Southampton Council Archives

This selection of photographs was included in the book "Titanic Voices"; I've tried to reduce the distortions introduced by perspective as much as possible, with varying degrees of success. Please click on the images for larger versions


A signed photo of the officers of the Carpathia; Rostron, Dean, Bisset, Barnish, Rees and Hankinson
A better quality version of the above photo, without the signatures
A cross section of the Titanic from "The Sphere" newspaper; it was originally printed the previous year but labelled "Olympic"
How close the Titanic came to disaster soon after leaving the dock.
The swimming baths of the Olympic
The Olympic, somewhere off the Isle of Wight
Berthon Collapsible loaded on to the Olympic soon after the disaster
The cluttered boat deck of the Olympic replete with extra lifeboats
The forward boat deck of the Olympic with the extra lifeboats
The Titanic soon before launch
The Olympic nearing completion
The Olympic nearing completion
The Olympic
Nothing to do with the Titanic or Olympic; the Southampton docks showing a variety of ships including the Mauretania
The Olympic, Leviatan [sic] and Berengaria
The D deck landing of the forward grand staircase of the Olympic
The 1st class smoking room of the Olympic
The 1st class lounge of the Olympic
"Honour and Glory Crowning Time"
The Olympic's saloon kitchen
The Olympic is manoeuvred into dock for the first time
A close up of the inscription on the Stothert and Pitt cranes.
The gymnasium of the Titanic
Bottled beer destined for the Titanic
More bottled beer destined for the Titanic
The Titanic passes the Isle of Wight
The Titanic at Southampton
Rear starboard quarter view of the Titanic
The Olympic, dressed in flags
The Titanic on her maiden voyage.


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