October 15th 2014: Titanic.

Carruthers · 10-15-2014, 09:40 AM

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Capturing a moment in history from every side of the class divide they are, in the words of one historian, “Downton Abbey at sea”. Previously unpublished photographs of the launch of the Titanic have gone on display for the first time in 100 years.

The album includes an image of the liner going down the slipway in the Belfast shipyard where it was built, with excited spectators chasing behind.

The photographs belonged to John W Kempster, who was a director and master of ceremonies at Harland and Wolff at the time of the Titanic and its sister ship the Olympic.

William Blair, a historian, said: “The ship seems to be a perfect mirror reflection of society, you learn the class distinctions, the social codes of that era. It is almost Downton Abbey at sea.”

The album, containing 116 prints, has gone on display at the TITANICa exhibition at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum near Belfast.

The Titanic hit an iceberg in April 1912 on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. More than 1,500 passengers and crew drowned.

The album includes 13 images of the launch of the Titanic as well as several pictures of Mr Kempster’s family on board the Olympic on its maiden voyage. One shows two boys having a pillow fight, another women taking part in an egg and spoon race on board.

Carruthers · 10-15-2014, 09:44 AM

xoxoxoBruce · 10-15-2014, 09:49 AM

And there was room in the lifeboats for everyone. Fools.

Sheldonrs · 10-15-2014, 10:39 AM

Ship happens.

infinite monkey · 10-15-2014, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

Ship happens.

Water you talking about?

Sheldonrs · 10-15-2014, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Water you talking about?

Icehole!!!

infinite monkey · 10-15-2014, 11:37 AM

I take aft-er you. Nyeah nyeah nyeah.

Sheldonrs · 10-15-2014, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I take aft-er you. Nyeah nyeah nyeah.

Maybe after a glass of port.

infinite monkey · 10-15-2014, 11:43 AM

You should go on Howard Stern.

(we could do this for days, you know)

Sheldonrs · 10-15-2014, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

You should go on Howard Stern.

(we could do this for days, you know)

And I don't harbor any ill will for it.

10-15-2014, 09:44 AM	#2
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	...and the launch sequence.

10-15-2014, 09:49 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	And there was room in the lifeboats for everyone. Fools. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-15-2014, 10:39 AM	#4
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Ship happens. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

10-15-2014, 11:37 AM	#7
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I take aft-er you. Nyeah nyeah nyeah.

10-15-2014, 11:43 AM	#9
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	You should go on Howard Stern. (we could do this for days, you know)

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