27 Rare Pictures From The Titanic That Anyone Who Was Weirdly Obsessed With It Should See
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1.First, here's a picture of the literal iceberg that sank the Titanic:
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2.And here's a closer look, taken by one of the passengers on the rescue ship:
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3.The menu for the last dinner the second class ever had on board:
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4.The Titanic, right, and her sister ship the Olympic at a dock in Belfast:
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5.Here are pictures of some of the actual rooms on board, like bedrooms, dining rooms, *THE* staircase, and even an indoor swimming pool:
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6.The Daily Graphic, a newspaper at the time, published these portraits of some of the more notable passengers who did not survive:
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7.And some more:
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8.This was Jack Phillips, the wireless operator who sent out the S.O.S. message from the Titanic when they hit the iceberg:
He died in the tragedy, and his body was never recovered.
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9.Here's a picture of the room Jack sent the telegram from:
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10.And here's the very telegram he sent, received by a nearby ship called the S.S. Birma:
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11.This illustrated map that shows where everything happened:
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12.This sectional diagram of the inside of the Titanic that shows the state rooms, cabins, cargo holds, and engine rooms:
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13.Some playing cards that were taken by a surviving first class passenger:
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14.Here's a photo of the chefs who were on board:
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15.Here are some photos of the Titanic's Captain, Edward John Smith, and the bow of the ship:
He too perished with the ship.
16.And another portrait of the captain:
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17.Here are some workers standing underneath one of the Titanic's GIANT propellers, which just goes to show how big it was, especially for the time:
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18.Here's one of the Titanic's lifeboats, as seen from the deck of the Carpathia (the ship that came to their rescue):
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19.And this lifeboat being lifted onto the Carpathia:
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20.These pictures of people examining lists of the people saved from the Titanic:
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21.This letter that was written on board the Titanic and dated April 10, 1912 — just four days before it hit the iceberg:
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22.A newspaper boy holding the news of the tragedy:
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23.People in the streets of New York gathering to hear the latest news:
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24.This is one of the surviving wireless operators, Harold Bride, being carried up the gangway in New York with his feet bandaged:
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25.Thousands of people waited to greet survivors in New York, as you can see:
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26.This is one of the last photos taken of the Titanic, and then the other is a picture of people anxiously waiting in Southhampton to find out if their loved ones survived the disaster:
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27.And lastly, this poster promoting the Titanic's return trip that never happened:
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