Lost Photos of the Titanic and The Stories Behind Them

Ticket Prices Back in the Day

Naturally, the ticket price for the Titanic was a bit astronomical. First-class tickets ranged from $30 to $4,350 ($775 to $112k). Second-class tickets were between $12 and $60 ($300 and $1.5k). The third-class tickets were between $8 and $40 ($200 and $1.1k). Even the most impoverished people had to most likely spend their life savings to get onto this ship.

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The More You Know

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