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"Why the Titanic Sank" poster on the Wall

November 15, 2008; printed 2012

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of a poster that hangs in the Capital Pool Checkers Club, titled, "Why the Titanic Sank", which features a group of scantily-clad, busty women aboard the deck of what appears to be a cruise ship. A thermometer is also pictured. The print is inscribed on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2012.41.40

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