Loss Collection (page 4)

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

Royal Edward torpedoed August 1915
The 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-Peep
Nursery 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 Manchester
People 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 / Yorick
BENJAMIN 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 hips
New 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 expedition
Discovery of the cairn containing documents and relics of the Franklin polar expedition. Date: 1845

Relics of ill-fated Franklin polar expedition
Relics of the ill-fated Franklin polar expedition, found by searchers. Date: 1845

Posada, Book cover, La Nina de las Perlas
Book 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 Quex
A 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 Park
Nurses 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 steed
Black 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 Victoria
Coloured 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 Castle
Black 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 4
Coloured 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 Ireland
Cover 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

Label design, Acme Hair Vigor, Phil Eisemann, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. An excellent preparation for dandruff and falling hair. Date: early 20th century

Little girl at a New Year party, Soho Fire Station, London
A little girl with Father Christmas (fireman Pester) at a New Year party, Soho Fire Station, London, 2 January 1955. A total of 65 children attended the party

Children at a party, Soho Fire Station, London
Children at a New Year party, Soho Fire Station, London, 2 January 1955. A total of 65 children attended, seen here sitting at tables in the appliance room

Dennis breakdown lorry, demonstrating wrong method
Firefighters operating a Dennis breakdown lorry (commissioned at HQ on 3 April 1936), demonstrating the wrong method of lifting and towing the front axle

The German submarine U15
The German submarine U-15 became the first U-boat loss for the Germans after it was rammed by the British cruiser, HMS Birmingham on 9th August 1914. 1914

HMS Natal w- Warrior class cruiser
Silk title of HMS Natal. HMS Natal was a warrior class cruiser, launched on the 30th September 1905 and during the afternoon of the 30th December 1916, under the command of Captain Eric Back

Copy of German original medallion - sinking of the Lusitania
This is a British strike of the German original medallion made to celebrate the sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine on the 7th May 1915

German Breaches of the Hague Convention by Heath Robinson
X - Reducing the British Army by anti-fatting a tributary of the Marne. British soldiers undergo severe weight loss after drinking from the River Marne

Advert for Veco reducing cup for weight loss 1926
New 3 minute treatment takes off fat- just where you want to loss it! Amazing new discovery takes off flesh just where you want to loss it. No dieting - no pills - no discomforts

The Empty Chair by Lawson Wood
A moving illustration featured in the Tatler in December 1915 showing a woman, head bent in grief, sitting by a fireside, while an empty chair beside her speaks volumes about the person who is

Naval losses in North Sea by G. H. Davis
The naval losses in the North Sea, all on the same day. (1) The Aboukir, struck by a German torpedo. (2) The Hogue, struck and sunk while trying to help the Aboukir

Battle of the Philippines by G. H. Davis
The crushing rout of the Japanese Navy in the Battle of the Philippines during the Second World War. A map of the operations

Britains chief exports to the world by G. H. Davis
Britains chief exports to the world: vast fields of opportunity are kept open during the Second World War by British supremacy at sea

Speed controversy and ship losses by G. H. Davis
Faster or slower cargo ships? Some of the outstanding features in the speed controversy over ship losses during the Second World War

Building merchant ships by G. H. Davis
How pre-fabricated sections are used in the building of merchant ships in British shipyards during the Second World War. Rapid construction of cargo vessels to make good the losses sustained by

The San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906
Cartoon showing a globe-headed American character nursing his bandaged head; a humorous look at the effects of the San Francisco earthquake on the American economy

Gouraud Photo
HENRI JOSEPH ETIENNE GOURAUD French military commander, whose loss of his right arm in the Dardanelles will interfere with his favourite game, billiards : photo 1895. Date: 1867 - 1946

Departure of Genius by E Kosa - Death of Jaroslav Vrchlicky
The Departure of Genius by E Kosa - A painting mouring the passing of Jaroslav Vrchlicky (1853-1912) - one of the greatest Czech lyrical poets. Date: circa 1912

The Kaiser suffers throughout the war
Before, During and After... Throughout WW1, Kaiser Wilhelms helmet slowly loses its shape and his moustache droops lower and lower as the situation progressively worsens for his side

Comic Postcard - Woman bemoans lack of male interest
Comic Postcard - Woman bemoans and mourns the loss of 500 men in a (fictional) disaster, not that it appears she is (unfortunately) a magnet for male interest! Date: circa 1910

John Bull coming to the aid of Victims of Messina Earthquake
John Bull coming to the aid of the personification of Italy (Italia Turrita) following the devastating earthquake and tsunami of 27-28th December 1908 at Messina, Sicily

Mourning at the grave of his lost love Thora - " Speak from your heaven to me; Child of my dream, love of my life..." Date: circa 1905

French patriotic WWI postcard - Debt owed to those who die
(transalation) To you who give your life - the flowers that you are owed from your Fatherland. Date: circa 1916

Bereavement humour - losing ones wife
Condoling Friend (to recently Bereaved Widower) - " It must be awfully hard to lose ones wife." The Bereaved: " Yes, its almost impossible." !!! Date: circa 1890s

Canadian postcard mourning death of Edward VII
Commemorative Canadian postcard mourning the death of King Edward VII - " The Peacemaker" (1841-1910). The card features the Kings last words: " Well, it is over now

Billiards Illustrated - A Little Too Fine
A fisherman fly fishing in a Scottish Loch is thwarted in his attempts to land a sprightly salmon by his choice of fishing line, which appears to be far too thin

Medals of Valour for Heroes of Pit Disasters
Postcard celebrating (with a poem) the medals of Valour awarded by King Edward VII to the Heroes of the Pit Disasters at Whitehaven

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