Film Footage of the Lusitania Leaving New York for the Last Time (May 1, 1915)

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[NRx]

Original film footage shot on the Cunard pier showing passengers arriving and the departure of the ocean liner Lusitania on its final voyage. (appx 6 mins b&w silent)

[NRx]

New York Tribune May 8, 1915 edition digitized announcing the sinking of the Lusitania...

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1915-05-08/ed-1/

[Jane Long]

Thank you for posting.

Love these vintage vids you post.

Love Old New York :-)

[NRx]

[volunbeer]

Interesting moment in history.

Yesterday a torpedo..... today a virus.

[PGR88]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbert_Hubbard

Developer of the idea of mass mail-order sales, and modern concepts of consumer-product marketing. founder of the “Arts and Crafts” movement. Killed aboard the Lusitania.

[Blurb2350]

In addition to almost 2,000 passengers and crew (1,200 of whom would die), she was carrying hundreds of tons of munitions and ammo.

[SkyDancer]

I wish they would have put their logo at the bottom or side or someplace else rather than right in the middle of the screen.

[Sirius Lee]

In addition to almost 2,000 passengers and crew (1,200 of whom would die), she was carrying hundreds of tons of munitions and ammo.

Yup. Civilians and munitions in a war zone don't mix. My great grandfather was onboard when krauts sunk it.

[KC_Lion]

Never let a crisis to to waste.

Woodrow Wilson was Obama before Obama was Obama.

My top contender for most damaging President in History (and he has some stiff competition)

[dfwgator]

Wilson wanted his war, and he got it.

[mad_as_he$$]

Interesting. I just watched an episode of Drain the Oceans about this sinking.

[gloryblaze]

"I'll see this picture in London."

Wow, this is a haunting video. Thanks for posting.

[Huskrrrr]

The ship sank in approximately 18 minutes. It amazes me that over 700 people managed to be rescued.

[Sans-Culotte]

The video is also stretched, so everybody looks fat. Still some great footage.

[mmichaels1970]

Recently watched a documentary on this. It told the stories of several of the passengers. So sad.

One of the stories IIRC was a guy who went to the beach where bodies were lined up to search for his dead wife. He found her body there and she moved. Turned out to be alive.

[Madam Theophilus]

And the rest of the story - the Lusitania was carrying weapons.

https://archive.archaeology.org/0901/trenches/lusitania.html

https://www.history.com/news/the-sinking-of-rms-lusitania-100-years-ago

[BenLurkin]

A hold full of munitions topped by a human shield.

[SkyDancer]

To be sure it was great news video, Youtube has lots of redone news stuff from long ago, it just was that irritating logo circle and words right in the middle of the screen.

[MayflowerMadam]

Cool!

[Chgogal]

Interesting post.