Edgar Zuniga writesTitanic: The word evokes one of the most tragic moments in modern history.
On her maiden voyage 100 years ago, the world's largest ocean liner struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic, sinking within two hours on April 14, 1912. The deaths of more than 1,500 passengers, paired with harrowing stories of survival, made headlines around the world.
But the Titanic also evokes a time of grandiosity and pomp, which Premier Exhibitions Inc. will display with a collection of recovered Titanic jewels for the next two months in Atlanta, Ga.
Most of the jewelry recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic goes on public display for the first time with a three-city tour. The jewelry is from a single purser's bag found during a 1987 research and recovery mission. Mark Lach, Creative Director of the Titanic Artifact Exhibition says each piece "has a story to tell." Most of the jewels come from a single leather bag found two and half miles below the ocean's surface in 1987, during one of the earliest expeditions to the site of the wreck of the Titanic.
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