American Liner "Lusitania" Entering New York Harbour

This stunningly-photographed newsreel item captures the majestic but ill-fated RMS Lusitania in happier days.

RMS Lusitania was one of the most luxurious liners of the age, and certainly the fastest plying the Atlantic (Liverpool - New York) route. Her capacity to attract celebrity passengers made her comings and goings extra newsworthy. This stunningly-photographed newsreel item captures her halfway through her all-too-short life: tragically, she would be sunk four years later by a German U-boat.

The title announcing that the "Lusitania has entered our port", suggests that this newsreel item was intended for a local American audience.