Despite the warning ‘Iceberg, Right Ahead!’ the Titanic was doomed

A life vest from the Titanic, retrieved from the water by a passenger aboard the Carpathia.

A lone shoe recovered from the wreck site is a stark reminder of the more than 1,500 lives lost.

In the days after the tragedy, this violin—thought to have been played by bandmaster Wallace Hartley as the ship sank—was recovered from the sea with the musician’s body.

Recovered from the body of passenger Isidor Straus, this locket contains pictures of his two children.

A pair of men’s gloves found at the wreck site.

A chef’s hat from the Titanic. One of the most famous members of the ship’s kitchen staff was the chief baker, Charles Joughin, who clung to an overturned lifeboat and was rescued from the water by the crew of the Carpathia.