Missing Collection (page 4)

All aboard! A man about to miss his train after he has tripped and fallen, just as the guard signals to leave. The caption reads; " His Waterloo! Jump in George - We ve just caught it

Lille, France - The Liberation of the city (2 / 2)
Lille, France - After the liberation of the city at the end of the First World War. A Factory missing all of its machinery - carried off by the invading German army to use for their own ends

Earthquake damage - Messina, Italy
A crumbling Palace on Via Maddalena the result of the devastating earthquake which hit Messina, Sicily, Italy on 28th December 1908. Date: 1908

Advertising for MacIntosh Waterproofs
An advertising postcard for Macintosh waterproofs : " My Maiden names Macintosh but they ca me Breeks!" (" Breeks" is short for britches/trousers in Scotland) Date: 1917

Policeman dragging away a criminal at Christmas
A Policeman dragging away a criminal at Christmas toward the Black Maria. His woebegone expresion is the perfect accompaniment to the caption

Austrian Albatros D. III fighter biplane, WW1
An Austrian Albatros D.III fighter biplane during the First World War. Seen here upside down on the ground, with one wheel missing, in an Italian photo. Date: 1916-1918

RAF cadet playing golf
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester, during World War Two, playing golf but missing the ball completely off the tee

Georges Guynemer, portrait. First World War Ace, 54 Kills, Born 24th December 1894, had his first victory on the 19th July 1915. He was shot down 7 times

Amelia Earhart (1897 - 1937), pioneering American female aviator, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler at the point during her attempt at flying around the world solo

Derelict building, slate quarrying area, North Wales
View of a derelict building in a slate quarrying area of North Wales. The roof of this house has several tiles (probably made of slate) missing

Woman posing with broken windows
A young woman posing inside the curved bay of a house with broken and missing windows

Two middle aged women having a laugh
Two middle aged women, possibly Spanish, having a laugh

Waiting for the news of the Missing, Gresford Colliery
After an explosion in the mine flames trapped the miners and efforts were made to rescue them. The crowd that had gathered could only stand by and wait for news

The Last Hole
Proving that the true golfer does indeed go from strength to strength. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Colonel Percy Henry Fawcett
Colonel Fawcett was a British explorer who went missing in 1925 for 2 years whilst exploring Brazil

Reported Missing
A drunken private sits looking rather sozzled, having lost his regiment somewhere in the Middle East, possibly Mesopotamia, during World War I

The crew of the Pandora hunting Polar Bears, 1875
Engraving showing the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, using one of the ships boats to capture a young Polar bear in Arctic waters, 1875

The Pandora heading for the Carey Islands, 1875
Engraving showing the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, beating upwind to the Carey Islands, 1875. The Pandora was used by Sir Allen Young in two attempts between 1875

RMS Forth, 1849
Engraving of the Royal Mail Steam-Packet Companys paddle-steamer Forth. Built in Leith in 1841, the Forth went missing between Southampton and the West Indies early in 1841

The Musick Hal at Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing the building on Disco Island, Greenland, which the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, had converted to use as a Musick Hal for their entertainment, 1875

The Pandora in Peels Strait, 1875
Engraving showing the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, in Peels Strait, 29th August 1875. The Pandora was used by Sir Allen Young in two attempts between 1875 and 1876 to find the Northwest Passage

Walrus Hunting during the Pandora Arctic Expedition, 1876
Engraving showing the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, using the ships boats to shoot walruses in Arctic waters, 1876

Macanny Late for the Tee
Comic scene showing a panicking Scottish man dashing through a hotel after sleeping in and missing the start of his golf match

Diving for stolen watches
A sketch after a large watch and jewellery robbery in Cornhill. Divers searching for missing pieces after a policeman spotted an inscribed watch in the Thames under Blackfriars Bridge

Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856
Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856

Police Search Team
A Metropolitan Police search team finds a missing body

Lost Property Office 1 / 2
Two ladies in 1920s fashion of cloche hats and furs check through the New Scotland Yard Lost Property Office racks for their missing umbrellas. Metropolitan Police

Seamen Missing at Sea
A letter informing a mother that there is still no news about her son, since his ship Inverness was sunk one month ago by the enemy. He is presumed drowned

Missing Seamen 1941
Letter to a mother whose son was drowned when his ship was sunk by the enemy. It gives information about his pension arrangements

STEAMSHIP FORTH 1849
The Steamer Forth (which went missing in 1849)

Victorian Puzzle / 1870
Victorian puzzle of some aristocratic cyclists (one piece missing)

Death Certificate 1941
Death certificate issued when Alan Sandersons ship Inverness is sunk by the enemy in the North Atlantic in World War Two. He is missing, supposed drowned

Girl with Missing Glove
Why is this little girl looking so sad ? Because she lost one of her gloves while she was out picking flowers, and she knows her Mama will not be pleased

Relatives at Morgue / 1918
Relatives outside a morgue in Munich. The only way to determine the fate of someone missing at this time of civil unrest was to check the morgue

Percy H Fawcett expedition
PERCY H FAWCETT Expedition which looked for the explorer Fawcett after his disappearance in the Matto Grosso of Brazil, but they never found him

Crystal Palace Odds / Ends
ODDS & ENDS A greedy gentleman who has lost his party; a rather large lady who cannot get through the entrance and the said party minus provisions

Piltdown Skull / Diagram
PILTDOWN MAN - a diagram of the cranium and jaw bone, claimed to be the missing link by Charles Dawson in 1912. The skull was proven to be a half- human, half-ape fake in 1953

The City of Boston
The steamship City of Boston which went missing during a journey from Halifax to Liverpool in 1870

Arkboard Squabbles
NOAHs ARK - Missing the wide open spaces, some of the passengers start to squabble

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