111 years ago today RMS Lusitania departed New York’s Pier 54 for the last time. It was her 201st crossing of the Atlantic.
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| From newsreel of the Lusitania leaving NYC |
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| passengers and crew from the newsreel |
Many United States newspapers ran notices from the German Embassy in Washington, warning travelers not to sail on ships flying the flag of nations at war with Germany; that such vessels were at risk of destruction in British waters. These notices appeared alongside advertisements for Lusitania’s voyage, heightening the ominous tone of the day.
outside of the harbour as the Lusitania passed a British ship heading to New York a passenger snaped this photograph. It is the last photograph of the Lusitania taken.
Poignant. I wonder whether the passing passenger realised the historic 'snap' that he/she was taking?
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, James
Good point. Similar to the Odell family or Father Brown who boarded Titanic in Southampton and got off at Queens Town (Cobh) . it was many years later researchers discovered those photos.
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