RMS Titanic Images - News

At the time of the Titanic disaster, newspapers and other periodicals provided all the information available. These images show the news and the public's reactions to the ship's sinking.

Making a Record with Harper's Weekly. John Manning, the owner of the newsstand shown in the photograph, in City Hall Park, New York City, writes as follows: "I wish to congratulate you on the increase in prosperity of Harper's Weekly. My sales of Harper's Weekly during the week of April 22d were 590 copies, and of the last issue, I have sold 634 copies. Yours very truly, (Signed) John Manning." Mr. Manning's statement has been verified. We are glad to print his letter. Harper's Weekly (11 May 1912) p. 23. GGA Image ID # 10a05aed0e

Getting the Latest News on the Titanic Disaster at the White Star Line Office April 1912. © Bain News Service. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (LC-DIG-ggbain-10353). GGA Image ID # 10d943621a

Crowd in Front of White Star Line Offices - April 1912. © Bain News Service. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (LC-DIG-ggbain-10349). GGA Image ID # 10dbe5ccea

Crowd Gathers In Front of White Star Offices - April 1912. © Bain News Service. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (LC-DIG-ggbain-10353). GGA Image ID # 10dbfa42e5

Photographs by Passenger Who Left the Doomed Titanic at Queenstown. Images from Father Browne Are Included on the Centerfold Page for 18 April 1912 of the Daily Sketch. Top Left: A View from the Upper Promenade Deck of the Southampton Pilot Being Dropped Off. Top Right: View from the Top Deck of the Quay at Southampton. Top Center: The Last Known Photograph of the Titanic Leaving Queenstown Harbor. GGA Image ID # 110a521adc

New York American Latest News on the White Star Liner "Titanic." Photograph Showing Crowd of People Surrounding the New York American Building on 15 April 1912. GGA Image ID # 1628bc838f

The New York American was a daily paper published by the Star Company from 1902-1937. The GG Archives has the 17 April 1912 issue of this paper that dealt primarily with the Titanic Disaster and its aftermath.

Front Page of the New York American for 17 April 1912 Special Edition About the Titanic Disaster. GGA Image ID # 1038a83dd4

Page 3 of the New York American, 17 April 1912. Featured Article: NY American's Two Steps To Prevent Such Calamities in Future. GG Archives ID # 1038e4b724

Page 4 of the New York American, 17 April 1912. Lists of Rescued and Missing, and Passengers Who Probably Perished. GGA Image ID # 103912df4c

Page 5 of the New York American, 17 April 1912. American Starts First Titanic Fund - A Predicessor to Today's Go Fund Me. GGA Image ID # 10393de160

Anxious Relatives and Friends Seeking News at the White Star Line Offices. New York American (17 April 1912) p. 6-7. GGA Image ID # 10399d555c

Crowds Flocked to the White Star Line Offices for News of the Ship and Her People on Monday, 15 April 1912. New York American (17 April 1912) p. 6-7. GGA Image ID # 10b0e18119

Page 2 of The Daily Graphic Titanic In Memoriam Number Photos Included How the Titanic Met With Disaster on Her Maiden Voyage, and the Cunard Line Carpathia Which Rescued the Survivors of the Disaster. The Daily Graphic (London, 20 April 1912) p. 2. GGA Image ID # 10f479efab

Page 3 of The Daily Graphic Titanic In Memoriam Number Focused on The Ocean Grave of the Titanic. Photo (bottom center) was The Commander of the Titanic and the Bows of His Ship. The Daily Graphic (London, 20 April 1912) p. 3. GGA Image ID # 10f4987a0e

Page 8 of the Daily Graphic Titanic in Memoriam Number Featured the Ocean Grave of the Titanic With a Photo of Mr. G. G. Phillips, the Marconi Wireless Operator. The Daily Graphic (London, 20 April 1912) p. 8. GGA Image ID # 10f591c2bb

Page 9 of The Daily Graphic Titanic In Memoriam Number Featured the Ocean Grave of the Titanic With a Photo of a Wireless Cabin on an Atlantic Liner. The Daily Graphic (London, 20 April 1912) p. 9. GGA Image ID # 10f5fe7b8b

Page 14 of The Daily Graphic Titanic In Memoriam Number Photos Included . The Daily Graphic (London, 20 April 1912) p. 14. GGA Image ID # 10f8ad6392

Page 15 of The Daily Graphic Titanic In Memoriam Number Photos Included . The Daily Graphic (London, 20 April 1912) p. 15. GGA Image ID # 10f6dc351a

Page 16 of The Daily Graphic Titanic In Memoriam Number Photos Included . The Daily Graphic (London, 20 April 1912) p. 16. GGA Image ID # 10f710af47

Page 17 of The Daily Graphic Titanic In Memoriam Number Photos Included . The Daily Graphic (London, 20 April 1912) p. 17. GGA Image ID # 10f754becb

Page 18 of The Daily Graphic Titanic In Memoriam Number Photos Included . The Daily Graphic (London, 20 April 1912) p. 18. GGA Image ID # 10f7c093de

Page 19 of The Daily Graphic Titanic In Memoriam Number Photos Included . The Daily Graphic (London, 20 April 1912) p. 19. GGA Image ID # 10f83891bd

Page 20 of The Daily Graphic Titanic In Memoriam Number Photos Included . The Daily Graphic (London, 20 April 1912) p. 20. GGA Image ID # 10f87cb83f

Crowds outside and inside of the White Star Line Offices Crave Any News about the Fate of Passengers. The Illustrated London News (4 May 1912) p. 659. © Bureau and L.N.A. GGA Image ID # 101e71c624.

In the Anxious Hours Which Followed the Greatest of Maritime Disasters: At Lloyd's, the Famous Association of Marine Underwriters After the Sinking of the Titanic. The Illustrated London News (11 May 1912) p. 684-685. GGA Image ID # 1063f78f02

The Crowd Outside St. Paul's at the Conclusion of the Titanic Memorial Service on 19 April 1912. The Illustrated London News (11 May 1912) p. 703. © L.N.A. GGA Image ID # 101f0406c4.

A Crowd Equal to That Which Was Lost with the Ill-Fated White Star Liner Titanic. The Illustrated London News (11 May 1912) p. 704-705. © Topical. GGA Image ID # 101fc2d5d0.

Funeral Procession of Mr. Wallace Hartley of the RMS Titanic in Colne, Lancashire. The Illustrated London News (8 June 1912) p. 867. © Farringdon Photo Co. GGA Image ID # 101fe60747.

Crowds of the Stricken and Curious Gather by the White Star Line Office on Broadway in New York. The Independent (2 May 1912). p. 949. GGA Image ID # 10a2ae9931

Theater Display for the Film Featuring Captain Smith of the RMS Titanic with 'Animated Weekly' Overlay. The Moving Picture News (4 May 1912) p. 26. GGA Image ID # 10615ab7da

Newspaper Boy Holds Evening Newspaper with Titanic Disaster Headlines. The New York Observer (9 May 1912) p. 585. GGA Image ID # 105f492675

Front Page, How the Titanic Went Down. The Modern Messenger of Death: A Typical Bearer of the Fateful Tidings Concerning the Titanic. The Sphere (27 April 1912) p. 1. GGA Image ID # 10fb1530d3

The Wreck of the Titanic by Lawrence Beesley. We Are Privileged to Give Here the Narrative of Mr. Lawrence Beesley, Who Was Saved From the Ship. This Narrative Is Published by Permission of Reuter's Agency, Which Sent It to the London Newspapers. There Is a Slight Discrepancy of Time in Mr. Beesley's Story. The Sphere (27 April 1912) p. 68. GGA Image ID # 10fb61915d

The Aftermath of Sorrow: How the Tragedy Came Home to Many a Householder in Southampton. The Scene Outside the White Star Offices at Southampton. The Sphere (27 April 1912) p. 71. GGA Image ID # 10fbdf883f

The Wreck of the Titanic. The Story Told by "Sphere" Diagram in a Special Twelve-Page Supplement. (Bottom) A Last Vision of the Titanic by Night -- an Impression at Cherbourg. The Sphere (27 April 1912) p. 1 of the Supplement. GGA Image ID # 10fe01013a

The Sphere (4 May 1912) p. 89. GGA Image ID # 110123e384

The Sphere (4 May 1912) p. 104. GGA Image ID # 11020661af

Crowd Gathers at White Star Line Office on 15 April 1912. GGA Image ID # 107d920485