An extremely rare letter written by James Paintin, steward to Titanic captain Smith, along with a photograph of Paintin that is being auctioned off at Henry Aldridge & Son auction house in Devizes, Wiltshire, in one of their 100th Anniversary Titanic sales this Saturday. 27 March 2012. Photo by Adam Gasson.

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Size: 2600px × 1733px
Location: Henry Aldridge & Son, Bath Road, Devizes, UK
Photo credit: © Adam Gasson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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