The 5ins x 4ins photograph will go under the hammer on Saturday. He seems unequivocal that this one was the iceberg that sank the Titanic.” “But the letter from Captain Wood adds far more weight to this iceberg being the one. “Their sketches both appear similar to the iceberg in this photo and have the same distinctive odd shape at the top. “Fredrick Fleet was the lookout who first spotted the iceberg and he later drew a sketch of it, as did crew member Joseph Scarrott. “But Captain Wood’s photograph must be the most likely of all of these images. ![]() Andrew Aldridge told the Daily Mail: “There were never any photographs taken on board the Titanic of the iceberg, only images of ones in the same area in the days before and after. Now, Captain W Wood’s photograph and letter are being flogged to the highest bidderĪt auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son of Devizes in Wiltshire.
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