19 previously unknown photos of the Titanic

Everyone knows the tragic story of the Titanic, and James Cameron, whose film became a legend, like the ship itself, could not do without merit. The liner set sail 107 years ago, on April 10, and a few days later went to the bottom. The tragedy that stirred the planet: only a third of the passengers escaped. And if everyone saw the Cameron film, then these rare shots are unlikely.

One of the first shots of the Titanic.

Captain Edward John Smith (right) with his colleague stands on the deck of the legendary ship.

Passengers stroll along the boats.

Children's games shortly before the tragedy.

Margaret Brown, a well-known secular lady from the United States. She was one of the few survivors, after the tragedy she was nicknamed the "unsinkable Molly Brown." Her image is also in the film.

Iceberg, who became the culprit of the disaster. The photo was taken a few hours after the fateful night a few kilometers from the crash site.

This is the last boat that sailed from the Titanic ... A shipwreck occurred in front of these people.

Family of survivors.

And one more survivor - mother and daughter.

As a result of the tragedy, 1,496 people died. In the photo - Stuart Collette, who was lucky to stay alive.

The crew of the Carpathians. It was these people who came to the aid of the survivors. They raced in full steam, but could only reach the scene of the tragedy a couple of hours after the disaster.

Surviving at the docks of the English city of Plymouth.

Waiting for the survivors.

Just imagine their excitement: people came to find out if their loved ones survived.

The boy sells newspapers with evening news, and the main one is disaster.

Sale of magazines, proceeds from which will go to the aid of survivors.

A baseball game from which funds were also raised for survivors of the disaster.

Monument dedicated to the Strauss family. Isidore was a well-known American entrepreneur, and that fateful night he tried to put his wife Ida in a boat, but she refused to leave her husband on a sinking ship. Instead, she planted her maid.

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