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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...

Doing some Titanic Research. I know who wore this Blanket on the night of the sinking. I am trying to identify the name of the Tartan? Does anyone know which clan Tartan that this is?

bonjour à tous je vous contacte car je m'intéresse au Titanic.J'ai comme projet de créer un magazine concernant les passagers et les membres d'equipages du Titanic.Nous recherchons des photos, temoignages . une rubrique hommage sera à votre disposition pour rendre hommage aux disparus du titanic...

William Henry Törnquist : Titanic Survivor I remembered Tornquist after reading a post about August Johnson (Johansson) recently and looking up the details on ET. Those two men, along with William Cahoone Johnson Jr., Lionel Leonard, Alfred Carver and Thomas Storey were employees of the...

Hello everyone I’m asking specifically because of a certain scene when Jack and Rose try to find their way to the boat deck. They pass by an apparent muslim family in 3rd class, the woman wearing a muslim veil covering her hair and shouting „yallah yallah“. Now all the research done with...

Is there any records or lists that have been found of Crew Members and their specific assignments aboard the Titanic? For example, maybe which stewards were to cover which state rooms? Or which members had which badge numbers? Anything of that nature of similar could be of great use and help...

Hello everyone, In over a week's time, I will be visiting the Guildhall Library, London after recent personal events have given me the opportunitiy to visit. Along with general Titanic research, I might be able to find out some more info about the Californian's cargo and / or arrival and...

Throughout working on my 3D model, it feels like it's been a bit of a struggle to find more than some general documentation on the design of the ship. Every once in a while, I see a post from a few years ago saying something along the lines of "I got most of my info from -link-!" or "For more...

Hello I am looking to source documentary evidence about how/where the coal was acquired for the Titanic. Specifically I am trying to tie the coal back to the Rhondda Valley in Wales and in a perfect world to the Lewis Merthyr Collieries. Here's what I know so far (but I have not seen copies of...

Peter Elverhí¸i has been brave and submitted his book Acquitting the Iceberg for publication on ET. The first two parts have now gone up and we'll put up the remaining 20 or so (!) chapters at regular intervals. Peter is very keen to get constructive feedback on the book much of which are his...

I wonder what will happen after Millvina Dean is gone. She is the only one of the five remaining survivors who will talk about the disaster, albeit relating stories from her mother. The other four, including three survivors now in nursing homes, have chosen not to say anything. Two of them...