Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
"Why the Titanic Sank" poster on the Wall
November 15, 2008; printed 2012
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black-and-white photograph of a poster that hangs in the Capital Pool Checkers Club, titled, "Why the Titanic Sank", which features a group of scantily-clad, busty women aboard the deck of what appears to be a cruise ship. A thermometer is also pictured. The print is inscribed on the back.
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Catalog reference: 2012.41.40
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