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Francis Brown

The Last Photo of the Titanic
The Titanic sank on the night of April 14-15, 1912. Four days after setting out to sea.
This is the last shot of the Titanic in full strength, taken on April 11 near the Irish port of Cork.

The author is 32-year-old Irish priest Francis Brown. On April 10, he boarded the Titanic, and on April 11, he was supposed to disembark in the port of Cork. During the voyage, Francis became friends with a wealthy family heading to New York. They offered to pay for Brown's ticket to America. Francis was happy and sent a telegram to the parish, but received a reply with instructions to immediately arrive at the destination.

Brown took the photo as a farewell after he disembarked and waited for the Titanic to sail.  Three days later the ship sank, taking 1,500 people with it. Francis Brown lived a long life. He continued his passion for photography and published an album of his photographs of the interior and exterior of the Titanic.

Trastevere, Rome,  ca 1955 
By: Mario Carbone