Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, featuring 127 artifacts recovered from the ship's debris field, opens for a limited engagement on Oct. 23, at the Rialto Building, 300 E. Congress St.
A miniature model of the Titanic ship sits in a display case.
Laura Levy, associate registrar, shines a light into a groove in a display before placing a glass covering over the artifacts as she cleans in preparation for the Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.
Curator Becky Parker, left, carefully places a postcard in a display case as associate registrar Laura Levy watches as they prepare for the Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.
This fragment is an example of the types of blankets used by male passengers to wrap around the women and children who were allowed to use the lifeboats first.
A miniature model of the Titanic ship sits in a display case.
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Laura Levy, associate registrar, shines a light into a groove in a display before placing a glass covering over the artifacts as she cleans in preparation for the Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.
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Curator Becky Parker, left, carefully places a postcard in a display case as associate registrar Laura Levy watches as they prepare for the Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.
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Meghan Seymour of Citadel Broadcasting looks over an artifact during a media preview of Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.
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These au gratin dishes are displayed in the fashion they were discovered on the sea floor after the wooden box protecting them rotted away..
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This damaged fleur-de-lis floor tile was one of many used in the second and third class public areas..
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This re-creation shows how a first-class cabin was furnished.
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This Berndorf pure nickel cooking pot was commonly found in grand hotels and luxury ocean liners.
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Old postcards are displayed.
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Crystal flower vases such as this cracked one were found in many of the cabins.
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This gilded, five socket chandelier was one of several gold-plated chandeliers from the men's First Class Smoking Room.
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This is an example of the third class sleeping quarters including a small sink and a hinged copper soap box that was recovered with a bar of soap.
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This pair of cotton gloves was found still attached at the cuffs.
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Blades from an electric fan, still a novelty at the time, exemplify the luxuriousness of the rooms.
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This fragment is an example of the types of blankets used by male passengers to wrap around the women and children who were allowed to use the lifeboats first.
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A seat number is still attached to a fragment of a wooden chair from the Second Class Dining Saloon.
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A White Star Line emblem adorns a first class bread dish.
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The White Star Line logo appears on third class dishware as a theft deterrent.
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This gear shaft connected the docking bridge steering stand with the telometer.