A photograph dated of 1912 of the "unsinkable" four-funnelled ship the RMS Titanic. PA Photos/ABACA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: abausaphotos649932
It was early in the morning of April 12, 1912 when the Titanic began sailing through the perfect storm of events that put it directly in the path of an iceberg that would eventually bring down the “unsinkable ship”.
The story of the RMS Titanic is one that has continued to be popular through movies, books, and a fairly regular flow of news headlines about some little-known fact about a survivor or artifact. When I was in elementary school (even before James Cameron’s movie), the story of the Titanic and its tragedy was fascinating and I read every book in our library about it. I’m still interested in the story now; and my husband and I even thought about (for approximately 2.3 seconds) buying a Groupon to go visit the ship.
The pride in the new ship from the White Star Line has been well documented in the years since the sinking, with the famous quote “Not even God could sink this ship,” now an uncomfortable reminder that few man-made things are indestructible. Perhaps that’s why the story has stuck with us: we all want to avoid making a similar series of poor decisions that could culminate in a such a monumental mistake.
Pictures of the Titanic, both above and below the sea are breathtaking. We’ve put together a collection of images that feature both actual photographs of the Titanic along with a few artists’ conceptions. We have pictures of the survivors coming off the Carpathia. Check back at Newscom to get all the pictures you need to share the story of the Titanic of and its upcoming anniversary with your viewers and readers.
Sea Travel / History-The sinking of the Titanic-"la perte du plus grand paquebot du monde".-(The British Liner (White Star Line) carrying 1517 passengers collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage and sank, 14.4.1912.) Colour print from Le Petit Journal, supp Illustr., vol xxiii (Paris) 28.4.1912. akg-images/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: akgphotos010950
The Titanic was the largest ship in the world. On her maiden voyage she sank on April 15, 1912. imago stock&people/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: imagostock323878
Picture of the front of the Titanic on the bottom of the ocean floor. imago stock&people/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: imagostock323885
Picture of the railing of the Titanic on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. imago stock&people/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: imagostock323886
A picture from the diving trip to the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean. imago stock&people/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: imagostock323893
Among the material on display at the National Archives is a photo of a lifeboat carrying 11 women and six men to safety from the sinking of the luxury liner Titanic in 1912. The 1,100-item display of the more than 10 billion items housed by the Archives is a $7 million initiative intended to make the work of the Archives more accessible _ and to make history more interesting. NATIONAL ARCHIVES LATWP/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: latwpphotos027969
The RMS Titanic prior to her maiden voyage from Southampton, England bound for New York City. The Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on the evening of April 14, 1912, losing almost 70 percent of her passengers and crew. HANDOUT WPBLOOM/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: latwpphotos084223
USA Senate Investigating Committee questioning survivors at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York. The wireless operator Harold Thomas Coffin being questioned, 29 May 1912. World History Archive/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: whphotos025703
Detail of an oil painting by Ken Marschall depicting R.M.S. Titanic's lifeboat #2 approaching the R.M.S. Carpathia, estimated to sell for U.S. $6,000-8,000. Christie's New York 2006 "Ocean Liner Furnishings And Art" sale features two name boards and a house flag from Titanic life boats used during the 1912 sinking of the ocean liner. Bryan Smith/ZUMA Press/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: zunique080959
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