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Titanic 14th - 15th April 1912 Public Record Office

Titanic 14th - 15th April 1912 By Public Record Office

Titanic 14th - 15th April 1912 by Public Record Office


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Summary

Containing a range of full colour and black and white reproductions of documents held in the Public Record Office and general arrangement drawings produced by Harland and Wolff, this pack captures the history of the Titanic, from its registration to the controversy surrounding its sinking.

Titanic 14th - 15th April 1912 Summary

Titanic 14th - 15th April 1912: the Official Story by Public Record Office

Containing a range of full colour and black and white reproductions of documents held in the Public Record Office and general arrangement drawings produced by Harland and Wolff, this pack captures the history of the Titanic, from its registration as an emigrant ship in Liverpool to the controversy which was still surrounding its sinking during the 1930s. With a fully illustrated introduction and detailed description of each docuemnt, the pack reveals both the glamour and the spectacle of the Marine Ritz and the sense of disbelief and outrage which followed its demise.

Titanic 14th - 15th April 1912 Reviews

A must for every Titanic enthusiast. British Titanic Society

Table of Contents

Transcript of Registrar General's copy of the Register General of Shipping and Seamen; report of survey of an emigrant ship; Certificate of Clearance of an Emigrant Ship; cross section of deck plans of Titanic; extract from the British Commission of Enquiry; telegrams sent to the SS Birma as the Titanic sank; correspondence from the White Star Line to the Board of Trade; The Titanic Crime - editorial from the New York Evening Journal; response of the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Union; sample of return of passengers drowned; Parliamentary Question to the President of the Board of Trade from Josiah Wedgwood, Liberal MP; Alfred Olmont's account of his escape from the Titanic - evidence to the British enquiry; digest of testimony to the Committee of Commerce of the US Senate; report of the British Ambassador on the US Senate Committee Enquiry Report; letter from Stanley Lord, Captain of the SS Californian to the Board of Trade; statement of claim and verdict in case of Ryan vs Oceanic Steam Company Navigation Co.; letter to the Board of Trade from the White Star Line about prejudicial effect of Titanic films on shipping; photo of survivor climbing aboard SS Carpathia.

Additional information

GOR003520450
9781873162378
1873162375
Titanic 14th - 15th April 1912: the Official Story by Public Record Office
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
19970303
37
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Titanic 14th - 15th April 1912