Appraisal: 1912 Titanic Survivors Letter
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Appraisal: 1912 Titanic Survivors Letter
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAPPRAISER: This, um, scrapbook you brought in is very interesting.
I mean, other than the fact that it's a nice history of a woman's life and travel around the world.
There's a letter in here which, I, quite frankly, is one of the most poignant letters I've ever read about the Titanic.
Um, can you give me a history of how you obtained the letter?
GUEST: Well, the history that I have is my grandmother bought this scrapbook at an auction, and then when she passed on, she inherited it to me, and that's all that I actually know of it.
APPRAISER: I'd like to read this letter.
It's a very sad letter, but, uh, I think it's highly valuable.
It's a resolution adopted by the women survivors of the S.S.
Titanic, assembled on board the S.S.
Carpathia, April 16, 1912.
"We, the lady passengers, wish to express to the captain and officers, doctors and crew of the Carpathia our grateful appreciation of their tender kindness, courtesy and generosity, after a night of grief over the loss of fathers, husbands, sons, and brothers, who in their fine gallantry and chivalry, sacrificed themselves to make our escape and rescue possible.
To their memory, we can only make too fitting tribute.
For the women survivors, Margaret Brown, Mrs.
William Blanchett, Mrs.
George W.
Stone."
This letter could be worth over $5,000.
Anybody who collects anything on the Titanic would just... go-- be head over heels with it.
I mean, it's one of the finest source letters I've ever seen.
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NewAppraisal: 1933 Duck Soup Movie Poster
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 2m 2s | Appraisal: 1933 Duck Soup Movie Poster (2m 2s)
NewAppraisal: 1937 Snow White Animation Cel
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 2m 7s | Appraisal: 1937 Snow White Animation Cel (2m 7s)
NewAppraisal: 1950 Women's Pro League-signed Baseball
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 16s | Appraisal: 1950 Women's Pro League-signed Baseball (3m 16s)
NewAppraisal: 1955 Thomas Hart Benton Painting
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 1m 52s | Appraisal: 1955 Thomas Hart Benton Painting (1m 52s)
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 1m 54s | Appraisal: Bruno Zach Bronze, ca. 1925 (1m 54s)
NewAppraisal: Chinese-style Imitation Ivory Vase, ca. 1950
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 1m 10s | Appraisal: Chinese-style Imitation Ivory Vase, ca. 1950 (1m 10s)
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 30s | Appraisal: Citrine Brooch & Ring, ca. 1915 (3m 30s)
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 1s | Appraisal: Dionne Quintuplets Dolls, ca. 1940 (3m 1s)
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 4m 55s | Appraisal: Edmund Gilpin Watch, ca. 1670 (4m 55s)
NewAppraisal: Heubach Snow Baby Container, ca. 1910
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 31s | Appraisal: Heubach Snow Baby Container, ca. 1910 (3m 31s)
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 1m 14s | Appraisal: Indian Kashmiri Shawl, ca. 1850 (1m 14s)
NewAppraisal: Japanese Lacquer Tray, ca. 1910
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 21s | Appraisal: Japanese Lacquer Tray, ca. 1910 (3m 21s)
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 2m 40s | Appraisal: Māori Jade Tiki, ca. 1800 (2m 40s)
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 2m 21s | Appraisal: Mashhad Carpet, ca. 1925 (2m 21s)
NewAppraisal: Russian Plique-à-jour Candy Basket, ca. 1885
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 1m 39s | Appraisal: Russian Plique-à-jour Candy Basket, ca. 1885 (1m 39s)
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 16s | Appraisal: Syrian Savonarola Chair, ca. 1895 (3m 16s)
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