When he was rescued by the Carpathia, he found Ogden, an old friend on board.Brown was later nicknamed the Unsinkable Molly Brown for her courage in standing up to the sailor in charge of the boat, who refused to turn back to look for survivors in the water.Īrchibald Gracie IV, a direct descendant of the Archibald Gracie who built Gracie Mansion, the New York City Mayor’s official residence, survived the sinking by climbing on top of an overturned lifeboat. Top: RMS Titanic Bottom Left: Ogden’s photo of Titanic lifeboat Bottom Right: The “Unsinkable” Molly Brown. 6, which had the now famous Margaret Brown on board. He took pictures of the rescue – showing lifeboats approaching the ship and being brought on deck – including lifeboat no. The Titanic was gone, but the Carpathia found surviving passengers and crew having waited out the night in lifeboats. Ogden, a lawyer, had bought a new camera for the trip, which was still a rare thing to own unless you were wealthy. The Carpathia arrived at the tragic scene where the Titanic had struck an iceberg at dawn. The “Unsinkable” Molly Brown comes to the rescue
Ogden believes the Titanic struck. Historical records show that the Ogdens pitched in to help the survivors being brought on board their ship. Brown would later be nicknamed the Unsinkable Molly Brown for standing up to the sailor in charge of her boat, who refused to turn back for survivors. 6 being rescued, which had Margaret Brown on board. Among Ogden’s pictures is a photo of Lifeboat No.Ogden and his wife were sailing to Europe on the Carpathia in April 1912 when the ship was called to respond to the site of the Titanic’s iceberg collision.Ogden’s scrapbook includes several pictures showing the rescue of survivors of the Titanic sinking. Carpathia passenger’s scrapbook of the Titanic rescue – including a photo of the Unsinkable Molly Brown’s lifeboat New York socialite Louis M.The album belonged to Louis M Ogden, a New York socialite aboard the RMS Carpathia – the ship that rescued survivors of the Titanic.
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