John jacob astor

John Jacob Astor and his wife had an Airedale on board. Her name was Kitty. The couple were protective of Kitty because she had gone missing during an excursion to Egypt. John had offered a huge reward for her return. They would have most likely kept Kitty in their room during their travel on the Titanic. It is rumored that as the ship began to sink, John released all dogs on board from their kennels. Some dogs did survive, but not Kitty.

This massive mega mansion on 65th street fifth avenue was the New York City mansion of Caroline Astor and her son John, the richest m...

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John Jacob Astor IV

Bid Live on Lot 253 in the Auction of Titanic, White Star and Transport Memorabilia Auction from Henry Aldridge & Son Limited.

By eliminating competition, consolidating power and controlling their respective industries, trusts such as Standard Oil, US Steel, American Tobacco and the American Sugar Refining Company gave rise to many of the colossal fortunes which helped fuel the era and add a little more “gild” to it. While

After her honeymoon in Egypt and Paris Mrs Astor was returning to America as a First Class Passenger aboard RMS Titanic.

Here are photographs of real-life Titanic survivors and victims with the actors who played them in James Cameron's 1997 movie.

Name: Colonel John Jacob Astor & wife Mrs. Madeleine Talmage Astor (née Force) Born: Wednesday, July 13, 1864 & Monday, June 19, 1893 Age: 47 years 9 months and 2 days & 18 years 9 …