Titanic Photos

From the National Museum of American History:

When the ocean liner Carpathia arrived at the spot in the North Atlantic ocean where Titanic sank, all the rescuers saw by the light of the moon was some wreckage and lifeboats with passengers. Many of the passengers had come up on deck in their nightclothes from their bunks aboard Titanic, and they were totally unprepared to climb directly into the lifeboats. The survivors were struck by the cold outdoor temperature, and they were suffering from exposure, extreme stress and shock by the time Carpathia arrived on the scene. The rescue ship was able to pick up 705 survivors, and as they boarded, they tossed their life vests into piles on the deck and were handed heavy, warm clothes by Carpathia’s sympathetic passengers. ((Photo courtesy of the National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center))

This photograph was taken by a passenger of the Carpathia, the ship that received the Titanic’s distress signal and came to rescue the survivors. It shows survivors of the sinking of the Titanic in a notably sparse lifeboat. (Image Source: National Archives Online Public Access)

From the National Museum of American History:

Bernie Palmer sold rights to her Titanic iceberg and survivor pictures to Underwood & Underwood of New York for only $10.00, not knowing any better. This picture identifies the young facing couple as honeymooners Mr. & Mrs. George A. Harder of Brooklyn, New York. The woman with her back to Bernie’s Brownie camera is Mrs. Charles M. Hayes; her husband was President of the Grand Trunk Railway. He died in the shipwreck, but Mrs. Hayes and her two daughters were rescued by Carpathia. (Photo by Bernie Palmer, courtesy of the National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center)

From the Encyclopaedia Britannica:

Titanic’s passengers numbered around 1,317 people: 324 in First Class, 284 in Second Class and 709 in Third Class. There were 107 children aboard, the largest number of whom were in Third Class. The ship was considerably under capacity on her maiden voyage, as she could accommodate 2,566 passengers. (Image Source: Wikipedia)

Blueprints for the Titanic and the Olympic. Science and Society/SuperStock

Construction of the Olympic(right) and the Titanic in the shipyard of Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (file no. LC-USZ62-67359)

From the Encyclopaedia Brittanica:

There were stark differences in the survival rates of the different classes aboard Titanic. Although only 3 percent of First-class women were lost, 54 percent of women in Third class died. Similarly, five of six First-class and all Second-class children survived, but 52 of the 79 in Third class children perished.

Instructor T.W. McCawley demonstrating the rowing machine in the gymnasium on the Titanic. Universal Images Group/SuperStock