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HISTORIC DISASTER AT SEA ON THIS DATE IN 1912

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RMS Titanic was the largest passenger liner in the world and was owned by the White Star Line. The vessel struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on 15 April 1912. She struck the iceberg four
days into the crossing, at 11:40 pm on 14 April 1912, and sank at 2:20 the following
morning, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. A total of 706 passengers survived.

 

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Actual photo of Titanic at sea bottom

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Painting depicting the sunken Titanic

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TITANIC SET SAIL ON THIS DATE IN 1912

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The titanic setting sail

The largest and most luxurious passenger steamship in the world, the Olympic-class
RMS Titanic was owned by the White Star Line and constructed at the Harland and
Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. She set sail for New York City from Southampton, England with 2,223 people on board. Some of the most prominent people of the
day were travelling in first class.

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Titanic Captain, Edward J. Smith


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Flag of the White Star Line

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Possibly the last photograph taken of Titanic departing  England

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PORTLAND POSTCARD ~ CENTRAL BUS DEPOT

CENTRAL BUS DEPOT

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A VINTAGE VIEW OF ST. JOHNS IN 1908

st johns around 1908

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PORTLAND FIRE ENGINE-4 & TRUCK-2 IN 1913


SW 4TH AVE.

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