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Secrets from the depths of Titanic

Rare artifacts from the Titanic have been recovered, revealing insights into the ship's opulence and the tragic disaster.

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Among the items retrieved from the shipwreck were perfume vials belonging to one of the survivors. Tomasina opens a plastic container and a sickly-sweet smell fills the air. "It's very potent," she admits. Inside are tiny vials of perfume. They are sealed, but their strong aroma escapes, even after decades on the seafloor. "There was a perfume salesman on board, and he had over 90 of these little perfume vials," Tomasina explains. His name was Adolphe Saalfeld, and he had been traveling as a second-class passenger. Saalfeld was one of the 700 people who survived. "He had passed by the time we found this," says Tomasina. "But it's my understanding that he did live with a bit of survivor's guilt."