Echoes of the Titanic

The program from the April 29, 1912, benefit performance at the Metropolitan Opera House for families of victims of the Titanic disaster.
The program from the April 29, 1912, benefit performance at the Metropolitan Opera House for families of victims of the Titanic disaster. (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Archives)
President Taft and the Duke and Duchess of Connaught.
President Taft and the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Archives)
Written on the bottom right: "To the memory of the musicians of the Titanic by Henry Hutt."
Written on the bottom right: "To the memory of the musicians of the Titanic by Henry Hutt." (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Archives)
On the right, a reproduction of the commemorative post card that was sold.
On the right, a reproduction of the commemorative post card that was sold. (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Archives)
(Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Archives)
Capt. Rostrum and the S.S. Carpathia.
Capt. Rostrum and the S.S. Carpathia. (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Archives)
'Women and Children First' by T.H. Hény.
'Women and Children First' by T.H. Hény. (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Archives)
Sketches by John B. Thayer, Jr., from one of the Titanic's life rafts.
Sketches by John B. Thayer, Jr., from one of the Titanic's life rafts. (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Archives)
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