A 100-year-old photo of the iceberg that experts believe is the one that sunk the Titanic is being auctioned off next month in New Hampshire by RR Auction. The black-and-white photo shows a huge iceberg with a distinctive elliptical shape, and was taken on April 12, 1912, two days before the Titanic hit the iceberg that would send it to the bottom of the North Atlantic, killing 1,502 people. It was taken by the captain of the S.S. Etonian, and bears the caption: “Copyright. Blueberg taken by Captain W.F. Wood S.S. Etonian on 12/4/12 in Lat 41 degrees 50 N Long 49 degrees 50 W. Titanic struck 14/4/12 and sank in three hours.” Although there were no photos of the iceberg before this one surfaced, two Titanic crew members drew sketches of the iceberg they saw, both of which are similar to the elliptical shape of the one in the photo. Additionally, the coordinates written on the photo are near where the wreckage of the Titanic lies on the ocean floor.
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Concourse De Elegance 2010
A bunch of pictures taken by Ruth Carver, at the Annual Car Show, are now up at the photo gallery for you to enjoy. Here’s the link if you prefer to go straight there. http://www.kzsq.com/gallery/concourse-de-elegance-2010
Hope you’re having a great week.
Justin
Motherlode Wildlife!
My facebook friend and sista, Connie, posted this photo of a bull in her back yard. It got me thinking, we see so much “awesome” wildlife and spectacular views, I would like your photos to post here as well. We’ll have our own “Motherlode Wildlife Photo Gallery”. What do you say? send me your jpeg photos to justin.flores@mlode.com and I will begin to archive them here at the site. Thanks in advance.
Justin Flores
The Tree That Split In Front Of Justin’s House
My wife was putting the chains on the car Friday morning when the tree out front of our house split! She says the sound was creepy! Here’s some pictures. If you have winter weather related pictures that you’d like to share, please email them to me at justin.flores@mlode.com .