STORY OF THE "TITANIC" POSTCARDS

24 READY-TO-MAIL CARDS

Frank O. BRAYNARD

Dover Publications - 1988

She was “unsinkable” — a splendid monument to modern engineering and nautical design. But on her maiden voyage, during the night of April 14-15,1912, the White Star superliner Titanic struck an iceberg and became a legend—not for its highly publicized “indestructibility,” but because of the catastrophe that took the lives of over 1,500 passengers.

In this remarkable collection, twenty-four reproductions of historic photographs and paintings recapture the character, magnitude, spirit and tragedy of the great ship—at the time, the largest and most luxurious vessel afloat. Included are photos of the Titanic in dry dock and on trial runs, its captain, the ship’s gigantic engine and rudder, a charmingly outfitted sun-room and a magnificent stateroom, as well as authentic photographs of grim-faced survivors aboard the rescue ship Carpathia and the ship’s remains on the ocean floor.

Available in one convenient and easily affordable volume, all cards—identified by brief, descriptive notes—are perforated and easily detachable for sending or saving. Here is a vivid, pictorial record that will fascinate collectors, maritime historians and anyone awed by the magnificent ocean liners of the past.