Monday, August 17, 2015

The Only Known Surviving Footage of the Titanic

Neatorama: This footage from the A.P. archive begins with the R.M.S. Titanic moored in Belfast Lough prior to leaving for Southampton. The Titanic is shown at sea where icebergs abound, and there is a shot of Captain Smith on the bridge pre-disaster. The remaining minutes show shots from before and after the tragedy in fascinating stages. The Carpathia is shown at sea with rescued passengers on board, there are various closeups of rescued crew and passengers on land, the families of the passengers are seen lined up outside the cruise line's office to hear word about their loved ones who were aboard the Titanic, and more.

2 comments:

Don Coffin said...

People are going to spend years with that AP archive. Years.

mybillcrider said...

Yes, there's no telling what's there.