Original negative of SS Birma taken from aboard Carpathia
The Fenwick Collection Is One Of The Definitive Photographic Archives Relating To The Rescue Of The Surviving Titanic Passengers And Crew. James And Mabel Fenwick Were Newlyweds And Beginning A Three Month Honeymoon Trip To Europe. Boarding The SS Carpathia They Departed New York On 11 April 1912, Little Knowing That Four Days Later The Carpathia Would Come To Save 700 Survivors From The Most Famous Shipping Disaster Of All Time. The Camera The Couple Were Carrying Was Able To Chronicle This Momentous Event And Provide A Unique Record Of The Events That Unfolded. Early On The Morning Of 15 April Mabel Fenwick Was Woken Up By A Man's Voice Crying Titanic's Going Down'. Mabel Rushed On Deck With Her Camera. RMS Titanic Fenwick Archive: Rare original negative of the Russian East Asia Liner SS Birma taken from aboard the rescue ship Carpathia on the morning of 15 April 1912. 3.5 x 5.5 inches. The photo was taken by Mabel Fenwick, a newlywed passenger on Carpathia headed to the Mediterranean with her husband, James when their ship diverted to rescue Titanic's survivors. The Birma was about half the length of Titanic at just over 400 feet, with a single funnel and four masts. The ship was en route to Russia when she received Titanic's distress call and steamed towards her position about 100 miles away. On arrival, Birma's wireless operators found it difficult to obtain information from Carpathia as evidenced by Birma's proces verbal log which Henry Aldridge and Son sold several years ago for over 30000. Birma searched the area for survivors but finding none and having observed Carpathia's departure, discontinued its search. (See 13746038 for a positive of this original negative.)
Pick your License
Able Aldridge Birma Boarding Carpathia Carpathias Chronicle Definitive Departed Departure Descent Difficult Direct Discontinued Diverted Ephemera Evidenced Fenwick Finding Funnel Honeymoon Honoured Knowing Liners Mabel Masts Momentous Negatives Newlywed Newlyweds None Observed Obtain Operators Privilege Proces Provide Relating Rushed Save Searched Steamed Surviving Survivors Unfolded Verbal Wireless Woken
Features In These Collections
> All Things Titanic from Henry Aldridge
> Contributors > HAL
