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Louis & Lola ?-- TITANIC survivors
[1912 April]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from negative.
Photo taken before the 'orphans' of the Titanic were fully identified.
The boys are French brothers Michel (age 4) and Edmond Navratil (age
2). To board the ship, their father assumed the name Louis Hoffman and
used their nicknames, Lolo and Mamon. Their father died in the
disaster of the RMS TITANIC, which struck an iceberg in April 1912 and
sank, killing more than 1,500 people. (Source: Flickr Commons project,
2008)
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.11222
Call Number: LC-B2- 2486-15
iheartnewyork, Dare alla luce, deanolufson, Zabowski, and 242 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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Emily Liebenow 41 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Old fashioned lovers, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
StephDillon 40 months ago | reply
The boy on the right may very well be the inspiration for the cabbage patch dolls. precious face.
Zara Duffy [deleted] 38 months ago | reply
Such a sad story :(
Nuragic Man~A bit busy 38 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ***All beautiful shots and many more. (Invited photos only).*, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Nuragic Man~A bit busy 38 months ago | reply
I bambini furono riconosciuti dalla madre, rimasta in Europa e così tornarono da lei.
The children were recognized by his mother, remained in Europe and so returned to her.
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o'dickn 37 months ago | reply
impressive!!!
ooh mamma mia 36 months ago | reply
What a gem !!!!
"Maddy" [deleted] 36 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Double Beauty, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Rita~~~was here 34 months ago | reply
What a tragic story with a happy ending for the boys and their mother.
Wystan 34 months ago | reply
Two more Bain/LOC photos of the tiny Titanic survivors:
grytlappar 31 months ago | reply
The younger child is so amazingly cute. She has a little stuffed tiger!
miss insomnia tulip 28 months ago | reply
fascinatingly tragic
Great Capture!
YOUR PHOTO HAS BEEN SEEN IN:
All Things TITANIC! Post 1, Comment 3
Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 28 months ago | reply
Michel Marcel Navratil, Jr. (June 12, 1908 – January 30, 2001), was one of the last survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. Michel, along with his brother, Edmond Navratil (1910-1953), were known as the Titanic Orphans, having been the only children rescued without a parent or guardian. He was the last male survivor of the Titanic.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Marcel_Navratil
The Roaming Boomers 20 months ago | reply
Wonderful!
Liam Norris1 16 months ago | reply
Great shot with so much history, lovely.
mgw_wgw 16 months ago | reply
Poor sweet little innocents.
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Kamil Gasparik 13 months ago | reply
article about 2 children in slovak lang - www.sme.sk/c/6336990/svet-dojima-pribeh-slovenskych-sirot...
naughty-pandy 13 months ago | reply
beautiful kids, such a sad story but they were young so they would have gotten over it better than the adult survivors :)
I love "old" stuff, wish I could go back in time and take a tour aboard the titanic!
Conoetais 7 months ago | reply
Poor kids, I hope they had a good life.
fotoviva 7 months ago | reply
Very cute but heartbreaking to know their father died on the Titanic :(