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 VIII: IN LATER YEARS

Early in 1913, Frank Browne started to give public lectures on the Titanic, illustrated with lantern slides. To supplement his old Titanic photographs he acquired materials that dealt with the disaster itself, such as the ships radio messages and illustrations from a variety of sources of the actual sinking.

White Star letter sent to Frank Brown on 4th march, 1913.

An illustration of the Titanic at night, anchored off Cherbourg. This was used by Frank Browne for his public lectures and was taken from the supplement to <I>The Sphere</I>, London, 28 April, 1912.

The Titanic sinks. Artist's impression from the same issue of <I>The Sphere</I>. This was turned into a lantern slide and used, with permission, by Frank Browne in his public lectures.

The front page of London's Daily Express, 15 April, 1932

On the front cover, the London <I>Weekly Illustrated</I> of 10 April, 1912, described one of Father Browne's photographs as <I>the most romantic picture ever taken</I>.

After the Titanic disaster, all ships had to carry sufficient lifeboats to save all on board. Here we see <I>Berthon</I> collapsible boats onboard the White Star liner <I>Majestic</I>.

Extra lifeboats were placed on the decks of the White Star liner <I>Baltic</I> to implement the new British board of trade ruling.

Henderson collapsible boats on the White Star liner <I>Arabic</I. Besides the solid gun Wales, the keels of these boats are also solid. I' they could accommodate about 20 people.On being lifted up, they opened like a concertina and are then kept in shape by means of struts and bolts. They could accommodate about 20 people.

One of three Russian telegrams acquired by Frank Brown for his illustrated lectures on the <I>Titanic</I>.