Historic photos: Finding the sunken Titanic

- -Text 29824 TITANIC: BREAKING NEW GROUND: Witness a fascinating look at real events surrounding the disaster of the luxury liner Titanic on TITANIC: BREAKING NEW GROUND Friday, Feb. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. '1998 FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY

The Indiana State Museum says their biggest exhibit since "Lord of the Rings," "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit" is coming here, opening September 25, 2010. This photo shows a bench recovered at the Titanic wreck site. (Photo provided by Hirons & Company) Copyright 1987 RMS Titanic, Inc.

The Indiana State Museum says their biggest exhibit since "Lord of the Rings," "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit" is coming here, opening September 25, 2010. This photo shows underwater work on the Titanic wreck site recovery. (Photo provided by Hirons & Company) Copyright 1998 RMS Titanic, Inc. <b>09/19/2010 - G01 - MAIN - 1ST - THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR</b><br />

The Indiana State Museum says their biggest exhibit since "Lord of the Rings," "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit" is coming here, opening September 25, 2010. This photo shows a telegraph underwater at the Titanic wreck site. (Photo provided by Hirons & Company)

A slab of the hull of the ocean liner RMS Titanic is seen suspended by a chain as it is tilted upright on Sunday, Aug. 25, 1996 by diesel-filled salvage bags. The cables hoisting a 21-ton chunk of the Titanic snapped some 215 feet from the surface Friday morning, sending the waterlooged wreck back to the bottom of the sea. The salvage operation was abandoned until next year. (AP Photo/The Discovery Channel Online,ho)

Robert Ballard, professor at the University of Rhode Island, points to footage of the wreck of the Titanic. AP Professor Robert Ballard, professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, points to his footage of the wreck of the Titanic that is part of the exhibition on display in the Belfast Building, Northern Ireland, Saturday, April 14, 2012. Ballard and his team discovered the wreck of the Titanic in 1985. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Visitors to ?Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition? at The Franklin Institute can view more than 300 items retrieved from the wreck site. Photo provided

This bowler hat was recovered from wreck site in 1993 without the protection of a leather bag or trunk. The Franklin Institute / Darryl W. Moran

Currency from the early 1900s is among the artifacts found in the wreck of the Titanic. AP file FILE - In a Friday, Aug 15, 2008 file photo, currency, part of the artifacts collection of the Titanic, is shown at a warehouse in Atlanta. The owner of the largest trove of artifacts salvaged from the Titanic is putting the vast collection up for auction as a single lot in 2012, the 100th anniversary of the world's most famous shipwreck. The auction is scheduled for April 1 by Guernsey's, a New York City auction house, according to filings by Premier Exhibitions Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A spokeswoman for the auction house and Premier Exhibitions declined Wednesday Dec. 28, 2011 to discuss the auction with The Associated Press until a formal announcement in January. (AP Photo/Stanley Leary, File)

This pocket watch, found in the Titanic wreckage, was one of the belongings of a third-class passenger named William Henry Allen. It?s one of the Titanic artifacts that will be auctioned this spring. Associated Press A pocket watch found in the belongings of a third class passenger named William Henry Allen, found in the Titanic wreckage, is among a sampling of Titanic artifacts on preview Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 in New York. The complete collection of artifacts recovered from the wreck site of the RMS Titanic will be auctioned by Guernsey's Auction House in April. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

- -FILE-- This is an 1912 file photo of the 'Carpathia' as lies at anchor after bringing in survivors from the Titanic disaster in April 1912. Graham Jessop a treasure hunter claimed Wednesday Sept. 8 1999, that he has found the wreck of the Carpathia . The 13,000-ton Carpathia which rescued 705 survivors from the Titanic, was sunk 6-years later during WWI when it was torpedoed twice by a German U-boat. (AP Photo/PA, File) UNITED KINGDOM OUT: MAGAZINES OUT: NO SALES

- -ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, OCT. 18--AP writer Helen O'Neill takes notes inside the submersible Mir 2 as it descends to the floor of the North Atlantic to view the wreck of the famed luxury liner Titanic, Sept. 13, 1998. O'Neill spent almost 12 hours in the submersible's 7-foot-wide cockpit with a pilot and one other passenger reporting on the first tourist visit the Titanic site. (AP Photo/

- -ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, OCT. 18--Anatoly Sagalevitch, head of the manned submersible laboratory of Russia's P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, sits at the controls of the submersible Mir I in this undated photo. Sagalevitch guided the first tourists to the Titanic wreck in September 1998 on the floor of the North Atlantic. (AP Photo/Ralph White)

- -ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, OCT. 18--A crane aboard the Akademik Keldysh research ship lowers a 23-foot-long submersible containing two tourists and a pilot toward the surface of the North Atlantic on Sept. 10, 1998. The tiny craft spent 2 1/2 hours descending 12,500 feet to view the wreck of the Titanic. A small tugboat waits to move the craft away from the mother ship. (AP Photo/P.P. Shirshov Institute )

- -ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, OCT. 18--The giant propeller of the sunken Titanic lies on the floor of the North Atlantic in this undated photo. The propeller and other portions of the famed ship were viewed by the first tourists to visit the wreck site in September 1998. (AP Photo/Ralph White)

The book "Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic" on display at the Randleman House in Carlisle during an April 14 dinner marking the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.

A photo of Capt. Edward John Smith, master of the Titanic, from a copy of the book "Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic" on display at the Randleman House in Carlisle during an April 14 dinner marking the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.

The book "Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic" on display at the Randleman House in Carlisle during an April 14 dinner marking the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.

This pair of leather children?s shoes is believed to be from Body No. 4, the ?Unknown Child? who died in the wreck of the Titanic. This very young boy, recovered by the crew of Mackay-Bennett, was buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Canada. GNS photo This pair of leather children's shoes is believed to be from Body No. 4, the "Unknown Child," that died in the wreck of the Titanic. This very young boy, recovered by the crew of Mackay-Bennett, was buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Canada. (Gannett, Gerry Lunn/Maritime Museum of the Atlantic/File)

- -DISCOVERY CHANNEL TO BROADCAST LIVE FROM TITANIC ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 - RMS Titanic, Inc. and Discovery Channel to Embark on New Scientific Expedition to Titanic Wreck Site -- On Sunday, August 16 Discovery Channel will bring viewers closer to the Titanic than ever before with a live telecast from the famous wreck site in the North Atlantic. TITANIC LIVE, a two-hour program airing from 8-10 PM (ET)/5-7 PM (PT), will feature never-before-seen images broadcast live from 2.5 miles below the ocean's surface. Pictured: micro-organisms encrust the bow of the Titanic. <%% 0 PICTURE_OK HEADER_OK 3 1 %%>

- -NBC104 12/16/97 TITANIC: SECRETS REVEALED -- NBC SPECIAL -- TELECASTS: Sat., Jan. 3 (8-9:00 p.m. ET) -- PICTURED: Wreck of RMS Titanic --RMS Titanic was unsinkable...at least that was the popular notion until the early morning of April 15, 1912 , when the luxury liner went down in the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage...less than 3 hours after striking an iceberg. Although much has been written about the ship and her passengers, there are still many mysteries surrounding the ship and that fateful night. Through exclusive, never-before-seen footage from inside the ship, and computer graphic images of rooms inside the Titanic, explore the questions surrounding the great liner and her doomed voyage. John Joslyn is the executive producer of ÓTitanic: Secrets Revealed.Ô John Tindall is co-executive producer and Chip Clements is producer. ÓTitanic: Secrets RevealedÔ is an Adventures & Explorations Television production for NBC Entertainment. -- PHOTO: National Geographic/Ralph White.

A reflection from a china plate from the Titanic is captured on its glass casing, as Alexandra Klingelhofer, vice president of Premier Exhibitions and curator for Titanic exhibitions, looks on, in New York. Photos by Bebeto Matthews/The Associated Press In this Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, file photo, a reflection from a china plate from the 2nd class section of the Titanic is captured on its glass casing, as Alexandra Klingelhofer, vice president of Premier Exhibitions and curator for Titanic exhibitions, in New York. The complete collection of artifacts recovered from the wreck site of the RMS Titanic and owned by Premier Exhibitions will be auctioned by Guernsey's Auction House in April. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Binoculars found among the debris of the Titanic wreck. This Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 file photo, shows binoculars found among the debris of the Titanic wreck in New York. The complete collection of artifacts recovered from the wreck site of the RMS Titanic will be auctioned by Guernsey's Auction House in April. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

- -David Fritz/The News Leader Kitchen and eating utensils recovered from the wreck of Titanic, on display at the Science Museum of Virginia.

A MIR submersible (right) observing the bow of the Titanic wreck from a scene from the motion picture Ghosts of the Abyss. --- DATE TAKEN: rec'd 2003 No Byline Buena Vista Pictures HO - handout ORG XMIT: ZX19511

Passengers participate in a memorial service, marking the 100th year anniversary of the Titanic disaster, aboard the MS Balmoral Titanic memorial cruise ship, at the wreck site in the North Atlantic Ocean, early Sunday, April 15, 2012. Cruise ship passengers and crew said prayers Sunday at the spot in the North Atlantic where the Titanic sank 100 years ago with the loss of more than 1,500 lives. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

- -ee**FILE** A piece of the hull of the RMS Titanic is pulled to the surface off the coast of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, in this Aug. 10, 1998, file photo. R.M.S. Titanic, the cmpany that has been salvaging the Titanic shipwreck since 1987, may give up its rights to do so, according to legal papers. Citing recent setbacks, R.M.S. Titanic "is in the process of re-evaluating its plans to conduct further salvage on the wreck," the Atlanta-based company told Norfolk, Va., judges in a report filed lastweek. Company attorney Mark S. Davis declined to comment Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002. (AP Photo/Discovery Channel/R.M.S. Titanic Inc., File)

- -** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND NOV. 29-30 ** FILE ** A prototype of the small, deep-diving submarine that General Mills developed under a contract from the Navy and the Wood Hole Oceanographic Institute, is shown in this 1961 General Mills Archive photo. A version of the sub made the first dives to the Titanic wreck in 1986. (AP Photo/General Mills Archives)

- -A English five pound note, recovered from the wreck of the Titanic is shown to members of the media Thursday June 10, 2004, ahead of the start of the Titanic-The Artifact exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, England. The Titanic sank on April 14, 1912, killing 1,523 people. The artifacts were recovered from the site in the year 2000, but have not been displayed for the public. (AP Photo/Phil Noble, PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - MAGS OUT **

- -A chronometer from the bridge of the Titanic on display at the Science Museum in London, Thursday May 15, 2003. The chronometer is one of more than 200 artifacts raised from the wreck of the Titanic that were going on display Thursday at the launch of a new exhibition commemorating its ill-fated maiden voyage. The exhibition takes visitors on a chronological journey through the life of the Titanic, from its conception and construction, to life on board and its sinking in the Atlantic in April 1912. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Indiana State Museum says their biggest exhibit since "Lord of the Rings," "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit" is coming here, opening September 25, 2010. This photo shows rows of au gratin dishes recoverd from the Titanic wreck. (Photo provided by Hirons & Company)

The Indiana State Museum says their biggest exhibit since "Lord of the Rings," "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit" is coming here, opening September 25, 2010. This photo shows a propeller at the Titanic wreck site. (Photo provided by Hirons & Company)

The Indiana State Museum says their biggest exhibit since "Lord of the Rings," "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit" is coming here, opening September 25, 2010. This photo shows the bow underwater at the wreck site. (Photo provided by Hirons & Company)

(GANNETT PHOTO NETWORK) TR-TITANIC: A salvage crew bringing up the Titanic's bollard. Artifacts recovered from the sunken ship are now on display at the Florida International Museum in St. Petersburg, Fla. (GNS Photo)

Part of a collection of objects recovered from the passenger ship Titanic wreck site, including from top, a second class boarding pass, a business card, and a U.S. twenty dollar bill, are shown in Boston Wednesday, May 20, 1998, as part of a collection of objects to be displayed in Boston July 1, through November 1, 1998 and called "Titanic: The Exhibition." The cotton glove covered hands of George Tulloch, president of RMS Titanic, Inc., are at bottom. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

A clarinet recovered from the wreck of the Titanic on display at the Science Museum in London, Thursday, May 15, 2003. The clarinet is one of more than 200 artifacts raised from the wreck of the Titanic that were going on display Thursday at the launch of a new exhibition commemorating its ill-fated maiden voyage. The exhibition takes visitors on a chronological journey through the life of the Titanic, from its conception and construction, to life on board and its sinking in the Atlantic in April 1912.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

FILE - In an August 1996 photo, the port bow railing of the RMS Titanic lies in 12,600 feet of water about 400 miles east of Nova Scotia as part of a joint scientific and recovery expedition sponsored by the Discovery Channel and RMS Titantic. The first expedition to the North Atlantic wreck site since 2004 is revealed in a filing by RMS Titanic Inc. in U.S. District Court in Norfolk, where four days of hearings are scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 on the company's claim for a salvage award. ( AP Photo/RMS TITANIC/DISCOVERY CHANNEL ONLINE, File ) MANDATORY CREDIT

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