Titanic photographs - photographs of the titanic taken by father browne, photographer

The Titanic Photographs Collection.

Photo Essay	Chapter 1	Chapter 2	Chapter 3	Chapter 4
Chapter 5	Chapter 6	Chapter 7	Chapter 8	Chapter 9

Chapter IV: SUPPLEMENTARY PICTURES

The pictures in this chapter fall into three different categories. Firstly, there are some pictures of the Titanic taken by Frank Browne but not included in his album. Secondly, there are pictures taken by Frank Browne aboard the Olympic. Thirdly, we have seven pictures of the interior of the liner, taken from the plan of the ship that Frank Browne was handed when he stepped on board at Southampton.

the <I>Titanic's</I> and the tender <I>America</I>.

The bedroom section of Frank Browne's suite of rooms, numbered A-37, aboard the <I>Titanic's</I>.

Another view of Frank's bedroom but this time the negative was consigned to his 'morgue' and would probably have been consigned to the trashcan had the liner survived.

Enlargement of the photographs shown of the plan of the liner which Frank Browne was handed as he boarded <I>Titanic's</I>. <I>See Chapter One.</I>

The luncheon menu-card for April 14, 1912, which Frank Browne acquired to illustrate his lectures.

The first-class dining room of the <I>Titanic</I>. Once again, Frank Browne thought it substandard and did not included in his album. It remains, however, one of the few photographs taken in this room.

The Reading and Writing room on A-deck of <I>Titanic</I>. Compare this with the next photograph of the Reading and Writing room on <I>Olympic</I>.

The Reading and Writing room on A-deck of <I>Olympic</I>. The windows of this room were 11 feet high. The bright band at the top of the windows is the portion of the room which arises above the the level of the boat deck.

An excellent interior shot of the <I>Olympic's</I> Marconi room, showing Mr Brent at work.

The bridge of RMS <I>Olympic</I>. It is worth noting that this is the only photograph taken of the entire bridge of either <I>Olympic</I> or <I>Titanic</I>.

A view of the ship from a departing tender.

Swimming bath of RMS <I>Olympic</I>,identical in every aspect with that of the <I>Titanic</I>.

The grand staircase of the <I>Olympic</I>. There were seven flights upstairs similar to this, the topmost one. All the woodwork and carving is in pale oak. The carving on the back wall represents 'Honour and Glory crowning Time'.

Although frequently stated to be the <I>Titanic</I>, this is in fact Frank Brown's last picture of RMS <I>Olympic</I> taken from Crosshaven, County Cork. It is included here as an effort to nail a myth.