Playground on the Titanic
A child was seen playing on the playground situated on the saloon deck of the Titanic just three days before the ship’s sinking. Rev. E.M. Brown took a photograph during the brief journey from Southampton to Queenstown, England, before disembarking at the latter location.
The knowledge that only 50 out of 107 children onboard would survive is particularly haunting. Nevertheless, for a brief moment, the Titanic provided a place to escape their troubles and enjoy the luxuries of the time. Measuring as long as three football fields and featuring nine decks, the ship had numerous places for first and second-class children to explore and play games.
