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PRWeek UK	TITANIC COMMEMORATIVE CRUISE APPOINTS RACHEL O'REILLY FOR MEDIA SUPPORT A cruise to mark the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic has brought in PR support to manage media interest....	14th August 2010
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	FILM OF CARPATHIA RETURNING SURVIVORS TO NEW YORK The Carpathia arrived in New York on the evening of 18 April 1912. ...	18th April 1912
	FILM OF TITANIC ENTERING THE THOMPSON GRAVING DOCK ...	3rd February 1912
	FILM OF THE OLYMPIC These pictures were retouched after the Titanic disaster to eliminate American company flags visible on the other vessels in harbour so that, when re-shown in April 1912, the pictures might represent Titanic at her berth in Southampt...	1911
	FILM OF CAPTAIN SMITH These shots were taken in New York on board the Olympic probably on the occasion of her first arrival in 1911. The photographer is unknown. ...	May 1911
	NEARER MY GOD TO THEE The Hymn Nearer My God to Thee has often been suggested as the last tune played by the Musicians on the Titanic. There are different versions of the hymn, all are set to verses, written in 1841, by the English poet Sarah Full...
	MY SWEETHEART WENT DOWN WITH THE SHIP Words by Roger Lewis Music by F. Henri Klickmann Published 1912 by Frank K. Root & Co. Chicago and New York, USA [Midi / Recording]...	1912
	THERE IS A GREEN HILL FAR AWAY The Hymn "There is a Green Hill Far Away" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. The words were written by Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander (1818-1895), in 1848, for the collection Hymns for Li...
	THE SINKING TITANIC By Marcellus O. Ruch Published 1912 by M. O. Ruch, Canton, Ohio, USA [Midi] ...	1912
Travel Daily News	TITANIC TRAIL PUTS BELFAST AT HEART OF DIGITAL TOURISM REVOLUTION Belfast City Council and Northern Ireland Tourist Board have launched the world's first interactive multi-media digital tourism trail and, appropriately, it is based around the city's most famous product, ¢€ËœTitanic'. The trail is launched at the same time as a new heritage guide focussing on the history of shipbuilding, and in particular Harland and Wolff also is published by the Council.The ¢€ËœBelfast Titanic Trail' uses the latest GPS-based technology, the Node Explorer, to take visitors ¢€Ëœback to the future' leading them on a tour of the city sites associated with the Titanic story, from the grounds of City Hall to Queen's Island, finishing by presenting them with a vision of how Titanic Quarter will look. Using a portable, robust media player, which is both user-friendly and ultra-modern, the Node Explorer being used for the first time in Belfast uses a combination of the latest computer technology, still images, video footage, dramatic reconstructions, text and audio clips to take users on a fully interactive trip through time telling the story of the mighty Titanic and the people associated with her. ...	8th August 2006
	THE BAND PLAYED NEARER MY GOD TO THEE AS THE SHIP WENT DOWN In Memory of the Heroes of the Ill-Fated Titanic Words by Mark Bean Music by Harold Jones Published 1912 by Joe Morris Music Co., New York, USA ...	1912
	JUST AS THE SHIP WENT DOWN - A SONG OF THE SEA A Song of the Sea Words by Edith Maida Lessing Music by Bernie Adler and Sidney Gibson Published 1912 by the Harold Rossiter Music Company, Chicago, USA Listen to this Piece [...	1912
	INSPECTION TOUR: PRESS GATHER ON THE FANTAIL A female VIP (Mme. leBrun, perhaps?) is given a bridge to fantail inspection tour before members of the press....	May 1935
KY3	TITANIC SURVIVOR'S TREASURED SUITCASE ARRIVES IN BRANSON In a moving ceremony members of the news media and many of their children were invited to watch the arrival of a rare Titanic Treasure in Branson Saturday.A small wicker suitcase that once belonged to the only living survivor of the Titanic disaster arrived at the Titanic Museum Attraction for a two month showing. The suitcase filled with donated clothing was given to Millvina Dean as she arrived in New York City after being rescued with her mother and brother in 1912....	10th November 2008
Belfast Telegraph	NOMADIC TO RETURN TO BELFAST ON A BARGE SS Nomadic will return to Belfast on a barge brought from the other side of the world specially for the task.It will take five days to ferry the former Titanic tender from the French port of Le Havre to Belfast, where she was built 95 years ago.The Department of Social Development (DSD) has confirmed that the final remaining White Star Line vessel will return in July this year.She was saved from the scrapyard when she was bought at auction in Paris by DSD for the reserve price of €250,000.The Belfast Telegraph has spearheaded the media campaign to rescue Nomadic. ...	16th May 2006
	TITANIC NEWS VENDORS IN WASHINGTON D.C. Washington news vendors at the time of the Titanic disaster. Headline to The Washington Post: Mission of two United States cruisers fails; ...	April 1912
	THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC William Baltzell A Descriptive Composition for Piano Solo By William Baltzell Published 1912 by Aubrey Stauffer & Co., Chicago, USA Listen to this Piece [Midi] ...	1912
	DOWN WITH THE OLD CANOE Dorsey Murdock Dixon (14 October 1897 - 17 April 1968) - Guitar, Vocals Howard Dixon (19 June 1903 - 24 March 1961) - Steel Guitar Dorsey Dixon and his younger brother Howard were born in the South Carolina mill town of Darli...	25th January 1938
	THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC The Titanic was a common subject for folk and blues singers in the 1920s and '30s. Artistes such as Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Ernest V. Stoneham and Vernon Dalhart all recorded Titanic numbers. Most had a common theme and derivation ...	1927
Daily Sketch	WILLIAM THOMAS STEAD: THE BIOFIX PICTURES Animation of Stead...	16th April 1912
	THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC Jeanette Forrest A Descriptive Piano Composition Word and Music by Jeanette Forrest Published 1912 by Frank K. Root & Co. Chicago : New York Listen to this Piece [Midi] ...	1912
	THE TITANIC'S DISASTER : DER NASER KEIVER Words (in Yiddish) by S. Small Music by Henry A. Rusotto Listen to this Piece [...	1912
	IN MEMORY OF THE TITANIC CATASTROPHE Henry Tiedemann Grand Memorial Fantasie Words and Music by Henry Tiedemann Published 1912 by the Southern Music Company, Dallas, Texas Listen to this Piece...	1912
	ORPHEUS This was a popular selection in the Edwardian period and very likely to have been played on the Titanic. In one of the films about the Titanic the ship's band is featured playing Orpheus. This particular re...	1912
	NEARER MY GOD TO THEE This is a well recorded vocal version of Nearer My God to Thee to the tune Bethany (Mason). Listen to this 1902 recording of Nearer My God to Thee (Real Audio&...	1902
	GOD MOVES ON THE WATER Blind Willie Johnson Blind Willie Johnson was born in Marlin, Texas c.1902. A Gospel singer and guitarist, he recorded just 30 pieces at a variety of locations between 1927 and 1930. He was accompanied on some songs by his wife Angeline. During the depression rever...	11th December 1929
	ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND This 1911 record made by the Victor Military Band is very well recorded and gives an idea of the fast pace the song used to be played at. This is one song that many survivors recall being played on the night of the sinking. In fact it is not r...	1911
	FILM OF THE MACKAY BENNETT RETURNING TO HALIFAX WITH BODIES OF TITANIC VICTIMS The cable ship MacKay Bennett returned to Halifax, Nova Scotia on the morning of 30 April 1912. On her deck were coffins, her crew recovered 306 bodies and brought 190 back to harbour. The rest were buried at sea. ...	30th April 1912
The Republican	LAST TITANIC SURVIVOR, MILLVINA DEAN, WILL BE MISSED BY SPRINGFIELD-BASED TITANIC HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPRINGFIELD - Millvina Dean kept a low profile about her connection to one of the world's most well known disasters until she was urged into the media spotlight by the Indian Orchard-based Titanic Historical Society. And, the society returned her goodwill, contributing to her care before her death on Sunday in England....	3rd June 2009
	DER ROSENKAVALIER This popular waltz by Strauss appears on repertoires for White Star Line Orchestras (#115). It is one of the pieces that musicians on ships like the Titanic would be expected to know by heart. This recording features bass violins. ...	1912
	LEAD KINDLY LIGHT The Hymn "Lead Kindly Light" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. Verses 1-3 were written in 1833 by John Henry Newman (1801-1890). While traveling in Italy as a young priest...
	THE LOST CHORD Enrico Caruso the famous tenor was born in Naples in 1873 and made his debut there in 1895. His last performance was at the Metropolitan Opera House on Christmas Eve 1920 and he died the following year. On Monday, 29 April 1912 Caruso recorded thi...	29th April 1912
	STAND TO YOUR POST / BE BRITISH Recorded in London May or June 1912 "Stand To Your Post" by Bennett Scott "Be British" by Lawrence Wright and Paul Pelham ...	June 1912
	ON THE RESURRECTION MORNING The Hymn "On the Resurrection Morning" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. The words were written by Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) and the music "Resurrection Morn" by Ira David Sanke...
Khaleej Times	THE TITANIC AND THE SINKING OF HEARTS I know I wouldn't have been half as moved by the news of Millvina's death at a ripe old age had it not been for Cameron's Titanic. ...	4th June 2009
	THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND Word and Music by Leveridge The Roast Beef of Old England was the tune played by the Bugler, P.W. Fletcher, to call first class passengers to meals. ...
	SONGE D'AUTOMNE Songe d'Autmone (Dream of Autumn) was composed by Archibald Joyce (25 May 1873 to 22 March 1963). Joyce, popularly known as the "English Waltz King", had considerable success in England with this piece which was included in the re...	1912
	NOW THE DAY IS OVER The Hymn "Now the Day is Over" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. Sabine Baring-Gould (1825-1878) wrote the lyrics, in 1865, and the tune “Merrial” was composed by Sir Joseph Barnby (1838-1896)...
New York Times	FIGHT FOR ASTOR ESTATE MIRRORS BATTLE 50 YEARS AGO The son of Brooke Astor, late widow of Vincent Astor (son of Titanic victim John Jacob Astor and his first wife), stands accused of elder abuse and theft of the Astor fortune. Fifty years ago, John Jacob Astor VI, son of JJA and survivor/2nd wife Madeline, accused Brooke Astor of undue influence over Vincent to claim the Astor fortune....	26th April 2009
	ETERNAL FATHER, STRONG TO SAVE The Hymn "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. William Whiting (1825-1878) wrote the lyrics, in 1860, as a poem for a student about to sail for America. T...
www.physorg.com	TITANIC: SANK MORE QUICKLY THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT After visiting the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in August 2005, scientists have discovered that Titanic took just five minutes to sink ? much faster than previously thought....	31st December 2005
Voice	FORGOTTEN TITANIC HERO WHO SAVED HIS FAMILY Haitian Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche is not mentioned among the 1912 press descriptions of the Titanic disaster, but he is the only black man who was aboard the luxury ship when it hit an iceberg and went down on April 15, 1912, killing 1,500 passengers. ...	15th June 2009
	LEADBELLY : THE TITANIC Huddie Ledbetter - Leadbelly Blues singer/songwriter Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Leadbelly, was born in Mooringsport, Louisiana in 1885. Leadbelly remarked in th...	15th October 1948
Titanic Review	NOMADIC : THE BELFAST CHILD - REVIEWED Philip Hind 1987, on the lon...	25th June 2008
Titanic Review	TITANIC : THE SHIP MAGNIFICENT : REVIEWED Dave Gittins Dave Gittins reviews Titanic: The Ship Magnificent, the ambitious two-volume edition that describes the achievement that was "Titanic" in detail as never before. ...	3rd April 2008
Titanic Research	TITANIC AS METAPHOR Monica Hall WORLD’S LARGEST METAPHOR...	20th March 2005
Peoria Journal Star	TITANIC EMOTIONS PEORIA - More people have been to outer space than have journeyed 2.5 miles below the ocean surface to view one of the most famous shipwrecks in history. Even so, when Lowell Lytle got the opportunity to tag along on a salvage mission to the Titanic in 2000, he had no idea the experience would move him so deeply....	25th May 2009
	OUR GOD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST (O God, Our Help in Ages Past) The Hymn "Our God, our help in ages past" was recalled by Colonel Archibald Gracie, as the last to be sung at the morning service, presided over by Ca...
Galesburg.com	GALESBURG MAN LED A CHARMED BUT HARROWING LIFE Tom Wilson Tracking History — On Sunday evening, April 14, 1913, a wall caved in at the historic Lindell House Hotel on Depot Street near the Knox College campus. Originally known as the American Hotel it...	16th May 2008