Dorothy Gibson
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Dorothy Gibson was an American actress, socialite and artist's model, active in the early 20th century. She survived the sinking of the Titanic and starred in the first motion picture based on the disaster.
Dorothy Gibson as illustrated by Harrison Fisher, 1911
Dorothy Gibson and Lamar Johnstone in a scene from the comedy, A Lucky Holdup (1912). The film was released April 11, 1912, while Gibson was on the RMS Titanic
Dorothy Gibson in a promotional photo for Saved From the Titanic (1912), dressed in the same sweater she wore the night of the sinking
Lifeboats of the Titanic
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Lifeboats played a crucial role during the sinking of the Titanic on 14–15 April 1912. The ship had 20 lifeboats that, in total, could accommodate 1,178 people, a little over half of the 2,209 on board the night it sank.
The Titanic's Collapsible Boat D approaches RMS Carpathia at 7:15 am on 15 April 1912.
The Titanic, showing eight lifeboats along the starboard-side boat deck (upper deck): four lifeboats near the bridge wheel house and four lifeboats near the 4th funnel.
Titanic's wooden lifeboats in New York Harbor following the disaster. This particular image has been doctored to add the words "R.M.S. Titanic".[citation needed] The lifeboats bore the name "S.S. Titanic" on a plaque mounted at the other end of the boat.
Arrangement of lifeboats on the forward part of the Boat Deck of Titanic, shown on a large-scale model of the ship