S.S. Carpathia Post-Disaster messages, 17th April, 1912
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S.S. Carpathia Post-Disaster messages, 17th April, 1912
messages sent by survivors of the Titanic to New York, one initialled HB, Marconi headed paper stamped "CARPATHIA" 17 APR 1912, the signals secured to two album pages -- 5½ x 8½in. (14 x 21.5cm.) each See illustration (3)
Provenance
John Booth signal archive
Lot Essay
Harold Bride, the second Wireless Officer aboard Titanic assisted the Carpathia's with the mamouth task of transmitting signals to New York which they could not complete before they arrived