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5.75x8.5" Telegram form with a message from sculptor Paul Chevré on April 17, 1912 saying that he has survived the TITANIC disaster. The form includes the time it was sent, the fee, and the initials of Harold Cottam, CARPATHIA's wireless operator. The rear of the form has the Marconi Company's terms and conditions including a waiver of liability, and an advertisement for Selfridge's store in London.

Abstract Four pages from the April 20, 1912 issue of Harper's Weekly, dedicated to "The Loss of the 'TITANIC.'" This was printed five days after the ship went down, but before infromation had been received from the CARPATHIA which was bringing passengers back to New York. The captain of the CARPATHIA had ordered people aboard not to send information to journalists, so there was much that was not yet known. For example, the third page has portraits of four of the most prominent men aboard, John Jacob...

Abstract A religious pamphlet titled The Sinking of the Titanic by Rev. G.A. Griswood of San Diego. It tells the story of the sinking from a religious perspective and asks readers whether they are prepared to meet God. "It was thought unsinkable and indestructible. The lesson we learn from this is that nothing in this world is absolutely safe, although men say things are fire- proof, bomb-proof, cyclone-proof, earthquake-proof, and have gone so far as to say, God-proof." Published by The Bible...

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A list of Third class passengers traveling from New York on the QUEEN MARY on its May 11, 1938 voyage. Germany had recently annexed Austria in March 1938, and worries of an invasion of Czechslovakia were in the news that May, but this list shows that many people were still traveling to Europe. Cunard was offering low rates as well as deferred payment plans in order to encourage travel to Europe, as shown in a sales brochure in our collection, item #2020.39.7670.

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9.75x9.5" White Star Line ticket for CELTIC's voyage of April 12, 1912 from Queenstown to New York. The passengers are Martin and Patrick Kelly. The paper is off-white, with a drawing of the ship at the top. The portions on the left and right seem have been torn off.

Abstract 8.5x14" White Star Line ticket for OLYMPIC's voyage of April 4, 1912, for third class passenger George Tracy from Cappamore, Ireland. He was 18 years old and paid $33.75 for this ticket. It is yellow, with an image of the ship at the top and with handwritten details. The back has passenger instructions in English, as well as special instructions for Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and German passengers in their languages. There is a little attached tag limiting the company's liability for...

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3x4.4" admission ticket to TITANIC launch at Belfast May 31, 1911. It is printed on beige cardstock, with the ship's name and the date and time, and with the red White Star Line in the upper right corner.

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Ticket booklet for cabin class tickets on a voyage from Southampton to New York departing October 23, 1965. The ticket is for two passengers, Mr. John Neichel and his wife. It was purchased on August 18, 1965 for a total of $430. The red carbon copy ticket is part of a booklet that includes detailed terms and conditions.

Abstract A religious tract by G.W. Pendleton about the TITANIC disaster, titled "Tragedy of the TITANIC/A Night to Remember/A Religious Allegory." Published 1962 by The Trumpet Press, Inc., which was owned by Pendleton. It begins with a lengthy and dramatic telling of the TITANIC disaster, before turning to interpretation of it. It is part warning about the unpredictability of life that required people to "get ready to leave this world and meet God a-mid the screaming, crying and yelling mob of two...

Abstract A facing slip recovered from the body of Oscar S. Woody, a postal clerk aboard the R.M.S. TITANIC who died in the disaster. The R.M.S. stands for Royal Mail Ship, and this ship was charged with delivering transatlantic mail. There were seven postal clerks aboard, and there were 3,364 mail bags, each containing 2,000 or more pieces of mail. American postal clerk Oscar Woody was celebrating his 41st birthday when the TITANIC hit the iceberg. He and the other postal clerks worked frantically to...