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SS Storstad Damaged from Collision with Empress of Ireland
The Norwegian collier SS Storstad showing damage sustained in collision with RMS Empress of Ireland on 29 May 1914. The Storstad struck the Empress amidships cutting a 16-foot gash in her hull and sinking her in under fourteen minutes.
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First Class Entrance on RMS Empress of Ireland
The First Class entrance on the lower promenade deck of the RMS Empress of Ireland. The stairs lead up to the music room and down to the dining saloon for First Class passengers. The Empress of Ireland sank in under fourteen minutes on 29...
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Christ Raises the Daughter of Jairus
Christ Raises the Daughter of Jairus, painting by Henry Thomson, 1810.
Tate Britain Gallery, London.
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RMS Empress of Ireland
Colorized image of the RMS Empress of Ireland. Original photo taken sometime between 1906 and 1914 when the ship sank in under fourteen minutes on the St. Lawrence River.
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Athena T-shirt from APRICVS Clothing
T-shirt from the shop ARRICVS Clothing.
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Apollo Candle from Altar of Aphrodite
Apollo candle is from the shop Altar of Aphrodite.
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Replica of Halve Maen
A replica of a legendary ship Halve Maen belonging to Dutch East India Company that sailed into what is now New York Harbor in September 1609. The ship was captained by Henry Hudson, an Englishman in the service of the Dutch Republic. This...
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The Death of General Wolfe
A painting from 1770 presenting the death of General Wolfe during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec. This battle was an important event during the Seven Years' War that laid the foundations of modern-day...
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New Netherland Map
A map of New Netherland published by Nicolaes Visscher II (1649–1702) in 1684. This map is partially a copy of the map by Jan Janssonius (1588-1664) from 1651.
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Map of New France
A map produced in 1719 showing New France. The pink area marks the territory of Canada.