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The Empress of Ireland, a forgotten history
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Postcard of the Empress of Britain facing Québec
37 of 62 		Postcard of the Empress of Ireland produced after the sinking of the ship
38 of 62 		Postcard of the Empress of Ireland produced after the sinking of the ship
39 of 62 		Advertising poster for the Empress ships on the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Route
40 of 62 		Advertising poster for Canadian Pacific about its Empress ships for Canada
41 of 62 		Advertising poster for Canadian Pacific and its Atlantic service
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Menu for third class passengers
43 of 62 		Advertisement appearing in the newspaper Le Devoir of May 26, 1914
44 of 62 		Advertisement appearing in the newspaper The Gazette of May 26, 1914
45 of 62 		Path taken by the Empress of Ireland before its collision with the coal freighter, the Storstad
46 of 62 		At 1:55 a.m., sailors on the passenger liner saw the coal ship emerge from the fog.
47 of 62 		At 1:56 a.m., the coal ship Storstad rammed the passenger liner amidships
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At 1:57 a.m., the boiler rooms were flooded.
49 of 62 		At 1:58 a.m., at the sound of the alarm, the crew tried to close the watertight doors.
50 of 62 		At 2:01 a.m., the ship, listing sharply, allowed the passengers little chance to escape.
51 of 62 		At 2:04 a.m., the ship was listing sharply.
52 of 62 		Illustration from a newspaper at the time depicting a moment during the tragedy
53 of 62 		At 2:09 a.m., the ship sank under the icy waters of the river.
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