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Advert for Rowlands Macassar Oil 1902Preserves the hair, beautifies the hair, prevents baldness and scurf. 1902
Advert for Edwards Harlene hair product 1893Harlene for the hair, World-renowned hair producer and restorer. Prevents baldness and turning grey. 1893
Advert for Koko hair tonic 1897Unquestionably the best dressing for the hair. Prevents hair falling and promotes growth. 1897
Advertisment for diet pillsAdvert for Trilene diet pills with the tag line Fat People can be cured 1913
HMS Bulwark battleship, on 26th November 1914 conducting patrols in the English Channel, while anchored near Sheerness, she was blown up with loss of between 700 and 800 lives. Date: 1915
General Kuropatkin, RussiaALEXEI 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
Advert for Battle Creek Health Builder 1929Mechanical massaging exercise machine that with a vibrating belt, used by 80, 000 men and women in the 1920s. Date: 1929
Advert for Abplanalps Institute, cure of obesity 1929Showing a man with large a waistline and after the recommended workout slim two months later. For all sexes the cure of obesity, free booklet and cinema demonstration
Advertisements from The Illustrated London News, 1896A page of advertisements from The Illustrated London News, 18th January 1896. Products promoted include Halfords curry powder
Map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria) by G. H. DavisA contour map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria), a volcanic Italian island outpost which surrendered unconditionally on 11 June 1943 -- the first loss of Italian soil to the Allies during the Second World
Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - green backgroundRepeating 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 backgroundRepeating 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
de Havilland DH106 Comet 1 G-ALYV of BOACde Havilland DH106 Comet 1, G-ALYV, of BOAC. This aircraft disintegrated in India during an exceptionally heavy tropical thunderstorm on 2 May 1953 with the loss of all on board. Date: 1953
Sinking of the Daphne on the Clyde
Advertisement for Tatcho - George R. Sims hair restorer, 189Tatcho - George R. Sims hair restorer, as endorsed by celebrity actress Cora Urquahart Potter. Prevents hair loss and greying. Date: 1892
Russo-Japanese War - Battle of TsushimaRusso-Japanese War - Japanese sailors celebrate the sinking of Russian fleet at the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905. The battle was a devastating loss for the Imperial Russian Navy
Roman Standard bearer (throwing the eagle)An aquilifer was a senior signifer bearing the eagle standard of a Roman legion. The name derives from the type of standard, aquila meaning " eagle"
The Fox Without a TailTHE FOX THAT LOST ITS TAIL A fox that lost its tail in a trap and mourned its loss, tried to convince his brethren that they would be better off without their tails
Man and Writers BlockA writer, afflicted by writers block, is at a loss for words. The floor is littered with unsuccessful drafts
Governess and young child look wistfully at portrait of a handsome soldier - perhaps it is the childs Father? Date: circa 1890s
Regain That Boyish FigureAdvertisement from The Sketch for Rosenbaum Rubber Reducing Garments. Their range of corsets and bodices " disperses superfluous flesh naturally". 1928
Advert for Harness Electropathic corset belts 1888Harness Electropathic belt treatment. 1888
University Exerciser and Reducer advertisementAdvertisement for the University Exerciser and Reducer to eliminate that tired feeling from your life and step out into a new world of joyful energy
Advert for Edwards Harlene hair product 1902Harlene for the hair, the great hair producer and restorer, World renowed remedy for baldness. Endorsed by Mabel Love, British dancer and stage actress, celebrated as a young woman of beauty. 1902
Wilson Memorial, Matoppo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)Wilson Memorial, Matoppo (Matopo, Matobo, Matopos Hills), Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), commemorating the loss of Major Allan Wilson and his Shangani Patrol in the First Matabele War (1893-4)
Advert for Harness Electropathic corset belts 1891Advert for Harness Electropathic corset belts no taking poisonous drugs or quack nostrums. Claims to cure all rheumatic and nervous affections. 1891
The end of loveThe Honourable John Maler Collier (18501934) - Pre-Raphaelite Painter and one of the most prominent portrait painters of his generation
Susi - losing her dinner to a much bigger dog. 1950s
Royal Edward torpedoed August 1915The first British transport ships to be sunk in the First World War, Royal Edward owned by the Canadian Northern Steamship Company
London Stock Exchange. Shipowners and merchants consulting the Lloyds Loss Book. Colored engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1886
Snap Playing Card - man losing a fish. circa 1910s
Snap card - Little Bo-PeepNursery Rhyme Snap card - Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep. early 20th century
Music cover, Consolation, written and composed by Archie Gottler and Dorothy Booth. 1931
Fire brigade attend Woolworth store in ManchesterPeople watch from a safe distance as the fire brigade attends a fire at a Woolworth store in Manchesters Piccadilly Gardens, where ten lives were lost on 8 May 1979. Date: 1979
Disraeli / Hamlet / YorickBENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy voted out of office laments the loss of his party as Hamlet mourned for Yorick Date: 28 December 1867
Girdle that reduces waist and hipsNew hour-a-day girdle reducess waist and hips often 3 inches the very first week ! now at last you can wear the stylish, decoming clothes your heart desires - without worrying about an unattractive
Discovery of relics of the Franklin polar expeditionDiscovery of the cairn containing documents and relics of the Franklin polar expedition. Date: 1845
Relics of ill-fated Franklin polar expeditionRelics of the ill-fated Franklin polar expedition, found by searchers. Date: 1845
Posada, Book cover, La Nina de las PerlasBook cover, La Nina de las Perlas -- The Girl with the Pearls, published by Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo. Date: circa 1900s
And then its heaven - Music Sheet Cover, lyric and music by Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus and Al Kaufman, featured, broadcast and recorded by Joe Loss and his orchestra
On Sunshine Bay - Music Sheet Cover written and composed by Jos. Geo. Gilbert, featured by Joe Loss and his orchestra. An illustration with an photo of Joe Loss in the middle. Date: circa 1946
Christmas 1918 in Hospital Mess at QuexA group of patients and staff, together with the three Powell-Cotton daughters are gathered in the Hospital Mess in the Winter Garden at Quex Park VAD Hospital pn Christmas Day 1918
Nurses & patients, Winter Garden, Quex ParkNurses and patients in the Winter Garden, Quex Park. This room was used as the Hospital Mess. Nurse Fanny Watson is standing, second left
Favourite Sayings - Duly feed man and steedBlack and white lantern slide of a man and painted in horse, both very thin, walking along a road.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection
The Loss of H. M.s VictoriaColoured lantern slide illustrating Britannia sitting on an anchor and drapped in a Union Jack.She sits with a lion on a beach
Visit to Madeira - Deck of the Drummond CastleBlack and white lantern slide of the deck of the Drummond Castle steamer - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira. Boswell Collection
Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 4Coloured lantern slide from a series entitled Bottle. In this slide, the drunken man and his family sit around a fireplace in an empty room
Sinking of the Empress of IrelandCover of the Illustrated London News Special Double Number on 6th June 1914 commemorating the loss of the Empress of Ireland which sank in the early hours of 29th May 1914 with great loss of life
