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POSTWAR 11. STUYVESANT LOUNGE.   POSTWAR 11. STUYVESANT LOUNGE.
STUYVESANT CAFÉ: “Meet me at the Stuyvesant Cafe” You’ll hear this invitation repeated many times if you travel “Cabin” on the Nieuw Amsterdam. With its dance floor, well equipped bar and cheerful, modern furnishings, the Stuyvesant Café ...
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POSTWAR 17. TOURIST CLASS CABIN.   POSTWAR 17. TOURIST CLASS CABIN.
CABINS: Bright, modern, and immaculately clean are the trim Tourist class staterooms. All feature deep-sprung beds, draftless Zephyr-louver ventilation, illuminated shaving and make-up mirrors, individual reading lamps over the beds, and numerous ...
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Worcester Evening Gazette SMITH CONFIDENT OF SHIPS STRENGTH
Commander of Titanic Believes Liner Practically Unsinkable Says Flushing, L.I. Friend NEW YORK, April 17,- The night before Capt. E.G. Smith of the Titanic started for Europe to take command of the liner, he dined with Mr. & Mrs. W. P....
18th April 1912
Guernsey Weekly Press MR. H. MITCHELL
Mr. H. Mitchell, who was aged 73, was on his way to pay a visit to his brother and other relatives. He was an ex-Donzenier of Canton No. 1 and was for some years in business in the boot trade in Mill-street. He was a widower and resided with his daug...
22nd April 1912
SS NEW YORK   SS NEW YORK
Famous because of her near collision with the Titanic, the New York was a ship most people like to travel on. This is view 3 out of 3...
POSTWAR 9. SOLARIUM.   POSTWAR 9. SOLARIUM.
SOLARIUM: Located on one of the highest decks of the ship, the Nieuw Amsterdam’s twin solaria offer perfect spots for “toasting” in the brilliant ocean sunlight while enjoying restful vistas of the ever changing sea far below. Adjoinin...
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  THE TITANIC PAPERS
The story of the Titanic has been retold in virtually every medium for the past 100 years and continues to fascinate. But it was the newspapers that first fed the appetite of the public for information during those fateful April days in 1912. T...
Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters HENRY S. HARPER
Logan Marshall (ed.)
[Extract] Henry Sleeper Harper, who was among the survivors, is a grandson of John Wesley Harper, one of the founders of the Harper publishing business. H. Sleeper Harper was himself an incorporator of Harper & Brothers when the firm b...
1912
New York Times LOVE FOR SEA PREVAILS
--- Chief Barber on the Titanic Obtains Post on the Lusitania --- Special to The New York Times --- PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5---Unable to resist traveling over the sea, August F. Weikman of Palmyra, N. J., who was the ch...
6th August 1912
A RARE TITANIC FAMILY: THE CALDWELLS' STORY OF SURVIVAL Titanic Review A RARE TITANIC FAMILY: THE CALDWELLS' STORY OF SURVIVAL
Mike Poirier
Families are often the guardians of history. Who would have imagined that a new, amateur photo taken aboard Titanic on the day she sailed would grace the cover of a book? Julie Hedgepeth Williams, a journalism professor, has gone throu...
11th February 2012
New York Times SEALBY DEFENDS ISMAY
Tribute from Republic’s Captain, Who Served Father and Son 25 Years --- Special to The New York Times ...
22nd April 1912
POSTCARD SENT BY MAN WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE TITANIC   POSTCARD SENT BY MAN WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE TITANIC
Private Postcard...
21st April 1912
COMMANDER OF THE ILL FATED TITANIC Washington Herald COMMANDER OF THE ILL FATED TITANIC
Capt. Smith was known for years as "The grand old man of the sea" and was probably one of the oldest and one of the most reliable mariners or ocean liners on the Atlantic....
17th April 1912
Washington Herald WENT TO DEATH WITH HIS HOUNDS
Clarence Moore Had Pack of Prize Animals with Him on the Titanic --- That about a hundred of the finest drag hounds money could buy went to a watery grave with Clarence Moore, for many years master of hounds of the exclusive Chevy Chas...
18th April 1912
Chicago Inter Ocean MARINE INSURANCE LOSS $9,980,000 IN THREE MONTHS
The Daily Consular and Trade Reprt issued tonight publishes this statement credited to the London Financial Times: "During the first three months of this year, forty-seven vessels, representing $8,813,000, became losses under Ma...
19th April 1912
Western Morning News TITANIC DISASTER, WESTCOUNTRY PASSENGERS AND CREW
Henry Rogers, of Tavistock, a second class passenger, was the son of the late Mr J G Rogers, stone mason, and grandson of Mr J S Rogers, who carries on the business at Tavistock. The young man was 18 years of age and had been in service with Rev. Ma...
18th April 1912
Atlantic City Daily Press ATLANTIC SURVIVOR TELLS OF DISASTER
E. Z. Taylor, On Telephone With City Clerk Donnelly, Describes AwfulScene---Third Member of His Party, Fletcher Williams, Lost---Did NotHear of Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Earnshaw.----------Atlantic City was in direct personal ...
19th April 1912
CAP ARCONA AT SEA   CAP ARCONA AT SEA
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West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser UNKNOWN TITLE
The party of seven adults and four young children from Penzance were all bound to Akron. Mr. George Hocking, his mother (Mrs. Guy), who is a widow, and his sister, Miss Hocking, were of St Mary-street, and with them were Mrs. Emily Ri...
18th April 1912
  FILLBROOK FAMILY INFORMATION
Joseph Charles Fillbrook (k/a as Charles) was born in Truro, Cornwall in 1894. He was the son of William Fillbrook, a mason by occupation and Kate (nee Vincent). He had five siblings, Edward John, William Arthur, George, Rose Hetta (k/a Rosetta) and...
WORLD'S LARGEST AND FASTEST LINER TO MAKE SPECIAL VOYAGE TO RIO DE JANEIRO   WORLD'S LARGEST AND FASTEST LINER TO MAKE SPECIAL VOYAGE TO RIO DE JANEIRO
S. S. "NORMANDIE" TO SAIL ON CRUISE World's largest and fastest liner to make special voyage to Rio de Janeiro FRENCH LINE AND RAYMOND-WHITCOMB ARRANGE REMARKABLE WINTER HOLIDAY If ever the announcement of a new Cruise dese...
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POSTWAR 5. FIRST CLASS CABIN.   POSTWAR 5. FIRST CLASS CABIN.
CABINS: First class accommodations on the Nieuw Amsterdam are unusually attractive, ranging in size from cozy singles to elaborate cabins De Luxe. But no matter what type of cabin you occupy, you are assured of every convenience that make...
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SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS   SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS
Looking towards the Ocean /White Star Dock c. 1912...
Totnes Times & Devon News UGBOROUGH MAN'S GRAPHIC STORY OF THE GREAT OCEAN TRAGEDY
This item was almost word for word the same as that reported in the Western Morning News of 29 April 1912. However, in addition the article stated that his father was in the Metropolitan Police at Devonport. ...
4th May 1912
TITANIC : HISTORY ON A PLATE   TITANIC : HISTORY ON A PLATE
To be opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall on 18th February 2011 ...
Chicago Inter Ocean CHICAGOAN CREATES SCENE IN OFFICES OF THE WHITE STAR LINE
Special Dispatch to the Inter Ocean New York, April 18—Late this afternoon John Gillespie of Chicago, accompanied by a friend, entered the offices of the White Star line. His voice rang through the big rooms as he demanded informati...
19th April 1912
The South Bend Tribune MRS FATIMA MOUSSELMANI
Michael D. Lacopo (transcriber)
TITANIC SURVIVOR WEDS Michigan City Woman Brings Word of Drowning of South Bend Men Michigan City, Ind., May 8 -- Mohammed Mustafa Ajamy and Miss Fatima Muselmanie, the latter a Titanic survivor and the woman who brought word of the...
8th May 1912
Chicago Tribune STEAD'S CLAIRVOYANT MISSED
Journalist Said He Was Told He Would Be Imprisoned, Then Kicked to Death in London Streets...
17th April 1912
New York Times OBITUARY NOTES
Mrs. MARIE E. SPENCER died in Paris on Sunday, according to word received here yesterday. She was the widow of William Augustus Spencer, a well-known collector of rare editions. Her husband, who was an uncle of Lorillard Spencer, Jr., lost his life...
29th October 1913
GRAF ZEPPELIN.  INTERIORS. CONTROL CAR.   GRAF ZEPPELIN. INTERIORS. CONTROL CAR.
The airborn equivalent of an ocean liner's bridge....
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM ARTWORK   NIEUW AMSTERDAM ARTWORK
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM ARTWORK   NIEUW AMSTERDAM ARTWORK
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM ARTWORK   NIEUW AMSTERDAM ARTWORK
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM ARTWORK   NIEUW AMSTERDAM ARTWORK
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE   NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. PLAYROOM.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. PLAYROOM.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : LIBRARY MURAL   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : LIBRARY MURAL
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : PALM COURT   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : PALM COURT
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM DECK VIEW   NIEUW AMSTERDAM DECK VIEW
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. FIRST CLASS CABIN.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. FIRST CLASS CABIN.
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. GRAND HALL.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. GRAND HALL.
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. SPORTS DECK.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. SPORTS DECK.
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. THIRD CLASS CABIN.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. THIRD CLASS CABIN.
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. THIRD CLASS COCKTAIL BAR.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. THIRD CLASS COCKTAIL BAR.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL PANELS. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL PANELS. 1938.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM CARD ROOM MURAL   NIEUW AMSTERDAM CARD ROOM MURAL
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. FIRST CLASS DINING ROOM.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. FIRST CLASS DINING ROOM.
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. FIRST CLASS SINGLE CABIN.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. FIRST CLASS SINGLE CABIN.
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. NEW YORK HARBOR VIEW.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. NEW YORK HARBOR VIEW.
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. TOURIST CLASS CABIN.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. TOURIST CLASS CABIN.
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. TOURIST CLASS LOUNGE.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. TOURIST CLASS LOUNGE.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : FIRST CLASS DINING ROOM PANELS. 1938   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : FIRST CLASS DINING ROOM PANELS. 1938
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : PLAYROOM: STAINED GLASS PANEL.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : PLAYROOM: STAINED GLASS PANEL.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : SMOKING ROOM BAR. ARCHITECT'S RENDERING.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : SMOKING ROOM BAR. ARCHITECT'S RENDERING.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM CABIN DE LUXE ARCHITECT'S RENDERING. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM CABIN DE LUXE ARCHITECT'S RENDERING. 1938.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM CABIN DE LUXE. ARCHITECT'S RENDERING.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM CABIN DE LUXE. ARCHITECT'S RENDERING.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM CABIN DE LUXE. SURINAME SUITE. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM CABIN DE LUXE. SURINAME SUITE. 1938.
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. THIRD CLASS LIBRARY AND WRITING ROOM   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. THIRD CLASS LIBRARY AND WRITING ROOM
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. TOURIST CLASS DINING ROOM.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. TOURIST CLASS DINING ROOM.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : TOURIST CLASS DINING ROOM ARTWORK. 2.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : TOURIST CLASS DINING ROOM ARTWORK. 2.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : TOURIST CLASS DINING ROOM. ARTWORK.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : TOURIST CLASS DINING ROOM. ARTWORK.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : TOURIST CLASS DINING ROOM. RELIEIF. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : TOURIST CLASS DINING ROOM. RELIEIF. 1938.
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Bristol Times and Mirror GRAPHIC STORIES OF HEROISM
The New York correspondent of the ''Daily Telegraph'' cables a special and graphic message regarding the heroism of some of the women in the wreck. According to this source of information: The heroism of Edith Evans, who gave up her own life that ano...
27th April 1912
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THIRD CLASS SMOKING ROOM AND COCKTAIL BAR. ARCHITECT'S RENDERING.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THIRD CLASS SMOKING ROOM AND COCKTAIL BAR. ARCHITECT'S RENDERING.
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The Times LAURELS ON STEAD'S OCEAN GRAVE
The Franconia stopped on Sunday over the place where the Titanic went down, whilst wreaths of laurel, picked in the garden of the late Mr Stead, were cast to the sea. ...
1st August 1913
RMS TITANIC AUCTION ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL 2010 Henry Aldridge and Son RMS TITANIC AUCTION ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL 2010
Titanic and White Star Line specialists Henry Aldrige and Son have announced their next auction of Titanic, White Star Line and Ocean Liner Memorabilia. Selected lots will be available to view at the Titanic Made in Belfast Exhibition in Belfast April 3rd to April 11th....
16th March 2010
TITANIC MEMORABILIA Titanic Stories TITANIC MEMORABILIA
Titanic Stories
A scratched and pitted piece of wood from a staircase. A china-faced doll with a tattered dress. A piece of coal lifted from two miles below the ocean surface. All these are highly desirable items if they are connected with one source… the Titanic....
Guardian MOUNT CHARLES VICTIMS
It is now almost certain that Mr. W. H. Nancarrow and Mr. Alex. Robins have gone down with the ill-fated liner. Hopes were held that at least Mrs. Robins might have secured a place in the rescue boats, but now the Carpathia has reached the shore it i...
26th April 1912
Chicago Tribune SKIPPER PREDICTS FATE OF TITANIC
SKIPPER PREDICTS FATE OF TITANIC Wreck of Liner Fulfills Prophecy Made by a Veteran Steamship Captain ...
18th April 1912
NORMANDIE SOUTHAMPTON 1936. SHOWING HER FAMOUS ROLL.   NORMANDIE SOUTHAMPTON 1936. SHOWING HER FAMOUS ROLL.
Ralph Klein captured the Normandie's famous roll in this shot. Note that the ocean does not seem particularly rough....
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : FIRST CLASS DINING ROOM ARTWORK, 1938   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : FIRST CLASS DINING ROOM ARTWORK, 1938
This 1965 view shows the Joep Nicolas panels intact....
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GRAF ZEPPELIN. INTERIORS. DINING ROOM.   GRAF ZEPPELIN. INTERIORS. DINING ROOM.
The interiors of the Graf Zeppelin had the feel of First Class public rooms from the older generation of ocean liners, but on a  greatly reduced scale....
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IN MEMORY OF THE TITANIC CATASTROPHE   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
  TURPIN FAMILY INFORMATION
William John Robert Turpin was born in Plymouth, Devon in 1883. He was the son of John R Turpin (general labourer) and Mary Jane. They had married in about 1880 and were living in Commercial Street, Plymouth at the time of the 1881 census. Both wer...
Sligo Times SLIGO MOURNS
In Sligo we have not been saved from mourning as four promising young men and women have given up their toll to the ocean. One of the saddest cases is that of our fellow townsman, as we may almost call him, Mr. Alfred Middleton of Ballisodane. Mr. Mi...
20th April 1912
MOHAWK BROCHURE 3   MOHAWK BROCHURE 3
"Glass-enclosed promenades provide comfort in all weather." "When darkness shrouds the ocean or when the falling temperature emphasizes the comfort of indoors, then the many social halls and lounges become the center of attraction." ...
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  FRANK ANDREW FAMILY INFORMATION
The following biography has been compiled with the assistance of descendants of Frank Andrew who reside in Cornwall. It should be pointed out that no birth certificate exists for Frank despite extensive searching and it should also be made known tha...
  LETTER FROM THE DIOCESAN VICAR GENERAL TO WILLIAM BYLES
Bishop's House My dear Mr. Byles, Last mail brought me the obituary card of your dear Rev. Brother; I have prayed for him, but to tell the truth, I am much more inclined to ask him to pray for me, to get through his inte...
28th August 1912
Southampton Times and Hampshire Express DEATH NOTICE: KIRBY & MCMULLEN
In loving and honoured memory of our dear cousin THOMAS KIRBY also our dearest friend JACK McMULLEN who both laid down their lives at Duty's call on board the SS Titanic, April 15, 1912. Greatly missed but never forgotten by all of us at Sholi...
19th April 1913
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THIRD CLASS COCKTAIL BAR STAINED GLASS PANEL.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THIRD CLASS COCKTAIL BAR STAINED GLASS PANEL.
This panel survvied until 1961, when the entire complex of Third Class public rooms was removed and replaced by the Henry Hudson Lounge....
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Elizabeth Daily Journal EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR SYMPATHY SHOWN
Mrs. Lillian Renouf and Fred Jefferys, relatives of the Elizabeth victims of the Titanic, wish to thank the Rev. Henry Hale Gifford, Ph.D., rector of Grace Church and the Sons and Daughters of St. George for their kindness and sympathy shown. ...
1st May 1912
Unidentified Newspaper MEMORIES OF A TITANIC NIGHT
Bruce Chadwick
He Recalls Sinking 62 Years Ago --- The Easter season is never a completely happy time for Tom McCormack of Elizabeth, N.J. It always brings memories of his escape from the sinking Titanic, which went down in the freezing Atlantic 62 ye...
15th April 1974
The Times PRESENTATION OF MEDALS FOR GALLANTRY
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, DEC. 16---The King this morning decorated the following with medals for acts of gallantry on land and at sea as stated against their names:--- BOARD OF TRADE MEDALS Lieutenant ...
17th December 1913
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : RITZ-CARLTON ROOM WALL DECORATION.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : RITZ-CARLTON ROOM WALL DECORATION.
A striking wall decoration here, by Wijdeveld, shows a large red hawk making havoc in a flock of silver and golden birds. Feathers, in silhouette, fly in all directions....
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : SOLARIUM. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : SOLARIUM. 1938.
SOLARIUM: Located on the Sun Deck, adjoining the gymnasium. It is furnished with tables and reclining chairs and has a transparent glass ceiling. It is directly connected by elevator with the Turkish baths and swimming pool on E Deck....
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THIRD CLASS SMOKE ROOM- 1938   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THIRD CLASS SMOKE ROOM- 1938
THIRD CLASS SMOKING ROOM: Features walls of watered teakwood with green leather upholstery and matching curtains. Nearby, the intimate “Tourist” bar serves the needs of thirsty passengers. ...
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : VESTIBULE AND A DECK FOYER. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : VESTIBULE AND A DECK FOYER. 1938.
THE VESTIBULE AND A DECK FOYER: Glass, metal, wood and fabrics in the Nieuw Amsterdam’s decorative scheme have been put to some novel uses. New techniques have been applied to old methods and some entirely original ones have appeared. ...
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THEATRE, 1938   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THEATRE, 1938
THE THEATRE: The theatre was designed by Cornelis J. Engelen in cooperation with Mrs. Elisabeth de Boer. It is built in the shape of half an eggshell; following the contours of the vessel, and of the visual and aural points of focus. The color scheme...
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GRAF ZEPPELIN.INTERIORS. CABIN.   GRAF ZEPPELIN.INTERIORS. CABIN.
The Graf Zeppelin cabins, with their patterned wall coverings, comfortable furniture, and arched window frames, suggested compact First Class cabins on a pre-Deco ocean liner. In this respect, the Hindenburg represented a distinct step backwards. ...
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New York Times MORGAN ON THE OCEAN
Sailed Yesterday on the Baltic to be Gone Until July --- J. Pierpont Morgan sailed for Liverpool yesterday on the White Star Line steamer Baltic. On account of the tide the Baltic sailed at 5 o'clock in the morning. M...
14th March 1907
DIE WOCHE (GERMANY), APRIL 20 1912   DIE WOCHE (GERMANY), APRIL 20 1912
Titanic victims in a German weekly...
20th April 1912
POSTWAR 14. CABIN. CABIN CLASS.   POSTWAR 14. CABIN. CABIN CLASS.
CABINS: Attractive modern furnishings, pleasing color schemes, and plenty of living space characterize the comfortable Cabin class staterooms. Well over half have private bath or shower. All have luxurious beds, each equipped with individual reading ...
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New York Times THE TEUTONIC LAUNCHED
A WHITE STAR STEAMER THAT IS EXPECTED TO BEAT ALL RECORDS --- BELFAST, Jan. 19---The new White Star steamer Teutonic was launched this morning from the Queens Island yard. The companion ship, Majestic, of ...
20th January 1889
Newark Evening News BROTHER OF MONTCLAIR MAN ON MISSING LIST
Henry Mitchell, one of the second-cabin passengers on the Titanic, who is among the missing, was on his way from Guernsey, England, to visit the family of his brother, John C. Mitchell, of 19 Portland place, Montclair. The brothers had pla...
16th April 1912
Chicago Inter Ocean JAY YATES, GAMBLER, ONE OF THE HEROES
Goes to His Death With Sinking Titanic After Helping Women and Children to Safety—Sends Good-By to Mother Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean New York, April 20—That Jay Yates, gambler, confidence man...
21st April 1912
  OLYMPIC
The olympic in profile; At the pier in New York; Pier 59; New York skyline...
POSTWAR 10. CABIN CLASS LOUNGE.   POSTWAR 10. CABIN CLASS LOUNGE.
CABIN CLASS LOUNGE: You’ll find plenty of space for dancing…plenty of comfortable chairs and tables for chatting at tea time in the cheerful Cabin Class Lounge. Not shown are two adjacent “sea view” verandahs, flanking the lounge, which exten...
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Belfast Telegraph TITANIC DECKCHAIR COULD SELL FOR $57,000
A deckchair removed from the Titanic just moments before it set sail from Cork could fetch up to around ?57,000 when it goes under the hammer, experts predicted last night. Specialists with Bonhams and Butterfields in the US ex...
12th April 2006
Outlook THE RACE FOR OCEAN SUPREMACY
Earl Mayo
A little more than ten years ago I crossed the Atlantic on the first trip of what was then the largest ocean liner in the world. A distinguished ship-builder who made the voyage at the same time expressed the opinion that this steamship marked the...
24th June 1911
Worcester Telegram 3500 SACKS OF MAIL ON TITANIC
NEW YORK, April 16- Postmaster Edward M. Morgan stated today that the White Star liner Titanic had on board 3500 sacks of mail. It is not likely, he said that the mails were saved because during the few hours that the vessel floated after running int...
17th April 1912
POSTWAR 3. THE SMOKING ROOM.   POSTWAR 3. THE SMOKING ROOM.
THE SMOKING ROOM: Favorite rendez-vous of many Nieuw Amsterdam passengers is the handsome First Class Smoking Room with its rich Circassian walnut paneling and deep, luxurious armchairs and settees. Flanked by two enclosed sun verandahs exte...
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Geneva Times MRS BERTHA CHRISTENSEN DIES - TITANIC SURVIVOR
Mrs. Bertha Christensen. 82  of 88 White Springs Rd., one of the few remaining survivors of the Titanic, which went down  April 14 1912 in the Atlantic Ocean, died this morning  at  Geneva General Hospital. The Bennett Funeral Home is in charge of...
30th September 1976
POSTWAR 4. ELEVATORS.   POSTWAR 4. ELEVATORS.
ELEVATORS: Numerous elevators, conveniently located are at your service throughout every class in the Nieuw Amsterdam, supplementing the numerous broad stairways which link the passenger decks. Tastefully decorated and lighted, they are of t...
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : TOURIST CLASS SMOKING ROOM STATUE. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : TOURIST CLASS SMOKING ROOM STATUE. 1938.
Suriname Negro. This statue, and its mate, Suriname Negress, stood in the Tourist Class Smoking Room, prewar. The room, which served as the liner's Music Room on one-class cruises, was replaced by a new Cabin Class theatre postwar....
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The Times FIRST CLASS PASSENGER NUMBERS
21,600 carried First Class by White Star in 1911...
26th January 1912
POSTWAR 2. THE  NEW GRAND HALL   POSTWAR 2. THE NEW GRAND HALL
THE GRAND HALL: Breathtaking in size and beauty, the Grand Hall boasts a dual personality. A restful lounge by day, it is equally effective as a brilliant setting for gala evening festivities. Its colors selected to form a perfect foil for exquisi...
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POSTWAR 7. THEATRE.   POSTWAR 7. THEATRE.
THEATER: It is difficult to believe that you are at sea when you enter this air-conditioned theater seating three hundred and fifty passengers. Each of the deeply cushioned seats commands an unobstructed view of the stage, and the egg shaped contour ...
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : VESTIBULE AND A DECK FOYER, OIL PAINTING.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : VESTIBULE AND A DECK FOYER, OIL PAINTING.
THE VESTIBULE AND A DECK FOYER: Two large oils of New York in the A Deck Foyer, outside the Cabin class dining room are recent works of Adriaan Lubbers, whose first hand knowledge of the city is apparent from his bold treatment of its complex topog...
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : VESTIBULE AND A DECK FOYER. OIL PAINTING.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : VESTIBULE AND A DECK FOYER. OIL PAINTING.
THE VESTIBULE AND A DECK FOYER: Two large oils of New York in the A Deck Foyer, outside the Cabin class dining room are recent works of Adriaan Lubbers, whose first hand knowledge of the city is apparent from his bold treatment of its complex topog...
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Chicago Inter Ocean HUMAN BUZZARDS OF SEA SINK WITH TITANIC
Special Dispatch to the Inter-Ocean New York, April 19.—Figures familiar to Forty-Second street will be missing in the cafes of the Great White Way when the lights are brightest as one of the results of the foundering o...
20th April 1912
POSTWAR 1   POSTWAR 1
EXQUISITE DÉCOR; in boldness of concept and beauty of design, the ebony and bronze stairway shown symbolizes the manner in which art and function have been blended in the Nieuw Amsterdam. Working hand-in-hand, Holland’s leading designe...
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New York Times MRS. ELOISE HUGHES SMITH REWEDS
HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Apr. 10---Mrs. Eloise Hughes Smith, a survivor of the Titanic disaster, to whom a divorce was granted a month ago from Robert P. Daniel of Philadelphia, another survivor of the same disaster, was married Saturday at Ironton, Ohio,...
11th April 1923
Chicago Examiner MISS ANNIE KELLY IN HOSPITAL
Misses Margaret and Beatrice Kelly of 303 Eugenie street were overjoyed last night when they learned that their seventeen-year-old sister, Annie Kelly, who was a Titanic voyager, was one of the survivors picked up by the Carpathi...
20th April 1912
Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping (1908) HARLAND AND WOLFF, LTD.
Harland and Wolff, Ltd., Belfast. Shipbuilding in Belfast as a progressive industry is of comparatively recent growth, and yet there is probably no commertial [sic] centre more prominently identified with the trade to-day than th...
1908
POSTWAR 13. THEATRE. CABIN CLASS.   POSTWAR 13. THEATRE. CABIN CLASS.
THEATER: If you book Cabin or Tourist class on the Nieuw Amsterdam, you’ll enjoy many a first-run film in this comfortable , air conditioned motion picture theater on the Promenade Deck. Installed since the war, this theater seats 166 p...
Gare Maritime
Chicago Daily News SAVED BY MRS. ASTOR FROM DEATH IN OCEAN
Ernest Person, Titanic Passenger, Arrives at Indiana Harbor And Relates Rescue Struggled in the Water Declares Widow of Millionaire New Yorker Begged Crew to Drag Him Into Lifeboat ...
27th April 1912
NIEUW AMSTERDAM CARD ROOM. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM CARD ROOM. 1938.
LIBRARY and CARD ROOM: Abaft the Grand Hall are the Library and Card Room, which flank the connecting glass paneled corridor leading to the Smoking and Ritz-Carlton rooms. Decorated in black and silver, with a note of maroon here and there, Wijdevel...
Gare Maritime
Chicago Tribune PASSENGER ON TITANIC RECALLS 1912 TRAGEDY
Mrs. Hans Christensen, 72, keenly remembers a cold April night in the Atlantic ocean nearly 54 years ago when she sat in a bobbing lifeboat and helplessly watched the liner, Titanic, quietly slip beneath the frigid waters off the coast of Newfou...
3rd April 1966
  FAMILY GRAVE
[The Church was demolished in 1860 but the churchyard still exists. The gravestones are next to the Storrow obelisk near the churchyards north-west gate.] Joseph Bell who departed this life on 8 December 1836, aged 69 years. Mar...
Evening Bulletin STEERAGE VICTIM LIVED HERE
Friends Are Taking up Fund for Relief of the Widow of Nathan Goldsmith --- Nathan Goldsmith was lost when the Titanic went down, his wife believes. She lives at 2017 S. 7th st. She heard from Goldsmith three weeks ago. H...
23rd April 1912
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : TOURIST CLASS LOUNGE. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : TOURIST CLASS LOUNGE. 1938.
TOURIST CLASS LOUNGE: The Tourist Class Lounge is on the Lower Promenade Deck. Has a large figured red carpet, extending wall to wall with motifs of Holland and America. Walls paneled in satinwood, and furniture upholster in beige. The room has lar...
Gare Maritime
Toronto Daily Star E.Z. TAYLOR'S ACCOUNT
E.Z. Taylor jumps into the sea...
18th April 1912
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THIRD CLASS SMOKING ROOM- 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THIRD CLASS SMOKING ROOM- 1938.
THIRD CLASS SMOKING ROOM: Main Deck. Has a brightly decorated cocktail bar just inside its entrance. The room is extremely cozy and luxurious. The walls are watered teakwood, finished with transparent lacquer. The color scheme is light brown and gree...
Gare Maritime
FRAGMENT OF EDITH RUSSELL'S LUCKY PIG TO SELL AT AUCTION   FRAGMENT OF EDITH RUSSELL'S LUCKY PIG TO SELL AT AUCTION
A tiny fragment of a Titanic Survivor's lucky mascot will go under the hammer....
14th November 2011
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : FIRST CLASS DINING ROOM. 1938   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : FIRST CLASS DINING ROOM. 1938
FIRST CLASS DINING ROOM: In the Dining Room, a very satisfactory sense of balance has been achieved by the architect, Jac. F. Semey, between the blue, gold and ivory color scheme, and the lighting and mural decorations. Ornamented gold shaded M...
Gare Maritime
Antioch News WIFE CAN'T COLLECT DAMAGES
Mrs. Elsbury, Wife of Titanic Victim, Unable to Collect Damages for Death VICTIM LIVED AT GURNEE Attorney Finds That Amount for Which Co. is Liable is Insignificant; Will Receive only Fare Paid Mrs. Jam...
1st January 1913
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : ENGRAVED GLASS PANELS   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : ENGRAVED GLASS PANELS
Vestibule and A Deck Foyer: Elevator shafts are embellished in a new and exciting manner with panels of engraved glass created by Andreas D. Copier in collaboration with Jaap Gidding. Softly diffused with turquoise blue light, the various undersea m...
Gare Maritime
New York Times MARSHALL DREW
Marshall Drew, a survivor of the Titanic, died Friday at Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, L. I. He was 82 years old and lived in Westerly, L. I. Mr. Drew, who was born in Greenport, taught fine arts at Grover Cleveland High S...
11th June 1986
St. Paul Pioneer Press JOHN P. SNYDER, 71, DIES ON GOLF COURSE
John Pillsbury Snyder, 71, longtime Minneapolis automotive firm owner, died of a heart attack while playing golf Wednesday at Woodhill Country club. He owned and operated Snyder Garage, Inc., in Minneapolis for 43 years before retiring in ...
23rd July 1959
HE ADVERTISES FOR MISSING RELATIVE New York Herald HE ADVERTISES FOR MISSING RELATIVE
Circular Addressed to Survivors Asks News of Charles H. Chapman, of This City Efforts to obtain information of a passenger still reported on the lists as missing after the wreck of the Titanic were reflected yesterday in a circular advertising ...
20th April 1912
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