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Wreck of HMA1, the Royal Navys first airshipThe wreck of HMA1, The Mayfly. Built by Vickers, this was the first naval airship built in the UK; work began on it in 1909 at Cavendish Dock
The U. S. Battleship MaineThe U.S. Battleship Maine. Twin Screw; Length, 318 Feet; Breadth, 57 Feet; Displacement, 6, 682 Tons. Destroyed in the Harbor of Havana, February 15th, 1898
Man rescuing woman and baby from the sea during a shipwreckThey re Saved! They re Saved! Man rescuing woman and baby from the sea during a shipwreck in a storm Date: ca. 1865
Titanic - fifteen minutes before she sankA double page spread from the Illustrated London News showing an artists impression of the White Star Line passenger liner, RMS Titanic, fifteen minute before she sank beneath the waves
Titanic - Report and Timeline in the SpherePage from the Sphere with comments, reports and anecdotes relating to the sinking of the Titanic together with a timeline listing the events that eventually led the ship to sink
Titanic disaster appeal fund - report of donations in TatlerSmall piece of editorial in The Tatler magazine reporting on the significant donations made in response to their appeal to their readers to help victims of the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912
G. K. Chesterton Our Notebook - comment on the TitanicPage from the Illustrated London News with the magazines weekly column, Our Notebook, by G. K. Chesterton commenting on the disaster of the sinking of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic
Titanic - uncrowded lifeboatsA page from the Illustrated London News reporting on the disaster of the sinking of the Titanic and critically commenting on the uncrowded life boats containing survivors. Date: 1912
Leicester Great Fire, church destroyedThe most disastrous fire ever known in Leicester broke out on a Thursday evening in Queen Street, and a series of warehouses and large factories were destroyed
Mr Joughin, survivor of the Titanic disasterMr Charles Joughin, Chief Baker on the Titanic. He drifted for nearly three hours and then found a place on a raft which saved his life. Date: 1912
Titanic - Craving News at White Star officesPage from the Illustrated London News showing inquirers at the White Star Line offices in Cockspur Street (top image) and Leadenhall Street (bottom image)
Aftermath of fire, Salisbury Square, LondonThe aftermath of a fire in Salisbury Square, at the time the heart of the newspaper world of London. A disastrous fire broke out in Dorset Buildings
Titanic disaster - comment in The TatlerPage from the Tatler, featuring a comment about the dreadful tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912, illustrated by a cartoon by Pog
Saving a baby from flooded building, South WalesA baby is handed to safety after houses were swept away when heavy rains hit the Aberdare area of South Wales. circa 1911
The Wreck of the Titanic - page from the SpherePage from the Sphere which reported in great detail on the sinking of the Titanic. Top part of the page shows the wireless telegraph message with the SOS and CQD signals
The Sinking of the Steamship Ville du Havre Date: 1873
Sinking of the British Battle Ship Victoria Off Tripoli, Syria, June 22nd 1893. By Collision with the Battle Ship Camperdown during the Manoeuvres of the British Squadron commanded by Vice Admiral
Titanic - Danger Field of the Atlantic with routes through iA diagram or map showing the dangerous area of the Atlantic Ocean indicating steamer routes that cut through fog and ice. It was here that the Titanic hit an iceberg on 15 April 1912
Titanic - Lifeboats needed to save lives on board shipsA diagram published in the Illustrated London News following the disaster of the sinking of White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic showing the ratio of lifeboat capacity to passenger numbers
Titanic - Need for Searchlights on Ocean RacersPage from The Sphere demonstrating how searchlights on fast ocean passenger liners might have avoided the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912
The Wreck of the Titanic - Honour to the BravePage from the Sphere honouring the brave men who were part of the Titanics crew who were lost with the ship when it sank, including all the engineers (36), the band (8), the postal clerks (5)
The Wreck of the Titanic - Survivors leave the Carpathia705 survivors of the Titanic, brought home on board the Titanic have an emotional reunion with friends and relatives in New York. Date: 1912
The Wreck of the Titanic - Noted passengers - SpherePage from The Sphere reporting on the disaster of the sinking of White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic, featuring portraits of notable passengers including W. T. Stead, Mr and Mrs J. J
Titanic - W. T. SteadWilliam Thomas Stead (1849 - 1912), English journalist and victim in the Titanic disaster. He became assistant editor, and later editor
Titanic - the greatest shipwreck in the worldDouble page spread from The Sphere showing interior views of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic, including the luxurious Parisian cafe, the gymnasium
Titanic - Bruce IsmayPage from the Illustrated London News reporting on the inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic, featuring a portrait of Joseph Bruce Ismay
Scene of Welsh floods with damaged bridge, AberdareScene of Welsh floods, with people standing near a damaged bridge in Aberdare, South Wales. Two lives were lost when the bridge collapsed due to heavy rain -- two youths
Titanic - precisely what the sinking meantA huge crowd scene of around 1635 people, the number estimated at the time of publication to have perished in the sinking of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic. Date: 1912
Titanic - Should liners carry headlights, motor fashion?A cross-channel steamers searchlight reveals a full-rigged ship passing a little close for comfort, a safety precaution which could, perhaps, have prevented the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912
Survivors of the Titanic disasterVarious photographs of Titanic survivors, including Mr G. Pregnall, Quartermaster W. Wynn, Mr W. Major, Mr Joughin, Mr Threlfall, Mr Gough, Mr. F. Prentice, Mr E. Brown, Mr. W
Titanic - Seamen arriving at PlymouthCrew who survived the Titanic arriving at Plymouth following the sinking of the ship. Date: 1912
How the Titanic went downImpression of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic sinking with the bow going first and lights on the ship blazing into its last moments, while survivors in lifeboats watch in horror
The Tatler Appeal for Victims of the Titanic DisasterA full page appeal in The Tatler magazine, speaking with mournful and patriotic eloquence about the Titanic disaster ten days beforehand, and asking readers to donate to a fund to help the victims
Titanic - How Ice Blink reveals the presence of bergsDiagram in The Sphere during the inquiry into the Titanic disaster showing how ice blink reveals the presence of bergs underneath the water
Titanic - Palatial appointments of the liner sunk after icebA double page spread from the Illustrated London News following the sinking of the Titanic, showing some of the most well appointed interiors of the luxurious ship including a four-poster bed in
Titanic - Westminster Inquiry - Sphere front coverFront cover from The Sphere magazine showing a scene from the Westminster Titanic inquiry, held shortly after the sinking of the ship on April 15th 1912
The famous iceberg that slew the Titanic - SphereDouble page spread from The Sphere, reporting on the eye witness account of Joseph Scarrott, a crew member on the Titanic
An American Ship Rescuing the Officers and Crew of a British Man of War. Date: 1868
Steam Boat Lexington FireAwful Conflagration of the Steam Boat Lexington in Long Island Sound on Monday Evening, January 13th 1840, by which melancholy occurrence, over 100 Persons Perished. Date: January 13th 1840
Nipped in the Ice while whalingAmerican Whalers Crushed in the Ice. Date: ca. 1880
American Whalers Crushed in the Ice. Burning the wrecks to avoid danger to other vessels. Date: ca. 1872
Flood Damage in MadeiraDebris and mud deposited in the streets of Funchal, Madeira as a result of severe flooding in February, 2010. 2010
Floods in MadeiraDebris strewn across a narrow street in Fuchal, Madeira following devastation floods in February, 2010. 2010
The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (4 / 4)Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland
Flooding in MadeiraRaging flood waters rush down a street in Funchal, the capital of Madeira, February 2010. 2010
The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (2 / 4)Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland
Messina Earthquake - Victor Emmanuel IIIMessina Earthquake - Visit of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947), who assisted the First Aid relief effort
The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (1 / 4)Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland