The 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic

Compiled by Rhonda Thomas, Librarian, Strickland MS, Denton ISD

Building the Ship in Belfast, Ireland

Dock Office

Drafting Room in the Belfast Design Center

Titanic’s Skeleton-The Build Begins

Titanic Being Built in the Background

Bow

Stern

Construction Workers inside Titanic

The Engine Room

Propellers

Titanic’s Rudder

Titanic Almost Finished

A Titanic Bulkhead Door (Unsinkable) IRONY

The Scaffolding Gone

Deck of Titanic

Color Deck Simulation

People on Deck of Titanic

Titanic Headed Out To SeaBow View

Headed Out to Sea Stern View

The Rooms and Areas of the Titanic

The Inner Deck

Titanic’s Swimming

Pool

Finished

Under Construction

The Barber Shop

The Elevator

First Class Grand Staircase

Replica

First Class Cabins

Simulation

Replica

Second Class Cabins and Staircase

Third Class Cabin

Simulation

First Class Dining Saloon

Second Class Dining Saloon

Third Class Dinning Saloon

Palm Court Cafe

Replica Simulation

Titanic’s Gymnasium

Simulation

Third Class General Room

First Class Lounge

1st Class Smoking

Room

Simulation

Simulation

Titanic’s WheelhouseSimulation

The last place any

survivor saw Captain Smith.

The Library

The Wireless Room

Simulation

Artifacts from the Titanic

There have been many artifacts found in the

wreckage of the Titanic as well as artifacts taken off the ship by survivors which have surfaced in recent years. On

the following slides are a few examples of both kinds.

Newspaper Ad for Sailing on Titanic

Titanic Boarding Pass

Meanwell Inspection Card. Marion Meanwell booked passage on Titanic’s maiden voyage when a coal strike

delayed her scheduled trip on the Majestic.  Her inspection card shows Majestic crossed out and

replaced with the name of the doomed Titanic.  Marion Meanwell did not survive.

1st Class China 3rd Class Pottery

Sugar Spoon

Titanic Glassware

High End Titanic Men’s Toiletries

Titanic Beacon Light

This brass running light was

originally mounted high on

the Titanic's foremast to warn

ships of her presence.

Titanic Binoculars

Perhaps if the lookouts had these, the Titanic might have missed the

iceberg. They were missing their

binoculars that night. Another example of

“IRONY”.

This frame was once mounted in the windows of the Titanic's Veranda Cafes.

These brass letters spell "C dec" and were originally

located in the first class grand staircase to direct passengers to the C level. The

"k" was never recovered. This

artifact has never been on public

display.

Gimbal Lamp

Part of Gold Chandelier

Different stories exist explaining why Howard Irwin, a man traveling to New York with a friend, did not board

Titanic on the morning of April 10, 1912.  What is known is that Irwin’s friend did board the ship, bringing Irwin’s

trunk along expecting to meet him later.  Irwin’s trunk was recovered from the sunken Titanic.  His friend did not

survive.

Titanic Deck Chair

Gold Mesh Purse.

Man’s Pocket Watch

Logometer used to measure Titanic speed.

Recovered in 1987, this 15 karat rose gold and silver bracelet says the name Amy in diamonds.

There were at least two women named Amy among the 2,228 people on board, although one

was a member of the crew. It could have also belonged to an Amanda or Amelia on board.

This ring was recovered from inside a leather bag, likely belonging to one of the women in

first class. The three diamonds are cut in the old European style and set in platinum. It weighs 2.4

grams and is hand crafted.

Money found in Titanic wreckage.

Notice the $5.00 bill is slightly

larger than today’s bills.

Passenger William Henry Allen's wool

black vest.

Men’s Shoes recovered from

wreckage of Titanic, probably slippers.

2nd Class Baggage Tag and Eyeglasses

Adolphe Saalfeld was a perfume maker from Manchester,

England. At the age of 47, he boarded Titanic as a first-class

passenger. He carried with him a leather satchel filled with

perfume samples. At the time Titanic sailed, the American

perfume market was booming. He may have planned to sell his perfumes to fashion boutiques and department stores in New York and other major cities.

Adolphe Saalfeld survived the sinking but left his samples behind. Of the 65 vials that

Saalfeld packed in his luggage, 62 have been recovered. These

perfume vials have never been on public display.

Telegraphs, like these recovered in 1987, were used to relay commands

to the engine room, including the order to

turn away from an iceberg in the North

Atlantic Ocean.

Titanic Life preserver worn by survivor Laura Mabel Francatelli signed

by other survivors.

Titanic Life Preserver found

in Ocean

Storerooms on Titanic were lit up through the use of small

prism skylights

mounted in the deck.

This baker's hat belonged to

William Hine, a third baker on the Titanic. His name is embroidered on

the brim.

This brown bowler hat with a grosgrain ribbon was recovered from the wreck site in 1993. This

type of hard felt hat was standard day attire among men at the time.

The bronze cherub is believed to have decorated the upper landing of the

grand staircase in first class because it is smaller than the cherubs on the

main staircase landings. It was recovered in 1987 and is missing its

left foot. The loss likely occurred when the cherub was ripped from its post, according to RMS Titanic, Inc.

White gloves found in the wreckage of the Titanic.

Works CitedBuilding of the Ship in Belfast, Irelandhttp://www.the-titanic.com/en/Gallery/Photography/Titanics-Wreck.aspx

Accessed 3/27/12Room Pictures and Simulationshttp://www.angelfire.com/ct/realpics/ Accessed 3/27/12Artifactshttp://www.msichicago.org/scrapbook/scrapbook_exhibits/titanic/t_artifacts.html

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2012/pf/1203/gallery.titanic-auction/index.html Accessed 3/27/12Replicashttp://rollingwrites.blogspot.com/2012/01/titanic-artifact-exhibition.html Accessed 3/27/12Colorized Versions of Actual Black and White Photos of Titanichttp://titanicandhersisters.webs.com/apps/photos/ Colorized by Anton

Logvinenko. taken from the official website of these pictures www.titanic-in-color.com" Accessed 3/27/12