Titanic was a luxury passenger liner that hit an iceberg in Atlantic Ocean on its maiden voyage from the Southampton England to the New York City. The ill-fated Titanic, along with 1,517 people on board, sank on 15th April, 1912; and has been known as the worst ever maritime disaster in history.
Many pictures of the real Titanic are available on the internet, in libraries and other sources; from the beginning of the journey of an extraordinary vessel, to the demise of the one of the biggest ships ever at that time. The following account describes a few real Titanic pictures available today:
1. Titanic Crew and Passengers
Pictures of some of the Titanic crew and passengers are still available for the world to see. These famous people on board include:
- Edward John Smith – Captain RMS Titanic
- Bruce Ismay – Titanic Survivor: Managing Director of White Star Line
- Thomas Andrews – Chief Designer RMS Titanic
- William Murdoch – First Officer
- Margaret (Molly) Brown – Titanic Survivor, who helped many people on life boats and later assisted in rescue efforts.
- Frederick Fleet – Forward Lookout, who first announced the sighting of the iceberg and survived the disaster.
2. The Departing Titanic:
A few famous pictures of the real Titanic include the famous image of Titanic leaving Southampton on 10th April 1912. Some pictures depict the passengers waving at their relatives standing at the harbor. The photograph shows the ship steaming and ready to embark upon its journey.
3. The Luxurious Titanic:
There are many pictures of the inside of the ship, showing the luxurious first class dining room, gymnasium, the grand staircase, rooms, hallway, deck, coffee compartment etc. With the help of these pictures, the insides were remarkably recreated for the movie, Titanic, in 1997.
4. The Titanic Ice Berg:
There are a few real images of the ice berg that floated the waters of Atlantic Ocean that night and became the reason of the ship’s doom. The pictures clearly show the iceberg submersed in water, with only a tip visible above the ocean.
5. The Sinking Titanic:
Some pictures of the sinking Titanic were taken from the rescue boats by the survivors. They show the ship broken in half and submerged in ocean waters.
6. The Titanic Rescue Efforts:
Some real shots include those of rescue boats, and then their reaching Carpathia, the ship closest to Titanic that night. Real photo of a crowd gathered in New York City waiting for Titanic’s survivors is also available. Another photo shows Carpathia docked at New York following the rescue. There are real photos of the funeral services as well.
7. Titanic Newspapers Headlines:
Original images of the newspaper stories and headlines about the Titanic disaster are also part of the archives. Some of these newspapers are The New York Times, The Times Dispatch and The New York Herald etc.
8. The Titanic Band:
A real picture of the seven people who were the members of the band that played on Titanic is also part of the treasured Titanic archive.
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titanic is my most Favorite movie ever! It is so romantic and has such loving parts throughout the movie. The movie has 2 main characters, Rose and Jack!Rose is a rich women that is getting married 2 this snobby, rich man.Jack is a poor man that doesnt have much, but still makes his way aound. The 2 meet on the Titanic,@ 1st they dont really like each other but they end up falling in Love!!! But 1 night the titanic hits an iceburg, that may bring down the whole ship! Will the 2 love birds survive 2gether, 2 find out watch “TITANIC” for yourself! I LOVE YOU TITANIC!!!!!!!!!…
i’m 50 now, when i was 10 i went dumpster diving and found an encyclopedia it was the ”I” , as i sat lookin at pictures i came across ‘iceburg’ it said what i was and the story note said ”rms titanic was sunk by an iceburg april 15,1912 1500 souls lost,see rms titanic”that was 1971, i went crazy tryin to find more on titanic,never did untill 1978 by chance i caught the 1958 ”a night to remember”just as it was starting i was beside myself with joy,through the yrs i’d hear titanic mentiond here n there, but nothing solid untill 1986 when i sat waiting at H&R block to file my taxes…..there it was time mag. ‘titanic found”. YEAH I STOLE THAT BOOK!!and still have it, a yr later i saw the 1980” to raise the titanic” that was awsome!, in 1979 they had mini series called titanic, that just sucked,by 1993 i was married and shared my love for titanic with my wife, she took mt to story time with our child at the library, i woundered off and found tons!!! if books on titanic.. they left, i stayed, for hours just readin n lookin at pics,in 1997 i stood for 3 hours in 29degree weather waiting to get in to see ”TITANIC” lol i hadent done nothing like that since 1978 when i stood in line 5 hours waitin to get into new yorks ”studio 54”,and now here we are at the 100 anniversity of titanics sinking, im sad for those who lost their lifes and apalled at the way titanic’s treasures are being sold, to me its like a bunch of grave robbers marketing the dead,1500 souls, real people like you and me died that fateful night and this is how ya’ll show ur respect?..oh i forgot, you have no respect,my be next time it’ll be your loved ones graves and bones being sold a auction….karma’s a bigger bitch than you so look out!, ghost are attached to articals that belonged to them, so maybe you’ll be haunted by them and experience the real tragedy 1st hand…feel the icey cold waters of the north atlantic snuff the life outta ya, feel helpless when you hear your children scream as they drown…..think about it…they were real human beings and you market and sell their lifes and propert?……shame on you, and those who by, you aint much better