Selections from the Titanic Museum Archives | Titanic Historical Society, Inc. http://titanichistoricalsociety.org/category/selections-titanic-museum/ Established 1963 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:07:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TitanicHistoricalSocietyLogo-site-icon-512x515-1-100x101.png Selections from the Titanic Museum Archives | Titanic Historical Society, Inc. http://titanichistoricalsociety.org/category/selections-titanic-museum/ 32 32 Mrs. Astor’s Lifejacket https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/lifejacket/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 22:15:35 +0000 https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/?p=169 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 …

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]]> First Class Dining Saloon RMS Olympic Chair https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/chair-first-class-dining-saloon-rms-olympic/ Thu, 30 Nov 2017 21:51:45 +0000 https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/?p=243 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 …

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]]> Rivet Punching from Titanic https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/rivet-punching-titanic/ Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:25:51 +0000 https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/?p=186 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 …

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]]> Letter from J. Bruce Ismay https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/letter-j-bruce-ismay/ Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:35:43 +0000 https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/?p=192 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 …

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]]> Letter Written On Board RMS Titanic https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/letter/ Thu, 30 Nov 2017 22:34:19 +0000 https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/?p=274 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 …

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