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Home  /  World  /  Atlanta: Hidden warehouse safeguards priceless Titanic artifacts, including heart-wrenching personal items

Atlanta: Hidden warehouse safeguards priceless Titanic artifacts, including heart-wrenching personal items

by Emma Miller
August 13, 2024
in The US, World
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Atlanta: Hidden warehouse safeguards priceless Titanic artifacts, including heart-wrenching personal items

Secret Storage of Titanic Relics Revealed

In a secret warehouse somewhere in Atlanta, Georgia, lie thousands of precious artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, the world’s most famous shipwreck. These items, which hold immense historical and sentimental value, have been meticulously preserved, though the exact location of the storage facility remains undisclosed for security reasons.

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A glimpse into history: Rare artifacts unveiled

RMS Titanic Inc., the American company granted exclusive rights to salvage items from the Titanic wreck site, has retrieved approximately 5,500 artifacts since being granted those rights by a U.S. court in 1994. The court stipulated that the items must remain together and be conserved with the utmost care.

Among the relics is an alligator skin handbag, remarkably preserved despite spending decades at the bottom of the ocean. Tomasina Ray, director of collections for RMS Titanic Inc., described the handbag as “a really beautiful, fashionable little bag.” The handbag once belonged to a third-class passenger named Marian Meanwell, and its contents, including a faded photograph, believed to be of her mother, are still in good condition.

A life redirected: The tragic tale of Marian Meanwell

Marian Meanwell, a 63-year-old milliner, was traveling to the U.S. to support her recently widowed daughter. Among her belongings were official papers and a recommendation letter from her landlord, praising her as “a good tenant, prompt with payment.” A medical card found in the bag revealed a heartbreaking twist: Marian was originally booked to travel on the Majestic, another White Star Line ship, but was transferred to the Titanic after the Majestic’s voyage was canceled.

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Treasures from the deep: Perfume vials and champagne bottles

Other artifacts in the collection include tiny vials of perfume that remain potent despite their time underwater. These belonged to Adolphe Saalfeld, a perfume salesman who carried over 90 vials on board and was one of the fortunate survivors of the disaster. A champagne bottle with the cork still intact and various types of crockery, which highlight the class divisions on the ship, are also part of the collection.

The Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912, with 2,224 passengers and crew aboard. On April 15, 1912, it struck an iceberg during its maiden voyage, leading to the deaths of 1,496 people. The artifacts housed in the Atlanta warehouse serve as poignant reminders of the lives lost and the stories that continue to captivate the world over a century later.

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