Lost Collection (page 12)

Theodosia Burr
THEODOSIA (nee BURR) ALSTON daughter of Aaron Burr, child prodigy, wife of governor Joseph Alston, lost at sea in mysterious circumstances while on way to visit her father. Date: 1783 - 1813

Battle of Eylau (Anon)
BATTLE OF EYLAU Inconclusive battle in which the French, Prussians and Russians between them lost some 35, 000 men without any appreciable gain either way Date: 8 February 1807

The smoking rubble of Crystal Palace, South London
The smoking rubble of Crystal Palace on 30 November, 1936. The fire started after an explosion in the womens cloakroom, and consumed the entire building

NFS Heavy Unit vehicle accident, Ealing, WW2
An NFS Heavy Unit vehicle accident in Ealing, West London. The driver, having lost control of the appliance, struck a tree while responding to an emergency call

Blitz in London -- funerals of AFS firefighters, WW2
Blitz in London -- the funerals of auxiliary firefighters (AFS) who were killed on duty whilst serving during WW2. The names of the 300 plus men

Chinese Emperor(?) and Empress(?) seated on raised platform with musicians seated in front of them; the Emperor appears to have lost his nose and part of his right shoulder

The lost ski. Illustration shows President Taft skiing down a steep slope labeled Nomination Slide 1912; one ski is labeled Control of Senate and the other, which has broken its strap and come loose

They saw their Flying Dutchman - it crossed their path, and they were lost. Illustration shows the shipwreck of a ship that lost its course at the sight of the Flying Dutchman labeled Speeches with

The lost bet. Parade with banner showing head-and-shoulders portraits of Grover Cleveland, Adlai E. Stevenson, and Gov. John Peter Altgeld. Date 1893

Rambles in South Devon - 1930s
Front cover of a guide to rambling in South Devon showing a couple enjoying a rest amid open skies and a patchwork quilt of fields, with the sea and coastline just visible beyond. Date: c.1935

The S. S. Princess Sophia, coastal passenger liner
The S.S. Princess Sophia, coastal passenger liner of the Canadian Pacific Railway. She was sunk in October 1918 with the loss of all aboard after grounding on Vanderbilt Reef in Lynn Canal near

French General Pau
Portrait of the French General Pau. " This gallant French commander lost his right arm in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870."

The lost cause

Ninety and nine or the lost sheep. Date c1878

The way of life. From paradise lost to paradise restored

Lost. Date 1886?

Lost in the desert the great dramatic spectacle : written by Owen Davis. Date c1900

Mahomedia (the lost town), Tunis, Tunisia. Date ca. 1899

Lost in the desert the dramatic event of the year : written by Owen Davis. Date c1900

A mother in California who with her husband and her two children will be returned to Oklahoma by the Relief Administration

The lost trail a comedy drama of western life by Anthony E. Wills. Date c1907

Lost in the desert the sensational event of the year : a drama on new and original lines : by Owen Davis. Date c1900

Lost in the desert the dramatic event of the year. Date c1900

A comedy drama of western life, The lost trail by Anthony E. Wills. Date c1907

Lost in Siberia. Date c1898

Mt. Hood from Lost Lake. Date c1900

The lost child. Illustration shows six policemen labeled Chafin, Taft, Debs, Watson, Hisgen, and Bryan gathering around a young boy labeled Reactionary Voter standing on Radical Ave

The U. S. Battleship Maine
The U.S. Battleship Maine. Twin Screw; Length, 318 Feet; Breadth, 57 Feet; Displacement, 6, 682 Tons. Destroyed in the Harbor of Havana, February 15th, 1898

The Wreck of the Titanic - Honour to the Brave
Page from the Sphere honouring the brave men who were part of the Titanics crew who were lost with the ship when it sank, including all the engineers (36), the band (8), the postal clerks (5)

Metropolitan Police officer speaking to a little boy
A Metropolitan Police officer (WPC) speaking kindly to a little boy who looks as if he might have lost his way -- or perhaps someone has forgotten to pick him up from school. Date: circa 1950s

Peg-leg peddlar with his tray of items for sale
" Any article on the board a penny" A man wounded in the Boer War, his leg lost resort to life as an itinerant tinker or peddlar, peddling his wares on the street

Blind Veteran Soldier - St Dunstans Hostel
Set up in 1915, St Dunstans Hostel aided the recovery of servicemen blinded during the First World War. This is a charity postcard produced for St Dunstans showing a blinded serviceman being led by a

Metropolitan Police officer and child
A Metropolitan Police officer helping a little boy who is temporarily lost. (2 of 3) Date: 1970s

Metropolitan Police officer and lost boy
A Metropolitan Police officer holding a little boy lost. Date: circa 1930s

Metropolitan Police officer and crying child
A Metropolitan Police officer, PC Newell, holding a crying child who is temporarily lost. Date: February 1939

Cow Suckling Lambs
Drink more Milk! Mary the cow mothered nine lambs when two ewes died. The cow, who had lost her own calf, did this of her own accord and was very protective of her family. Date: 1930s

Pig Trough Font
The Font, Down Cathedral, Down Patrick, Ireland. Of Celtic origin, this font was lost for over 200 years and was found on a County Down farm, being used as a pig trough! Date: Medieval

French people give directions to lost British soldier, WW1
Scene in a French street during the First World War. A crowd of people, including a policeman, give directions to a British soldier who has lost his way. Date: 1914-1918

Lassoing a cattle thief Date: 1926

After the day : Suggestions for the re-building of London
If we lost the First World War: Maybe Londons famous buildings and monuments that we know of today would be completely different, German style with the Kaiser and eagles appearing on many of them

Hunters and Signpost
Two German hunters have lost their way and try to find out from a signpost whether they should go this way, that way or the other... Date: early 20th century

Hunt the slipper
All dressed up for the evening, just about to go out when she can t find one of her shoes. The maids look everywhere, and when asked, they just shrug their shoulders

Looking at the book of the lost and at news of the Titanic
In the anxious hours which followed the greatest of Maritime disasters: At Lloyd s, the famous association of Marine Underwriters. After the sinking of the Titanic. Date: 27th April 1912

Raf Rescue Helicopter
A Royal Air Force rescue helicopter lands safely, having rescued several people, including a boy in school uniform and a young man who has lost his trousers! Date: 1960s

Milton / Comus / Lady Enters
Milton/Comus/Lady Enters

Stray Dogs in Pound
A Foundling: Lost, stray or unwanted dogs have been caught and put into the pound to await their fates. Hopefully the owners or new ones will take them home soon. Date: 1870s

London Windmill
London? Yes, a windmill in a rural setting, on Cornwall Road, Brixton Hill, South London. It lost its sails in 1864, but is now working again - refitted with a gas engine! Date: built 1816

Studying a Cycling Map
A group of friends, touring cyclists, take time out to study a map. Date: 1930s

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