FILE - In this April 10, 1912 file photo, the luxury liner Titanic departs Southampton, England, prior to her maiden Atlantic voyage en route to New York City. As the Titanic was sinking in the North Atlantic on the night of April 14-15, 1912, its more than 2,000 passengers and crew scrambling in the dark for lifeboats, a young man far away in Wales heard the ship’s distress calls on his homemade radio. Associated Press
By Deseret News

On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage, leaving just over 700 survivors out of the more than 2,000 people on board.

Now, 100 years after the sinking of the Titanic, museum artifacts and pictures of the wreck help offer glimpses of life in 1912, and life aboard the Titanic.

Propellers during construction

This May 31, 1911 photo provided by the Library of Congress, shows the hull of the S.S. Titanic under construction in dry dock.
FILE - This May 31, 1911 photo provided by the Library of Congress, shows the hull of the S.S. Titanic under construction in dry dock. | Associated Press

This May 31, 1911 photo made available by the Library of Congress, shows the hull of the S.S. Titanic under construction in dry dock. April 15, 2012 was the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, just five days after it left Southampton on its maiden voyage to New York.

Propeller on the ocean floor

The giant propeller of the sunken Titanic lies on the floor of the North Atlantic in this undated photo. The propeller and other portions of the famed ship were viewed by the first tourists to visit the wreck site in September 1998.
FILE - The giant propeller of the sunken Titanic lies on the floor of the North Atlantic in this undated photo. The propeller and other portions of the famed ship were viewed by the first tourists to visit the wreck site in September 1998. | Ralph White, Associated Press

This image shows one of the propellers of the RMS Titanic on the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the tragedy.

Plaques honor those lost on Titanic

Plaques left behind by visiting expeditions, seen in this July 2003 photo, are positioned near the telemotor on the deck of the Titanic more than two miles underwater in the north Atlantic. Recent research dives to the legendary shipwreck are showing the
FILE - Plaques left behind by visiting expeditions, seen in this July 2003 photo, are positioned near the telemotor on the deck of the Titanic more than two miles underwater in the north Atlantic. Recent research dives to the legendary shipwreck are showing the vessel is deteriorating faster than earlier thought. | Associated Press

Plaques left behind by visiting expeditions, seen in this July 2003 photo, are positioned near the telemotor on the deck of the Titanic more than two miles underwater in the north Atlantic.

Porthole on display

FILE - A porthole is among many artifacts in Titanic traveling exhibit on display at ZCMI Center. | Tom Smart, Deseret Morning News

A porthole that was saved from the wreckage of the luxury liner Titanic.

Recovered sheet music, $5 bill

A piece of sheet music for the piece “Put Your Arms Around Me Honey”, that was played by the doomed musicians aboard R.M.S. Titanic, after it was placed in the traveling Titanic exhibit Thursday, March 23, 2006. The piece of sheet music was recovered from
FILE - A piece of sheet music for the piece “Put Your Arms Around Me Honey”, that was played by the doomed musicians aboard R.M.S. Titanic, after it was placed in the traveling Titanic exhibit Thursday, March 23, 2006. The piece of sheet music was recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic. | Tom Gannam, Associated Press

A piece of sheet music for the piece “Put Your Arms Around Me Honey”, that was played by the doomed musicians aboard R.M.S. Titanic, after it was placed in the traveling Titanic exhibit Thursday, March 23, 2006. The piece of sheet music and a $5 bill issued in St. Louis in 1903 were both recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic.

Madeline Astor’s life vest

This is the actual life vest worn by Madeline Astor, wife of John Jacob Astor IV, is seen on display at the Titanic Museum in Springfield, Mass., April 3, 2001. Astor, who was 18 at the time, is shown with her husband, 48 at the time, in the photograph at
FILE - This is the actual life vest worn by Madeline Astor, wife of John Jacob Astor IV, is seen on display at the Titanic Museum in Springfield, Mass., April 3, 2001. Astor, who was 18 at the time, is shown with her husband, 48 at the time, in the photograph at right. She survived the sinking of the Titanic on April 12, 1912, aboard one of the lifeboats. | Nancy Palmieri, Associated Press

This is the actual life vest worn by Madeline Astor, wife of John Jacob Astor IV, is seen on display at the Titanic Museum in Springfield, Mass., April 3, 2001. Astor, who was 18 at the time, is shown with her husband, 48 at the time, in the photograph at right. She survived the sinking of the Titanic on April 12, 1912, aboard one of the lifeboats.

Trying to save the mail

This pocket watch was recovered from the body of American postal clerk John Starr March, one of five mail clerks who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
FILE - This pocket watch was recovered from the body of American postal clerk John Starr March, one of five mail clerks who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. | J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press

This pocket watch was recovered from the body of American postal clerk John Starr March, one of five mail clerks who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. March and four colleagues gave their lives trying to save heavy bags of mail on the doomed RMS Titanic; the “RMS” stood for Royal Mail Steamer.

17-ton section recovered from Titanic

This July 22, 2009 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows the 17-ton section of the RMS Titanic that was recovered from the ocean floor during an expeditions to the site of the tragedy, on display.
FILE - This July 22, 2009 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows the 17-ton section of the RMS Titanic that was recovered from the ocean floor during an expeditions to the site of the tragedy, on display. | RMS Titanic, Inc., Associated Press

This July 22, 2009 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows the 17-ton section of the RMS Titanic that was recovered from the ocean floor during an expeditions to the site of the tragedy.

Binoculars on display

This Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 file photo, shows binoculars found among the debris of the Titanic wreck in New York. The complete collection of artifacts recovered from the wreck site of the RMS Titanic will be auctioned by Guernsey’s Auction House in April.
FILE This Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 file photo, shows binoculars found among the debris of the Titanic wreck in New York. The complete collection of artifacts recovered from the wreck site of the RMS Titanic will be auctioned by Guernsey’s Auction House in April. | Bebeto Matthews, Associated Press

Binoculars found among the debris of the Titanic wreck are previewed among a sampling of Titanic artifacts on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 in New York.

Currency salvaged from the wreck

In this Friday, Aug 15, 2008 file photo, currency, part of the artifacts collection of the Titanic, is shown at a warehouse in Atlanta. The owner of the largest trove of artifacts salvaged from the Titanic is putting the vast collection up for auction sch
FILE - In this Friday, Aug 15, 2008 file photo, currency, part of the artifacts collection of the Titanic, is shown at a warehouse in Atlanta. The owner of the largest trove of artifacts salvaged from the Titanic is putting the vast collection up for auction scheduled for April 1 by Guernsey’s, a New York City auction house. | Stanley Leary, File, Associated Press
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Currency is shown as part of the artifacts collection at a warehouse in Atlanta, Friday, Aug 15, 2008. The 5,500-piece collection contains almost everything recovered from the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, which has sat 2.5 miles below the surface of the Atlantic ocean since the boat sank on April 15, 1912.

Chandelier recovered from the wreckage

This October 19, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a chandalier from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the tragedy.
FILE - This October 19, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a chandalier from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the tragedy. | RMS Titanic, Inc., Associated Press

This October 19, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a chandelier from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the tragedy.

A hat from a Titanic passenger

This August 16, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a hat from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the tradegy.
FILE - This August 16, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a hat from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the tradegy. | RMS Titanic, Inc., a subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions, Inc., Associated Press

This August 16, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a hat from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the tragedy.

First class tea cup china

FILE - First class tea cup china used by passengers is a part of the artifacts collection of the Titanic which is in a secret hiding place in Atlanta, in this Aug 15, 2008 file photo being prepared for shipping to the Georgia Aquarium for the public to see later. | Stanley Leary, Associated Press

A first class tea cup china used by passengers is a part of the artifacts collection of the Titanic.

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