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This stunning photograph of Titanic is the last known snapshot of the ill-fated liner as she was leaving Queenstown. Snapped by a Titanic passenger, Jack Odell, a young boy who was on holiday with his family that got on board at Southampton and disembarked in Queenstown, Ireland, Titanic's last port of call. This image was taken while they were on the tender heading back to Queenstown (now Cobh).
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On April 10, 1912, the Titanic departed from Southampton, England and travelled to Cherbourg, France where many first-class passengers boarded. On April 11, 1912, the Titanic left Cherbourg en route to Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland where the Titanic picked up the majority of its third-class passengers. On April 12, 1912, the Titanic sailed on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean and was due to arrive at Pier 59 in New York City on Wednesday April 17, 1912.
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Irelandseye.com presents a series of archive newspaper cuttings from the Belfast Newsletter which report the Titanic tragedy. There is ... a glimpse back to Belfast at that time, with a selection of photographs of street scenes. Compare Edwardian Belfast with the city in the late twentieth century. Belfast was a flourishing industrial city with a rapidly expanding population. There is an opportunity to check out employment prospects in 1912 and to read about the Irish political climate which was divided over the prospect of Home Rule.
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A few years ago The Commutator listed the dogs on Titanic plus a cat that walked off with her kitten at Southampton. Animal lovers will enjoy two more stories: Doodles from Cedric and a cat who made his home on Arabic.
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