Mrs. Astor’s Lifejacket
One of the most famous names in Titanic history is Astor. John Jacob and his wife Madeleine were on board the ship on their way home to New York. Mr. Astor saw to it his young and pregnant wife was …
Category: Selections from the Titanic Museum
First Class Dining Saloon RMS Olympic Chair
The oak Jacobean style chair is one of the originals made when Olympic began her transatlantic service. The wood has never been refinished. The leather type seat and backing was changed by Lady Kylsant, one of the many redecorating changes …
Rivet Punching from Titanic
Titanic’s hull was made of steel plates fastened with iron rivets. Each plate had many holes drilled so rivets could be driven in. Some of the steel pieces punched out like the hole in a donut were kept and presented …
Letter from J. Bruce Ismay
J. Bruce Ismay at the time of the disaster, as chairman and managing director of the White Star Line, was held to blame for the loss of the Titanic by the American press; largely controlled by William Randolph Hearst a …
Letter Written On Board RMS Titanic
The famous Letter to Gladys was written mailed and one of the few rare correspondence that survived. Edwina Troutt wrote it to her friend describing how lovely the ship is. Many years later at a Titanic Historical Society meeting, which …