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From my collection, an 1893 photo of some of the officers of the Allan Line’s S.S. Circassian. Written on the back in pencil is “Our Officers; R.M.S. Circassian - 1893.” I purchased this image on eBay from a seller in Northamptonshire, UK, and believe it would have been affixed to a backing...

Might anyone be able to lend any input on this photograph? It was taken by "W.A. Williams, Gun Hotel, High Street, Wapping" [East London, England] and measures approximately 3 by 5 inches. I believe it was taken sometime in the 1890s or early 1900s and shows the victualing crew of a ship; the...

Hi! I'm from Russia, so I use an online translator. Anyway, a couple of years ago I put Bruce Ismay on one of the photos of the boats from the Titanic and now I decided to share it with the English-speaking community. The investigation was based on memories of the arrival of the collapsible C by...

This is a well known photo of Lightoller, but what do we actually know about it? He seems very young, so we can only assume that it was taken a while before the Titanic ever set sail. But some important questions regarding the photo. Where was this photo taken? How old is Lightoller in this...

I'm going to state right away that I know without a doubt that Titanic and Olympic were NOT switched. I just wanted to post this photo of the recapitulation sheet from the passenger manifests from Queenstown, as it is odd how Olympic was scratched out and Titanic written in it's place. Dates...

Early in her career, Majestic II was too large to be drydocked at any facility in the U.K. and needed to go to the U.S. Navy Yard at Boston for periodic refreshment. Here's a photo of what I think was the first such visit, from The Boston Sunday Globe of 5 August 1923. It wasn't until 1934...

Hi everybody! I recently purchased a Titanic postcard off an elderly lady who claims she had it passed down her family and has never been sold. I think it is an original photo but I am not sure. I cannot find this postcard anywhere on the internet but the picture seems to be a pretty well known...