became famous for trying to help evacuate the ship and even attempting to get her lifeboat to turn back for more survivors.
\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28141304\/gAR563Y.jpg\")
\nThis is a photo taken of the hero presenting an award to another hero, Captain Arthur Henry Rostron. He was the captain of the Carpathia and an integral part of the Titanic rescue mission.
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