The plate glass negative ‹ A History of the Titanic in 30 Pieces

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This is a photograph taken by Robert Welch,	0:30:08	0:30:11
the official photographer for	0:30:11	0:30:13
Harland & Wolff.	0:30:13	0:30:14
We know it was taken some time	0:30:14	0:30:15
towards the end of May, 1911,	0:30:15	0:30:17
and the clue to that	0:30:17	0:30:19
is this ship here,	0:30:19	0:30:20
the Titanic.	0:30:20	0:30:22
I'm actually quite familiar with this image,	0:30:22	0:30:24
but I had no idea how much it contained.	0:30:24	0:30:27
For example, a well-dressed youth on a bicycle.	0:30:27	0:30:31
A Belfast tramways conductor.	0:30:31	0:30:34
You can almost see him looking at the crowd, saying,	0:30:34	0:30:36
"I'm not standing any trouble."	0:30:36	0:30:39
I think it is this man's face that really stands out to me	0:30:39	0:30:43
because he really is looking me straight in the eye.	0:30:43	0:30:47
Images like these are important because they underline	0:30:48	0:30:53
how extraordinary was the everyday world	0:30:53	0:30:55
of the people who built the Titanic.	0:30:55	0:30:58

The plate glass negative A History of the Titanic in 30 Pieces