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Background imageLoss Collection: The Underwriter Who Missed The Total Loss, by H. M. Bateman

The Underwriter Who Missed The Total Loss, by H. M. Bateman
The inside of Lloyds and the Lutine bell, which is rung to announce a total loss, one stroke for bad news and two for good. Date: 1933

Background imageLoss Collection: Erebus and Terror, Franklins last trip

Erebus and Terror, Franklins last trip
The Erebus and Terror leave England on the Franklin polar expedition, never to return

Background imageLoss Collection: Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All! Five brave coastguards and two civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, who rescued 20 members of the 2nd Walworth Boy Scouts Troop who got into difficulties

Background imageLoss Collection: Hannibal winning Battle of Cannae

Hannibal winning Battle of Cannae
SECOND PUNIC WAR : Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader, though outnumbered by the Romans, wins a decisive victory at the Battle of Cannae thanks to his superior cavalry

Background imageLoss Collection: Loss of HMS Courageous by G. H. Davis

Loss of HMS Courageous by G. H. Davis
The loss of HMS Courageous: one of the Royal Navys aircraft carriers sunk by a German submarine. A sectional drawing of the vessel, showing amidships the boiler room section

Background imageLoss Collection: The ship Kapunda, 1887

The ship Kapunda, 1887
The British emigrant Ship, Kapunda, which was run down and sunk off the Coast of Brazil with the loss of 298 lives in 1887

Background imageLoss Collection: View of the luxurious reading room onboard the Titanic

View of the luxurious reading room onboard the Titanic
A view of one of the many luxurious interior features of the Titanic; the reading and writing room. First class passengers travelled in style onboard the Titanic, having free use of the gym

Background imageLoss Collection: Aztecs Warriors 1521

Aztecs Warriors 1521
Despite the loss of the Fort of Xoloc and the raising to the ground of the Old Palace at Tenochtitlan, the exhausted Aztecs fight furiously on

Background imageLoss Collection: Franklins expedition seeking Northwest Passage

Franklins expedition seeking Northwest Passage
Seals and sea-birds watch as Sir John Franklins Erebus and Terror sail cautiously between Arctic icebergs

Background imageLoss Collection: Sport / Cricket / Ashes

Sport / Cricket / Ashes
The Ashes - The original announcement mourning the loss to the Australians ina test series

Background imageLoss Collection: Dandelion Clock & Prayer

Dandelion Clock & Prayer
A dandelion clock is used as a metaphor for measuring your life by loss and not by gain

Background imageLoss Collection: LZ 129 Hindenburg being consumed by fire shortly after a?

LZ 129 Hindenburg being consumed by fire shortly after a?
LZ 129 Hindenburg being consumed by fire shortly after arriving at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on 6 May 1937, with the loss of 35 on board plus one ground crew

Background imageLoss Collection: The Loss Book at Lloyds of London, 1877

The Loss Book at Lloyds of London, 1877
Engraving showing a group of Lloyds underwriters consulting the Loss Book in their offices, after a bad spell of storms in the winter of 1876-7

Background imageLoss Collection: Kensitas cigarettes advertisement - they re slimming

Kensitas cigarettes advertisement - they re slimming
Advertisement for Kensitas cigarettes advising that the best way to avoid eating between meals, gaining unslightly fat and avoiding the future shadow (that of a portly older woman)

Background imageLoss Collection: British merchant ship war losses by G. H. Davis

British merchant ship war losses by G. H. Davis
British merchant ship war losses during the Second World War: the toll of oversea supplies. Britain lost through enemy action 2570 ships and over 11 million tonnage

Background imageLoss Collection: East End Woman scared of dog making her to walk under ladder

East End Woman scared of dog making her to walk under ladder
" You never know you Luck." " Hi! Come back, yer Silly! Do yer want to spile yer Luck?" Date: 1892

Background imageLoss Collection: Loss of Queen Mary, Jutland

Loss of Queen Mary, Jutland
The battle cruiser Queen Mary explodes during the Battle of Jutland, World War One

Background imageLoss Collection: Mascaret (tidal bore) of the Seine, Normandy, France

Mascaret (tidal bore) of the Seine, Normandy, France
People watching the mascaret (tidal bore) of the River Seine at Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France, which resulted from large spring tides, and caused the loss of many ships

Background imageLoss Collection: Sponge diver loses his footing

Sponge diver loses his footing
Diving for sponges off the Tunisian coast, diver loses a leg to a shark

Background imageLoss Collection: HMS Eurydice, Portsmouth Harbour, 1878

HMS Eurydice, Portsmouth Harbour, 1878
Engraving showing HMS Eurydice in Portsmouth Harbour, shortly before her last voyage, 1878. Launched in 1843 as a 21-gun frigate, by 1878 Eurydice was being used as a training ship

Background imageLoss Collection: Ethiopia / Negus Menelik

Ethiopia / Negus Menelik
The Negus Menelik II at the battle of Aduwa, where the Italian invaders under general Baratieri were routed with enormous loss

Background imageLoss Collection: Sectional drawing of the Lusitania

Sectional drawing of the Lusitania showing the German U-boat responsible for the torpedo which sunk it in 18 minutes on May 7th 1915, with the loss of 1200 lives

Background imageLoss Collection: Lusitania Sinks (Dixon)

Lusitania Sinks (Dixon)
The Cunard passenger liner sinks, with the loss of 1198 lives, after being torpedoed off the Irish coast by German U-boat U-20, while returning to Britain from America

Background imageLoss Collection: Neuro-Grey Medicine Ad

Neuro-Grey Medicine Ad
Neuro-Grey cure-all for headaches, loss of appetite and many other symptoms

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

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

Background imageLoss Collection: HMS Glorious, aircraft carrier

HMS Glorious, aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Glorious, aircraft carrier, at anchor, steaming up. HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War

Background imageLoss Collection: When Love was Lost and Life was Vain: Pierrot Forlorn. In the Autumn of Youth

When Love was Lost and Life was Vain: Pierrot Forlorn. In the Autumn of Youth: " Fallen Leaves". Date: 1912

Background imageLoss Collection: Hanworth Air Park - 1932 - Graf Zeppelin D-LZ127

Hanworth Air Park - 1932 - Graf Zeppelin D-LZ127
The German airship Graf Zeppelin D-LZ127 at Hanworth Air Park conducting sight-seeing flights over London. On 18 August 1931, the German airship Graf Zeppelin (D-LZ127) visited Hanworth

Background imageLoss Collection: HMS Glorious 77

HMS Glorious 77
Royal Navy - HMS Glorius, aircraft carrier, at anchor in Grand Harbour Valetta.. HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First

Background imageLoss Collection: The Loss of the Titanic Magic Lantern Slide 1912

The Loss of the Titanic Magic Lantern Slide 1912

Background imageLoss Collection: The Black-Out Stroll

The Black-Out Stroll
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for The Black-Out Stroll, words and music by Tommie Connor. Introduced by Joe Loss, who can be seen in the portrait photograph. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageLoss Collection: The Victory Waltz

The Victory Waltz
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for The Victory Waltz, words by Tommie Connor, music by Tony Bond. Featured and broadcast by Joe Loss and his orchestra

Background imageLoss Collection: The Handsome Territorial

The Handsome Territorial
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for The Handsome Territorial, by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr. Broadcast and featured by Joe Loss, who can be seen in the portrait photograph. Date: 1939

Background imageLoss Collection: The Home Front Music Cover

The Home Front Music Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for The Home Front, words and music by Reginald Hindley and Sydney Thompson. Featured and broadcast by Joe Loss and his band

Background imageLoss Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, letter from Henry Wotton

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, letter from Henry Wotton
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, collection of Titanic passengers Richard and Stanley May. Letter dated 5 July 1913 from Henry Wotton, Titanic cross channel passenger

Background imageLoss Collection: RMS Lusitania - postcard, George Marks and wife, WW1

RMS Lusitania - postcard, George Marks and wife, WW1
RMS Lusitania - postcard dated 5 May 1915 to a Miss Powell in Southampton. The card refers to a George Marks and his wife

Background imageLoss Collection: Down the Drain

Down the Drain
British Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster warns against loss, damage and delay. Date: circa 1950

Background imageLoss Collection: RMS Titanic - two insurance company letters

RMS Titanic - two insurance company letters
RMS Titanic - two letters dated 27 June 1912 and 24 September 1912, from the North British & Mercantile Insurance Co in Edinburgh to the Ocean Marine Insurance Company in London

Background imageLoss Collection: RMS Titanic - Charles William Warren, passenger and victim

RMS Titanic - Charles William Warren, passenger and victim
RMS Titanic - memorial card to Charles William Warren, Third Class passenger and victim, with a studio photograph. Date: 1912

Background imageLoss Collection: Daily Mirror - loss of the Lusitania, WW1

Daily Mirror - loss of the Lusitania, WW1
The Daily Mirror breaking the news of Lusitania's demise, 8 May 1915, Torpedoed by German Pirate. Date: 1915

Background imageLoss Collection: RMS Titanic - letter, Mabel Francatelli, passenger

RMS Titanic - letter, Mabel Francatelli, passenger
RMS Titanic - First Class passenger Mabel Francatelli. A fascinating letter from Mattison, Davey & Rader of New York to Miss Francatelli dated 17 April 1956

Background imageLoss Collection: RMS Titanic - second class passenger John Gill, victim

RMS Titanic - second class passenger John Gill, victim
RMS Titanic - Second Class passenger John Gill (1888-1912), letter dated 22 November 1912 from the White Star Line steamship department to Mrs Sarah Gill of Clevedon, Somerset

Background imageLoss Collection: RMS Titanic - letter from Carl Zeidler of Toronto, Canada

RMS Titanic - letter from Carl Zeidler of Toronto, Canada
RMS Titanic - letter dated 6 May 1912 relating to the loss of a cable on the Titanic, from Carl Zeidler, an explorer in Toronto, to Messrs Houston Bros, Vicksburg, Missouri, USA. Date: 1912

Background imageLoss Collection: RMS Titanic - The Loss of the Titanic, by Lawrence Beesley

RMS Titanic - The Loss of the Titanic, by Lawrence Beesley
RMS Titanic - book cover, The Loss of the Titanic, by Lawrence Beesley, 1912 first edition, signed N. Partner, 7 August 1912

Background imageLoss Collection: RMS Lusitania - Archibald correspondence

RMS Lusitania - Archibald correspondence
RMS Lusitania - archive of correspondence relating to the sinking of the Lusitania. The letters date from 18 May 1915 and relate to a painting by Rubens, The Holy Family

Background imageLoss Collection: RMS Lusitania - handwritten letter on printed stationery

RMS Lusitania - handwritten letter on printed stationery
RMS Lusitania - letter written on board the Lusitania by Stewardess Ann Roberts on the outward leg of the journey that would culminate in the loss of the Lusitania

Background imageLoss Collection: Breviary (Fragment)

Breviary (Fragment)
Two leaves, probably from a breviary, parchment. The leaves are from the same work but do not appear to be consecutive. Main body text in two columns in a Gothic textualis rotunda in dark brown ink

Background imageLoss Collection: Music cover, South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)

Music cover, South of the Border (Down Mexico Way), by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr, played by Joe Loss and his Band. Date: 1939

Background imageLoss Collection: Music cover, Serenade in the Night, Joe Loss

Music cover, Serenade in the Night, Joe Loss
Music cover, Serenade in the Night (Violino Tzigano), English lyrics and musical adaptation by Jimmy Kennedy, original song by C A Bixio and B Cherubini, played by Joe Loss. Date: 1935

Background imageLoss Collection: Music cover, The Handsome Territorial, Joe Loss

Music cover, The Handsome Territorial, Joe Loss
Music cover, The Handsome Territorial, recorded by Joe Loss and His Band, WW2. Date: 1939

Background imageLoss Collection: Fletcher FU24 ZK-BHF

Fletcher FU24 ZK-BHF (msn 8), at Mangere, NZ. (This aircraft was destroyed on 5 February 1961, during top-dressing operations at a farm air-strip, after a loose article caused loss of control)

Background imageLoss Collection: Support French Alsace - Lorraine

Support French Alsace - Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine was the name given to territory that was ceded by France to Germany in 1871 after the Franco-German War.The loss of Alsace-Lorraine was a major cause of anti-German feeling in France

Background imageLoss Collection: HMS Kale, E-class - River-class destroyer

HMS Kale, E-class - River-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Kale, a Hawthorn Leslie type River-class destroyer ordered under the 1903-1904 Naval Estimates and named after the Kale Water in the Scottish Borders

Background imageLoss Collection: A touching scene in a charitable institution, showing a portrait plaque of Queen Alexandra

A touching scene in a charitable institution, showing a portrait plaque of Queen Alexandra (Queen-Mother at the time) on the wall of a children's ward in the Alexandra Hospital

Background imageLoss Collection: Victorian Death Bereavement Mourning White Black

Victorian Death Bereavement Mourning White Black
victorian, death, bereavement, mourning, white, black, 1850s, embossed, card, religion, religious, belief, faith, tree, trees, cemetery, urn, urns, funerary, rectangle, rectangular, woman, women

Background imageLoss Collection: Alice, Where Art Thou, Christmas card

Alice, Where Art Thou, Christmas card
Alice, Where Art Thou, comic interpretation of a popular song on a Christmas card, with a frog finding his lost love, who is now an angel frog with wings up in the clouds. (3 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageLoss Collection: St Julien war memorial, Langemark, Belgium

St Julien war memorial, Langemark, Belgium
The St Julien war memorial, commemorating the Canadian soldiers who died in the Second Battle of Ypres, April 1915. The sculpture at the top is known as the Brooding Soldier

Background imageLoss Collection: Us Usa America American Virginia Civil War South

Us Usa America American Virginia Civil War South
us, usa, america, american, virginia, civil, war, south, southern, confederate, memorial, memorials, monument, monuments, obelisk, stone, commemoration, 1860s, 1861, 1865, conflict, death, loss

Background imageLoss Collection: American Civil War flags and memorials, Virginia, USA

American Civil War flags and memorials, Virginia, USA
American Civil War, Confederate flags and memorials, Hampton and Newport News, Virginia, USA. Date: early 20th century

Background imageLoss Collection: Allied bombing compared with the Somme by G. H. Davis

Allied bombing compared with the Somme by G. H. Davis
Big damage at low cost: the Allied bombing offensive during the Second World War compared with one day's casualties on the Somme during the First World War

Background imageLoss Collection: Seismograph reading taken from the Omori Horizontal pendulum at Birmingham

Seismograph reading taken from the Omori Horizontal pendulum at Birmingham, showing the severity of the tremors during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906

Background imageLoss Collection: HOCHE DIES AT WETZLAR

HOCHE DIES AT WETZLAR
LOUIS LAZARE HOCHE, French general, dies of a pulmonary infection at Wetzlar, while campaigning. He is aged only 29 and is a severe loss to the French military. Date: 1797

Background imageLoss Collection: Dr Syntax lamenting the loss of his wife

Dr Syntax lamenting the loss of his wife. Date: 1820

Background imageLoss Collection: WIDOW SCRAPS PLANS

WIDOW SCRAPS PLANS
A young widow, having found consolation for her loss, scraps her plans for an elaborate tomb for her late husband, the general Date: circa 1830

Background imageLoss Collection: Dead girld finds her friends nor=t missing her

Dead girld finds her friends nor=t missing her
The dead girl returns - and finds her former friends feasting with no thought for her

Background imageLoss Collection: Burning of the Houses of Parliament, 16 October 1824

Burning of the Houses of Parliament, 16 October 1824
The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, London, 16 October 1824 Date: 1824

Background imageLoss Collection: Second Battle at Custoza - June 24, 1866

Second Battle at Custoza - June 24, 1866
Third Italian War of Independence - Battle of Custoza: the 80, 000-man Austrian Imperial army, under Archduke Albert, joined by the Venetian Army decisively defeated a disorganized, demoralized

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

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

Background imageLoss Collection: HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser

HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes, a Highflyer-class protected cruiser, before conversion to an experimental seaplane carrier / tender

Background imageLoss Collection: Samuel Foote

Samuel Foote (1720-1777), a British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall. He was known for his comedic acting and writing

Background imageLoss Collection: Regency gentleman on a horse that has bolted

Regency gentleman on a horse that has bolted. He rides it full gallop into a chicken coop to stop it, and a farmer watches in horror. How to Stop Your Horse at Pleasure

Background imageLoss Collection: Regency man riding on a horse with two women pillion

Regency man riding on a horse with two women pillion
Regency man riding on a horse with two women in seats mounted pillion in pannier basket seats beside him.. Parson and lady riding sidesaddle ahead. Me, My Wife and Daughter

Background imageLoss Collection: Airship Bournemouth. Maiden flight at RAF Cardington

Airship Bournemouth. Maiden flight at RAF Cardington
Airship Bournemouth. Maiden flight at RAF Balloon Centre, Cardington. Built for Festival of Britian, for the Airship Club under the direction of Lord Vantry - being the first built in Britain since

Background imageLoss Collection: Advert for the Vaco Reducing Cup

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

Background imageLoss Collection: Carthaginians defeat Romans in Battle of Cannae, Punic Wars

Carthaginians defeat Romans in Battle of Cannae, Punic Wars
Carthaginians defeat Romans in Battle of Cannae during the Punic Wars. Showing the death of the Consul Lucio Emilio Paolo (Lucius Aemilius Paullus) during the battle. Date: 2 August 216 BC

Background imageLoss Collection: Air and sea battle between British and German forces, WW2

Air and sea battle between British and German forces, WW2
A combined air and sea battle in the North Sea between British and German forces during the early stages of the Second World War

Background imageLoss Collection: A Mothers Dream by A E Emslie

A Mothers Dream by A E Emslie. Date: 1891

Background imageLoss Collection: Edwardian society womens beauty treatments 1906

Edwardian society womens beauty treatments 1906
Edwardian ladies believed that it was their duty as a woman to look beautiful. Showing a variety of photographs of society women enduring treatment to help repair from seasons ravages. 1

Background imageLoss Collection: The sculpting of the Titanic Statue designed by Mrs Harry Payne Whitney

The sculpting of the Titanic Statue designed by Mrs Harry Payne Whitney and Mr John Horrigan, representing the last inspiration of a departing soul

Background imageLoss Collection: Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XX742

Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XX742
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX742 (msn S.39, call-sign 14 ) of 226 Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Leuchars. XX742 was first flown on 21 October 1974

Background imageLoss Collection: BATTLE OF ORTHEZ Wellington defeats Soult, driving him from the city with heavy loss

BATTLE OF ORTHEZ Wellington defeats Soult, driving him from the city with heavy loss Date: 27 February 1814

Background imageLoss Collection: NAVAL BATTLE OF MANILA The American fleet under Dewey totally destroys the Spanish fleet

NAVAL BATTLE OF MANILA The American fleet under Dewey totally destroys the Spanish fleet, with no loss Date: 1 May 1898

Background imageLoss Collection: WW1 street shrine, London, 1917

WW1 street shrine, London, 1917
A front cover of The Illustrated London News, showing a woman and two small children leaving a floral tribute at a London street shrine, 1917. Date: January 1917



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