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Original "Titanic" First Generation Photo of the Unsinkable Molly Brown on Lifeboat (#6) During The Rescue Mission, Taken by a Passenger Aboard the RMS "Carpathia"
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Original "Titanic" First Generation Photo of the Unsinkable Molly Brown on Lifeboat (#6) During The Rescue Mission, Taken by a Passenger Aboard the RMS "Carpathia"

Photograph, 5.5" x 4", black and white. Taken by Louis M. Ogden, a Carpathia passenger. Depicting two of the Titanic's lifeboats in the North Atlantic, one with passengers wearing lifejackets (Lifeboat 6). It appears that Titanic survivors had already been taken aboard the Carpathia from the second lifeboat, Emergency Lifeboat 4. One inch tear at left edge not touching either lifeboat. Lower left and right corners are missing in black margin, not affecting actual photo. Else in great condition.

Passengers loading in Lifeboat 6 were supervised by Second Officer Charles Lightoller. This is the lifeboat in which Margaret "Molly" Brown (The Unsinkable Molly Brown) was rescued in. Others include Frederick Fleet (a crewman employed as a lookout aboard Titanic who first sighted the iceberg, ringing the bridge to proclaim, "Iceberg, right ahead!"), Robert Hichens (in charge of the lifeboat.; quartermaster at the ship's wheel when the warning came from the Fleet that an iceberg had been spotted ahead of the ship), Canadian Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Godfrey Peuchen, Mrs. Elizabeth Rothschild and her pomeranian (one of three dogs that were rescued; her husband died aboard Titanic), Mrs. Martha Stone and her maid, Amelie Icard.

Relations among the occupants of Boat 6 were strained throughout the night. Hitchens apparently resented Peuchen's presence, perhaps fearing the major would pull rank and take charge. The two men quarreled, and Hitchens refused Peuchen's request that he assist him at the oars, since there was only one other man (Fleet) rowing.

When Titanic sank, Peuchen, Brown and others urged Hitchens to return to rescue people struggling in the water. Hitchens refused, even ordering the men at the oars to stop rowing altogether. "There's no use going back," he called out. "There's only a lot of stiffs out there," adding: "It's our lives now, not theirs." The cries for help soon died. Brown now asked Hitchens to let the women row to help keep them warm. When he balked, Brown ignored him and started passing out oars anyway. He protested and swore at her, and at one point moved to physically stop her. She told him to stay put or she'd throw him overboard. Others joined in to back her up, telling Hitchens to keep quiet. But he continued swearing, shocking a stoker (transferred from Boat 16) who finally asked him: "Don't you know you're talking to a lady?" Taking an oar herself, Brown organized the other women in shifts, two to an oar. When her heroic actions were published in the press, she became known as the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown. Brown's leadership was supported by Helen Candee, who herself assisted in the rowing despite a broken ankle received when she fell into the boat while boarding.

After the Titanic sank, Boat 6 eventually tied up with Boat 16. It was one of the last to reach the Carpathia, coming alongside at 8:00 a.m.

Quartermaster Walter Perkis put in charge of lifeboat 4. It was actually one of the first lifeboats to be lowered Among the occupants was Madeline Astor, the pregnant wife of the American millionaire John Jacob Astor. She had endured a long wait, shuttling back and forth between the Promenade and Boat Decks as plans for loading the boat were made and discarded. Now she boarded, accompanied by her maid and her nurse, and helped by her husband, who asked the Titanic's second Charles Lightoller if he could join her. Lightoller refused, telling him, "No men are allowed in these boats until the women are loaded first." Astor told his wife, "The sea is calm. You'll be all right. You're in good hands. I'll meet you in the morning." He did not survive the disaster.

The Carters also reached No.4.William Carter helped his wife Lucile and daughter, also by the name of Lucile, into the boat, but his son Billy had to leave his tan-and-black Airedale dog before was allowed in the boat. Of the seven members of the Ryerson party from First Class, only the five females were initially allowed to board, including Emily, her two daughters Emily and Susan, the maid, and the governess. The son, John, was not allowed, until the father, Arthur, stepped forward, proclaiming, "Of course, that boy goes with his mother. He is only 13." All survived except Arthur, who dutifully stayed behind.Boat 4 appears to have had about 42 people aboard when it was lowered.

Louis M. Ogden (1867-1946) was a Columbia graduate and lawyer. Later, he became Vice President and Director of the Ogden Lumber Co. and Director of the East River Mill & Lumber Co. On a clear, April morning in 1912, aboard the RMS Carpathia, Ogden rushed to his quarters to retrieve his new camera. On the horizon, several lifeboats appeared carrying Titanic survivors. 

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