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| Worldwide newspaper coverage of the tragic event |
Original ticket issued to Mr. David Moneypenny, a Harland
& Wolff painter who worked on Titanic’s
first-class accommodations.
Even though this is designed as a classroom resource, the
original documents (enlarge to view) and the accompanying questions verify the
various types of passengers who sailed on the Titanic.
Eva Hart was 7 years old when she boarded the Titanic.
She survived with her mother, but her father was lost. In this interview, Eva shares some of her
memories. She died at age 91 in 1996.
Shadow
of the Titanic by Eva Hart
Her published written account. Check your library.
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Titanic Survivor – video (4:00)
Millvena Dean was only 9 weeks old when she boarded the
fateful ship; she was the youngest survivor…and the last survivor to die. She died at age 97 in 2009.
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| Titanic survivors aboard the Carpathia |
Titanic Survivors: What They Saw –
video (4:14)
Interviews recorded in the
1970's and 1980's with survivors Frank Prentice (a crew member who jumped into
the icy waters), Eva Hart, Edith Brown, Ruth Becker, and Edith Rosenbaum (an
American returning home).
Titanic survivor and first-class passenger Dr. Washington
Dodge provided a written statement about the Titanic tragedy aboard the Carpathia, the ship that rescued him and
his family. It was written shortly after
his rescue on Carpathia
stationery. (Scroll down a bit and click
on full transcript just above ‘Excerpt’ to read his entire account.)
Listen to recordings and read written accounts from
passengers and stewards who survived the tragic sinking.
Titanic Primary Sources – pdf
A list of links to photographs, newspaper clippings, and handwritten
accounts. Scroll below the complete list
for enlargements of each or click on the links to go to the original web sites. Pop Quiz:
Can anyone identify the photo of the first lady on the list—Mrs. J.J.
Brown? What became her nickname after
the sinking of the Titanic? Here is a
transcript of her obituary
from the New York Times in 1932.
Front page coverage of the historic tragedy. You can click above the page to convert to
text or pdf for easier reading. This is
only one newspaper’s account. The event
received worldwide coverage. Search for
other newspaper’s accounts and see how they compare.
See the underwater remains of the ship sprawled across a
thousand acres of the ocean floor through sonar imaging. It shows that the ship broke in half before
resting on the bottom of the Atlantic. Click
on the numbers to explore the debris field.
National Geographic
photos show the remains of the historic ship as it rests at the bottom of the
sea as well as some of the recovered artifacts.
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| First-class passenger ticket on the Titanic |
Within this article are several primary source documents
to enlarge and read.
Read some of the claims filed against the owners of the Titanic.
Search the actual document listing passengers rescued by
the Carpathia from the Titanic.
