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The Empress of Ireland, a forgotten history
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At 2:01 a.m., the ship, listing sharply, allowed the passengers little chance to escape.
37 of 62 		At 2:06 a.m., the ship was lying on its side.
38 of 62 		Illustration from a newspaper at the time depicting a moment during the tragedy
39 of 62 		At 2:09 a.m., the ship sank under the icy waters of the river.
40 of 62 		Postcard showing lifeboats transporting victims of the shipwreck
41 of 62 		Postcard showing the transport of a victim of the shipwreck
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Postcard showing the transfer of victims of the shipwreck
43 of 62 		Postcard showing a building where victims of the shipwreck were taken
44 of 62 		Postcard showing the bodies of shipwreck victims in a Rimouski warehouse
45 of 62 		Postcard showing a survivor of the shipwreck
46 of 62 		Souvenir postcard of the wreck of the Empress of Ireland
47 of 62 		Transport of coffins from the Lady Gray
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Testimony of the captain G.H. Kendall during the commission of inquiry on the shipwreck
49 of 62 		Team of divers hired by Canadian Pacific
50 of 62 		Deckhand assisting a diver
51 of 62 		Silver ingots brought up by the divers
52 of 62 		Team of divers who discovered the wreckage
53 of 62 		Yacht La Canadienne used during the first dives to the wreck
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