Losing Collection

Joe Louis, 1936
Photographic portrait of Joe Louis (1914-1981), the American heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1936. Louis was one of the finest ever boxers

Battle of Tours - 2
The Saracens are repulsed at Tours by Charles Martel, losing their commander Abderrahman ibn Abdillah : it is regarded as one of the decisive battles of history

Country Home At Horsham
A photograph of a charming old country home in Horsham, West Sussex, restored in the early 1900s to equip the property with an electric lighting plant, without losing it's old world appeal

Woman in white wool dress with pink trim losing her hat
Woman in white wool dress with pink trim, belt of crocheted roses, losing her hat in the wind. Robe de drap blanc borde d un ourlet couleur de rose, ceinture des roses en crochet

Comic postcard, Woman on the phone - reducing diet Date: 20th century

Northrop YA-9A 71-1368 (msn 2), second prototype of the losing contender in the A-X competition, which was won by the Fairchild A-10. Date: circa 1985

Northrop YA-9A 71-1367 (msn 01), first prototype of the losing contender in the A-X competition, which was won by the Fairchild A-10. Seen at the Castle Air Museum, Atwater, CA. Date: circa 1982

ROBERT II DE NORMANDIE
Robert duc de Normandie, eldest son of William I, should be working at grabbing English throne on William II's death : instead he dallies with lady Sibylla, losing all for love. Date: 1100

EURYDICE SINKS
Royal Navy training frigate, returning from Bermuda, sinks in a storm off the Isle of Wight, losing some 300 lives : later she will be recovered, but the dead stay dead. Date: 24 March 1878

Bowman Findhaven Myth Scotland Enraged Losing
bowman, findhaven, myth, scotland, enraged, losing, twice, sir, john, ogilvy, archery, contest, lord, lindsay, about, strike, down, lets, shriek, falls, dead, history, historical, 10110950

Rokossovsky Kursk Events World War Two Eastern
rokossovsky, kursk, events, world, war, two, eastern, front, 13, july, 1943, marshal, decisive, battle, germans, deployed, 3000, tanks, 2900, destroyed, advance, checked, losing, 70, 000, dead

EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN Napoleon defeats the Beys at the BATTLE OF THE PYRAMIDS, losing only 40 dead Date: 21 July 1798

EVENTS/WAR/REVOLUTIONARY
EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN Napoleon defeats the Beys at the BATTLE OF THE PYRAMIDS, losing only 40 dead Date: 21 July 1798

General Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) fording the River Kaitna, Battle of Assaye, western India, 23 September 1803

Comic postcard, Woman worried about her husband Date: 20th century

The Whittington Stone
An early 19th century rendering of the Whittington Stone which stands at the foot of Highgate Hill, London marking the spot where Dick Whittington

Man losing control of his mount while passing a carriage
Man losing control of his mount while passing a horse and carriage on a road. How to Pass a Carriage. Academy for Grown Horsemen

Man standing up while choking at the dinner table
Man standing up, clutching his head while choking at the dinner table while other guests and waiter panic. Symptoms of Choaking

Regency gentleman losing control of his horse
Regency gentleman losing his hat and control of his horse passing a gig on the wrong side (passengers side). How to Pass a Carriage

Huntsman losing control of his horse during a foxhunt, 19th century. Sponge in hunting pinks on a chestnut horse knocking Lord Scarperdale from his mount. Mr. Sponge completely scatters his lordship

Advert for the Vaco Reducing Cup, which promises to take off flesh just where you want to lose it, by loosening the congestion of fat which then vanishes

Forward elevator of aircraft carrier Foch or Clemenceau
Marine Nationale - The forward elevator of aircraft carrier Foch or Clemenceau, in use as a volley ball court, whilst lowered, to prevent losing balls overboard

SKATING, REGENTS CANAL 1854
Skating on the frozen Regents Canal, in Regents Park, London : boys have set up a slide on which a portly gentleman has come a cropper, also losing his topper. Date: 1854

FRANCE / ABBEVILLE
Rue du Puit-a-la-Chaine, where a coach seems to have suffered an accident, losing a wheel on the rough paving Date: 1821

Advertisement for French war bonds, WW1
Advertisement for French war bonds during the First World War -- give your gold to fight for victory. 1914-1918

Cambridge Street India Rubber Works, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Showing the Losing Department of the Month Regarding Health & Safety Date: 1930s

German holding up the other Central Powers
Russian caricature from WWI era showing Germany struggling to support the failing efforts of their allies, the other Central Powers, The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria (?). Date: circa 1917

General Kuropatkin, Russia
ALEXEI NIKOLAIEVICH KUROPATKIN Russian general. Below are the words: I regret to report... (after losing the Battle of Mukden during the Russo-Japanese War). Date: 1848 - 1921

Cartoon, The Kaisers dream, WW1
Cartoon, The Kaisers dream (or nightmare) after losing at Verdun -- a ginger-haired angel holding a rabbit. Date: 1916

Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - green background
Repeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a green background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern

Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - yellow background
Repeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a yellow background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern

Balloon designs by Charles & Robert and Montgolfier
Balloon designs by Charles and Robert (1, 5) and the Montgolfier Brothers (2, 3, 4). No. 3 ascended from Versailles. No. 4 ascended from the Chateau de la Muette. No

Napoleon in Russia. 1812

Roller skating
Losing has balance. Date: circa 1912

Susi - losing her dinner to a much bigger dog. 1950s

Castle Coole, Co. Ferm. - a far back view of a large mansion from its own grounds, losing a lot of the building on an incline. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh; Castlecoole)

Caricature of Benjamin Disraeli -- His Last Innings
Caricature of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative politician, on losing the General Election to the Liberal party -- His Last Innings! Bowled Gladstone! 1880

Snap Playing Card - man losing a fish. circa 1910s

H Howard - Surrey - Rivers
Henry Howard (1517? - 1547), earl of Surrey, soldier, statesman and poet, whose political games led to his losing his head

H Howard - Surrey - Scriven
Henry Howard (1517? - 1547), earl of Surrey, soldier, statesman and poet, whose political games led to his losing his head

H Howard - Surrey - Holbein
Henry Howard (1517? - 1547), earl of Surrey as a young man - soldier, statesman and poet, whose political games will lead to his losing his head

H Howard - Surrey - Cochran
Henry Howard (1517? - 1547), earl of Surrey, soldier, statesman and poet, whose political games led to his losing his head

B. H. M. K Von Bulow
B. H. M. K VON BULOW Bernhard Heinrich Martin Karl von Bulow. Prussian statesman and German chancellor before losing confidence in Wilhelm II, resulting in resignation. Date: 1849 - 1929

Cinderella leaving the palace. Cinderella rushing down the steps of the palace, losing her shoe. Perraults fairy tale.Date: circa 1900

Focke Wulf FW 187A trio of this twin engined losing competitor to Messerschmitts Bf 110

Suffragette Pillar Box Outrage. Well-dressed man, possibly drunk has slipped on pavement next to a red pillar (post) box, losing his top hat. Caption reads, Another Pillar Box Outrage

German couple discussing the consequences of losing the war
A german couple are disscussing the consequences of losing the war to england and the consequence would of been that they would have to adopt playing cricket which was classed as a very english

Bonzos dud show by George Studdy
Bonzos dud show. He had been expecting first prize, but loses out to two pedigree dogs, a bull terrier and a bulldog. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

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