This photograph is stamped as being taken at 7am on the 19th of April, 1912. People form a crowd at Cunard’s Pier 54 in New York, possibly waiting for more news on what happened to the Titanic.
RMS Carpathia had arrived the evening before carrying the survivors of Titanic’s sinking. It is said around 40 000 people were waiting to see the ship arrive.
These images, taken on the 15th of April, 1912, show survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic arriving at and being helped aboard the RMS Carpathia 107 years ago.
Six years later the Carpathia was torpedoed by a German submarine.
Possibly taken by passenger J.W. Barker.
November 1912: Firemen stand outside the fire station in Wagga Wagga in regional New South Wales, Australia. The building was constructed around 1903.
New York City has hosted an Easter parade on Fifth Avenue since the 19th century. Taking place on Easter Sunday, for decades it was one of the most significant cultural events of the year.
Here are some images of the parade from the late 19th and early 20th centuries:
The New York Times reports on Serbian massacres of Albanian citizens in the First Balkan War. 31st December, 1912.
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