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Father Brown Photographic Collection contains the sole collection
of Titanic photographs taken during the Titanic's passage from Southampton
to Ireland.
 From
1911 to 1916, Frank Browne studied Theology at Milltown Park in
Dublin. It was during this period that his Uncle Robert (the Bishop
of Cloyne) sent him an unusual present: a ticket for the first legs
of the maiden voyage of the Titanic, sailing from Southampton to
Cherbourg and then on to Queenstown (Cobh), Co Cork, Ireland.
 While
on board, an American millionaire offered to pay his way for the
rest of the voyage to New York. On being appraised of this suggestion,
Frank's Jesuit Superior cabled Queenstown saying, succinctly,“GET
OFF THAT SHIP---PROVINCIAL”.
 After
the tragedy, Frank Browne’s photographs appeared on the front
pages of newspapers around the world. He had taken the last picture
of Captain Smith and the only one ever taken in the Marconi room.
His series starts at Waterloo Station with the “Titanic Special”
and documents the activities of passengers and crew aboard this
unique ship, concluding with the anchor being raised from the water
for the last time
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