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Wallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912) was an English violinist and bandleader on the Titanic during its maiden voyage. He became famous for leading the eight-member band as the ship sank on 15 April 1912. He and the rest of the band did not survive the sinking.
Wallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912), an English violinist, was the bandleader on the Titanic. Hartley's body was recovered by the CS Mackay-Bennett, [30] before being returned to England for burial in his home town of Colne, Lancashire. The violin that he used on the Titanic was found in its case strapped to his body.
Bernice "Bernie" Palmer (January 10, 1893 – February 11, 1989) was a Canadian photographer known for taking the photographs of the Titanic disaster survivors and the iceberg believed to have caused the sinking of the ship in April 1912.
Who were the Titanic survivors who moved to Texas? Albert Edward James Horswill was 33 when he boarded the Titanic in 1912. Horswill was from England and starting working for the White Star Line ...
A letter written by Titanic survivor Lucy Lady Duff-Gordon is slated to hit the auction block in Boston.
The captain gives leave for the wireless operators to abandon their posts with the directive "every man for himself." At 2:15 a.m., the orchestra, directed by Wallace Henry Hartley, plays its final piece, the Episcopal hymn "Autumn". Many passengers jump into the freezing water in their life preservers.
4. Henry Clay Frick. Henry Clay Frick was the chairman of Carnegie Steele when the Titanic was built, so complimentary tickets were gifted to him and his wife.His wife sprained her ankle while ...
Dorothy Gibson (born Dorothy Winifred Brown; May 17, 1889 – February 17, 1946) was an American actress, socialite and artist's model, active in the early 20th century.. She survived the sinking of the Titanic and starred in the first motion picture based on the disas