Illustration of man on stern of the sinking RMS Titanic of the White Star Line waving to his wife as she escapes in a lifeboat.

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Illustration of man on stern of the sinking RMS Titanic of the White Star Line waving to his wife as she escapes in a lifeboat. Behind him the iceberg looms. The caption to the picture is "The noblest way for a man to die, is when he dies for man." The idea of sacrifice was a popular theme after the 1912 disaster.

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License: Licensed
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