50 Unusual Historic Photos
Aug 12, 2017 12:21:06 #
kvanhook wrote:
I always thought the Titanic sank at night. Photo looks like plenty of light. And what about the date for the Wright Brothers flight? I thought it was in 1903. Some of these are amazing photos.
I believe that the Titanic-passengers photo ought to have been captioned something like 'Passengers who, having left the Titanic, were rescued...'
The 1911 date on the Wright aircraft photo may be correct, but, as you astutely pointed out, it was not a photo taken at the December 1903 first flight. The flying machine in the picture is one of the later versions of the Wright aircraft, a version which featured an upright (up-Wright?) sitting position for the pilot and had the elevator relocated from the front to the rear of the aircraft.
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Aug 12, 2017 19:36:32 #
StanRP
Loc: Ontario Canada
kvanhook wrote:
I always thought the Titanic sank at night. Photo looks like plenty of light. And what about the date for the Wright Brothers flight? I thought it was in 1903. Some of these are amazing photos.
Hi,
You are correct, the Titanic sank just after midnight. The Carpathia, on it's way East, heard the Mayday ( Actually CQD) turned around and arrived about 4.00 am. That photo is of the Carpathia at pier 54 New York City. My great-uncle did not survive, but his assistant Harold Bride did.
StanRP
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Aug 13, 2017 15:53:13 #
Only a small part of south Manhattan was filled in with debris from old ships and garbage.
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