Second Class Children
-Twenty-two second class children were passengers aboard the Titanic.
- For their entertainment, second class children could:
+Second class kids had less to do than the third class kids toy-wise, but they could play on the second class deck.
- For their entertainment, second class children could:
+Second class kids had less to do than the third class kids toy-wise, but they could play on the second class deck.
The second class deck. Courtesy of suefrause.com
+Second class children could also read books in the beautifully large second class library.
The elegant second class library. Courtesy of abratis.de
+ The barber shop in the Titanic also sold dolls, teddy bears, and other souveneirs such as ribbons like the sailors wore on
their hats. Many second class kids bought things from these stores. This just proves the fact that most second class
passengers were tourists.
their hats. Many second class kids bought things from these stores. This just proves the fact that most second class
passengers were tourists.
The Titanic's barber shop where toys were sold to children. Courtesy of titanicgazette.blogspot.com
+ One last popular past time for second class children was a game called "Deck Quoits". In order to play this game, you had to
throw circles of rope at a marked place on the deck. This was very popular with a lot of second class kids on board.
throw circles of rope at a marked place on the deck. This was very popular with a lot of second class kids on board.
An example setup of Deck Quoits: a score board on the deck and the rope circles. Courtesy of flickriver.com
Although this was not taken on the Titanic, it was taken in the early 1900's (same as Titanic). This picture is of three children playing Deck Quoits on board a ship. Courtesy of gettyimages.com
