6. William H. Harbeck and his lost reels
We’re almost done talking about these things that died along with the Titanic, but we can’t end today’s article without discussing the 100 reels that belonged to the great filmmaker William H. Harbeck.
He boarded the Titanic as a second-class passenger, along with a French model named Henriette Yvois, whom he claimed was his wife but was not. His luggage was quite interesting, with 110,000 feet of film, more than 100 reels, multiple cameras, and “a $10,000 contract with the White Star line to take moving pictures of the giant ship on her trip to America.
When he traveled around Europe in early 1912, Harbeck managed to get lots of videos of Alaska, British Columbia, and San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake, as well as of Yellowstone National Park. He didn’t only record scenes in numerous nations but also sold copies of his films.
As the book “Titanic and Silent Cinema” (which you should check out if you’re curious about the accident and the things that died along with the Titanic) says, there’s a possibility that he filmed the ship’s near-miss collision with another ship as it left Southampton. One passenger claimed that he saw an American photographer who was with a woman and filmed the incident as it almost happened.
Some people say that there’s a possibility Harbeck had his camera during the sinking, but we can’t tell for sure. Unfortunately, all of his hard work and long hours of filming became part of the events that ended with the Titanic.
But that’s not even the worst thing that happened, because on that sad night in April, the filmmaker also lost his life. His body and Harbeck’s true wife, Catherine, made a $55,000 claim for the missing footage.
What are your thoughts on these things that died along with the Titanic? Let us know in the comments below! If you want to read something else from Mind-Bending Facts, here’s a good article for you: 12 Shocking Law-Breaking Violations You’re Committing Without Realizing
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One thing is missing . The sarcophagus(mummy board) of the main priestess of Amen-Ra from the British Museum. It was on the ship .
Since than a copy is being masqueraded around the word .
The captains dog died aboard Titanic as well as other passengers dogs.
The idea that a man was saved after spending an hour in the frigid water is absurd. He’d have
not lasted more than twenty minutes in that water.
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The article was interesting and adds to the tragedy of lives lost and the treasures of those lost lives. But, the editing was atrocities! Numerous misspellings and gramatical errors.
I have not seen it mentioned that to me the most precious items that died were the dogs cats etc the passengers had with them.
Does anyone proof-read and spell check these articles before they are posted? It’s not that hard to do.
Sorry 😞 this article, in my never to be humble, opinion was a waste of time.
Hey Anna, your glaring ignorance shows, “Harbeck managed to get lots of videos of Alaska”. Video wasn’t invented yet, not for about 50 years later. What a dope.
My mother was very young at the time, but she and my grandparents were supposed to take the return visit back to England on the Titanic. It never arrived for them to do that. I wish I had the tickets today, but my grandfather got his money back instead.
Very interesting. For those who died as well as their belongings, you still cannot take it with you.
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