Encyclopedia Titanica

Fake Pictures Burns-Johnson Fight

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:06:25 +0100

Did William H. Harbeck attempt to film a fake Jack Johnson championship bout?... Honolulu Star-Bulletin Fri, 02 Apr 1909

Motion Pictures Cure Seasickness

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:56:01 +0100

W. H. Harbeck, of Seattle, official motion picture photographer of the Canadian Pacific railway, returned yesterday from Europe, where he took several thousand feet, of views for the company, to be used on its theaterette cars. On the voyage across the Atlantic on the steamer Empress of Ireland some rough weather was "encountered, and a number of the first and second cabin passengers succumbed to the motion of the vessel. To draw their minds from their troubles, Mr. Harbeck put on a s... Motography

The Making of Motion Pictures

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:24:48 +0100

How the Wonderful Photograph Films Are Secured.... Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette Sun, 08 Dec 1907

Harbeck Known Here

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:18:04 +0100

Moving Picture Man Drowned on TItanic Took Films for the C.P.R. ... The Province Thu, 18 Apr 1912

Takes City as It Grows

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:46 +0100

Moving Picture Photographer Tours Portland.... Portland Oregonian Sat, 27 Apr 1907

Was on Titanic Taking Moving Pictures

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:25:15 +0100

Presence of W. H. Harbeck, Former Tacoman, Explained. ... Tacoma News Tribune Thu, 02 May 1912

William H. Harbeck’s Widow Asks for Injunction

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:39:39 +0100

Catherine Harbeck, widow of Titanic victim and filmmaker William H. Harbeck, sought a federal court injunction in May 1912 to stop three New York men from exhibiting and selling his copyrighted Alaska and Oregon motion picture films without her authorisation.... Moving Picture News Sat, 25 May 1912

Accused in Film Case.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:19:38 +0100

Harbeck's New York agent indicted for an alleged attempt to withhold from Mrs Catherine Harbeck moving-picture films...... The Washington Post Tue, 01 Oct 1912

Letter from John S. Harbeck to Theodore Roosevelt

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:59:50 +0100

Harbeck's son contacts the former president to enquire about an unauthorised screening film of William H. Harbeck's Alaska film.... Thu, 30 May 1912

Titanic Relics Come Under the Hammer in Devizes

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:23:50 +0100

Survivor's lifebelt and victim's whistle among the lots...

Obituary [Percival Wayland White]

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:56:47 +0100

Percival Wayland White, son of Nelson D. White and Julia Davis Long, one of the victims of the Titanic horror, was a native of Winchendon, Mass., where he resided the larger part of his life. For the last four years he has been a resident of Brunswick, the State of his mother's family, where he built a very attractive house among the pines near Bowdoin College. In early business life he was a salesman for White Brothers, and was of great assistance to that firm in making their goods popular t... The Brunswick Record Fri, 26 Apr 1912

Relic of Titanic Disaster Is Prized by Local Man

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:11:07 +0100

Owner Tells Thrilling Story of Menu Card Of Last Dinner on Ill-Fated Liner... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wed, 12 Jan 1938

Titanic: the Lifeboat Launching Sequence: a New Study

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:58:48 +0100

A detailed revision and expansion of a 2001 study on the order and timing of the Titanic's lifeboat departures. ... Fri, 10 Apr 2026

A Shortish Name Beginning with ‘S’

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:18:44 +0100

Solving a long-standing Titanic puzzle. New research identifies the mystery couple in Titanic's cabin B-78, the stateroom where steward Henry Samuel Etches knocked but was refused entry on the night of the sinking. ... Titanica! Wed, 01 Apr 2026

How travel by sea was made safer than on land

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:06:48 +0100

Safety compartments that close automatically – wireless telegraphy and submarine bells that worn at great distance – great steel ships that defy storms Extract:— When asked the degree of safety which the modern transatlantic liner offers, Captain EJ Smith, of the Adriatic, said: "I will not as... The World's Work

Friends Pay Tribute to Captain Ted Smith

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:07:24 +0100

Master of Titanic Famous for Bravery and His Skill as Mariner... Oakland Tribune Fri, 19 Apr 1912

The Late Captain E.J. Smith

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:32:15 +0100

Portrait Unveiling at Etruria... Staffordshire Sentinel Thu, 24 Apr 1913

William Augustus Spencer: Bibliophile

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:13:48 +0100

His book collecting and bequest to the New York Public Library...

Titanic VR experiences

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:33:25 +0100

Visiting two immersive virtual reality experiences—Titanic: A Voyage Through Time and Titanic: Echoes From the Past.... Titanic Review Sun, 15 Mar 2026

Titanic: The Second Class Survivors

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:53:44 +0100

A detailed analysis of how the 118 second-class survivors of RMS Titanic escaped, examining contemporary 1912 testimonies to identify their lifeboat assignments and evacuation patterns.... Titanica! Sat, 07 Mar 2026

Watch Schedules, Ship’s Bells, and Clock Alterations on Board Titanic and Olympic

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:19:05 +0100

A detailed examination of watch schedules, ship’s bells, and midnight clock alterations aboard RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic, including Apparent Time Ship and Magneta master clock procedures.... Titanica! Wed, 25 Feb 2026

Formerly Unlisted Passengers

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:59:43 +0100

CHERBOURG, FRANCE. April 16.- The following are additional names of first-class passengers who went on board the Titanic here. They were not contained in the list previously published: First cabin-Miss M. Hayes, A. T. Compton, Mrs. E. S. Ostby, Mrs. J. S. White and two servants, Miss E. Evans, Miss T. Newall, J. Frauenthal, Mrs. A. Flegenheim, Henry Boank [Blank], Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Smith, Mrs. H. A. Casseber [Cassebeer], Mrs. C. Candee, Miss Bowdoin... The Montgomery Advertiser Wed, 17 Apr 1912

Mystery Vessels of the Night

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:50:26 +0100

A forensic re-examination of eyewitness accounts from the night Titanic sank, analysing mystery vessels, navigation lights, and distress rockets to reassess the Californian affair.... Titanica! Tue, 03 Feb 2026

Funeral to be Held Tomorrow

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:06:11 +0100

The funeral services in connection with the burial of Mrs. William De Messemaeker of Tampico, who passed away in Rochester, Minn., Tuesday morning will be held at St. Raphael's church tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Friends of the deceased who would like to see her will be admitted to the Peterson undertaking parlors until noon tomorrow. Mrs. De Messemaeker died at the age of 42 years and 6 months. She was born in Werchter, Belgium, and lived there until the time of her marriage i... Valley County News Fri, 03 May 1918

Sarah Daniels: Love From Fisgig

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:01:55 +0100

Can a series of postcards help uncover the destiny of a most elusive Titanic survivor?... Titanica! Mon, 22 Dec 2025