Tag Archive for: 1950s
Queen Mary at Southampton Docks
A panoramic view of Southampton Docks circa 1956, with RMS Queen…
Andrea Doria : The Sinking of the Unsinkable
As with the “unsinkable” Titanic, there is tragic irony in the “unsinkable” Andrea Doria account. We all know too well what caused the demise of the former: the hull breached by the ripping damage of a gigantic iceberg. But how and why did a newer ship, sailing warm waters and built to withstand a powerful impact, meet its end?
Across the Caribbean on the Nieuw Amsterdam
This short 16mm film, shot sometime before 1958 records a journey…