Thursday, August 26, 2010

The USA Titanic Exhibition...AWESOME !!

Hi Everyone,

I have been to the only Titanic exhibition in the USA. It was a fabulous tour and highly recommended. The tour guide really knew his stuff.

Here are some photos:

BELOW: The Titanic's Deck Plan. A copy of this was displayed in the ship's gymnasium:









BELOW: The Grand Staircase - a magnificent reproduction:









BELOW: The Grand Staircase, with Honor and Glory crowning Time:









BELOW: The Grand Staurcase with the Cherub light:









BELOW: Third Class corridor with security grille that was locked for 5 hours each night:









BELOW: On the Bridge: Note the control panel for the watertight doors:









BELOW: An original of the New York Times:












BELOW: The Marconi Wireless Room:









BELOW: Compare to above. This is a picture taken on the Titanic in 1912:









BELOW: The White Star Line dinner set and silveware:









BELOW: Some paintings and flags:









BELOW: Some books that have told stories about the sinking of the Titanic:









BELOW: A piece of coal salvaged from the Engine Room (2005 expedition):












BELOW: The outfit worn by Leonardo DiCaprio in the James Cameron movie Titanic. This was the boarding outfit for Jack Dawson:












BELOW: Some deck chair timber and a part of the cane insert:









That's all for now.
John

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