In an interview with CBS News in July, Cameron, who has visited the ship's watery grave more than two dozen times, said he felt a "a responsibility to honor the dead, to honor the tragedy. Said Cameron: "Securing the irreplaceable collection of artifacts, protecting and preserving them for future generations, by placing them in the public trust, is a unique and important opportunity to honor the 1, passengers and crew who died.
His point was echoed by Fredrik Hiebert, National Geographic Society's archaeologist-in-residence, who told his organization's website : "Because of this bankruptcy, human history might go on the auction block and disappear from the public domain.
National Geographic also is backing the U. Among the more noteworthy holdings in the Premier Exhibitions sale are a cherub that was part of the Titanic's grand staircase for first-class passengers and a blue sapphire ring surrounded by 14 diamonds.
More mundane items like clothing are also part of the sale. Officials with Premier Exhibitions, which filed for bankruptcy in , couldn't be reached for comment. RMS Titanic, a unit of Premier, has been only company legally permitted to collect artifacts from the Titanic wreck since October letter, on Plaza Hotel stationary, written by Lifeboat No. There was a big brouhaha when the public found out about that whole people-in-a-big-ass-lifeboat situation, leading to this letter between Salomon and another passenger on LB1, Laura Mabel.
This was no Disney cruise, it was the Titanic —and there was a full-on Turkish bath on the boat for the first-class passengers only , where a person could sweat away the stresses of carrying all that money weight around and then check in afterward to see how many pounds they lost. This one was used by Salomon to take notes, as it includes the names of the other passengers on Lifeboat No. Possible piece of fabric not a part of the Lion Heart auction. What we have here, ladies and gentleman, is a piece of green fabric possibly from the smoking room of the Titanic.
Possible piece of wood from grand staircase not a part of the Lion Heart auction. Too high? Premier Exhibitions is selling 5, artifacts from the ship—including a bronze cherub featured on the staircase, a sapphire ring, and rights to any future expeditions. Other artifacts up for grabs include letters and "personal items" of the passengers on the ship, as well as a perfume bottle with perfume still inside.
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