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I just bought today this collection of reprinted documents. There are 18 documents telling the story of the disaster. The box contains:
1. Transcript of Register for Transmission to Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen;
2. Report of Survey of an Emigrant Ship;
3. Certificates of Clearance of an Emigrant Ship;
4. Deck plans of the ship showing deck accomodation;
5. Report of the British Commission of Enquiry into the loss of the Titanic;
6. 2 telegrams sent to the SS Birma by the SS Titanic as she sank;
7. Correspondence from the WSL to the Board of Trade;
8. "The Titanic Crime" editorial in NY Evening journal;
9. The response of the union leader;
10. The politician's response to the President of the Board of Trade;
11. Sample of returns of passengers drowned - First, Second and Third class; (Thomas Andrews included);
12. Alfred Omont's account of his escape from the Titanic;
13. Digest of Testimony at a hearing;
14. Report on the Senate Committee enquiry;
15. Copy of a letter from Stanly Lord to the Board of Trade;
16. Statement of Claim and Verdict (Ryan v. the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co.Ltd);
17. White Star Line letter to the Board of Trade about films on the sinking of Titanic (1930);
18. Photograph of a survivor from Titanic being rescued by Carpathia
All these are facsimile reproductions from the Archives of the Public Record Office in London, UK. Good quality. The entire box costs US$25. It's a very nice collectable! Lots of stuff to read. Quite emotional...
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-- Dan Draghici (ddraghic@sprint.ca), April 03, 1998
i am the biggest fan of the titanic and i would love to know all i can know about the unsinkable ship
-- diana fisher (ddiana728@yahoo.com), January 17, 2004.
hi i live in Bulgaria and i am 12 but i very like the stery on Titani!I want lear very to this story!!!Read mi!
-- Sofia Pavlova (hot_sofi2003@yahoo.com), February 21, 2004.