Collection of 19 items related to the Titanic, primarily consisting of newspapers covering the disaster, including: a rare original complete April 16, 1912, “Extra” edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune, with the headline reading “Liner Titanic Sinks; 1300 Drowned, 866 Saved”; an ad for US savings bonds removed from a magazine featuring Molly Brown; complete issue of Harper’s Weekly from April 27, 1912; sheet music for ‘Be British!’; a ‘Wreck of the Titanic’ souvenir napkin; and a collection of 14 issues of The Evening Wisconsin, no Sunday editions, all approximately dating from April 15–20, 22–27, and 29 and 30, 1912, with the headlines chronicling the latest developments of the Titanic. The April 15 headline states “Titanic Sinking After Collision; Passengers Safe.” The following day the realization of the tragedy is reported in the headline “Titanic Sinks With 1341 Souls—868 Survivors Saved By Carpathia.” The April 18 issue has an image of the Titanic at sea, a map showing the area of the accident, and images of prominent passengers including the Astors, Archibald Butt, Isidor Straus, and Frank Millet. Headlines in later issues deal with the inquiry and other issues surrounding the accident, including one which states, “Titanic Investigation is ‘Brutally Unfair,’ says J. Bruce Ismay.” In overall very good to fine condition.
