Louis & Lola ?-- TITANIC survivors (LOC)

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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

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.11222

Call Number: LC-B2- 2486-15

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    iheartnewyork, Dare alla luce, deanolufson, Zabowski, and 240 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Dan Lilly (56 months ago | reply)

    wow. that made me stop and think, and be a little sad

  3. Harry Angstrom (56 months ago | reply)

    "Titanic Waifs back in Maman's Arms"
    From NYTimes dated May 17, 1912. Their mother came over from France to be reunited with the boys.

    "Four-year-old Michel and two-year-old Edmond Navratil, the two waifs who were saved from the sinking Titanic and brought to this city under the temporary guardianship of Miss Margaret Hayes, of 304 West Eighty-third Street, another survivor, are waifs no longer. They have a mother now, just like other children of less romantic and adventurous infancy."

  4. captainslack (56 months ago | reply)

    Here's bio of their father. Apparently, he'd taken the boys from their mother and was making his way to America. His body was recovered from the ocean:

    www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-biograp hy/michel-na...

  5. The Library of Congress (56 months ago | reply)

    Interesting. This looks like a case where the title on the negative "Louis & Lola ? - Titanic survivors" is the best choice to reflect the temporary loss of their real names. Will add a note to provide that info and a bit of the circumstances. Same for the 2 related images:
    www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/216 3880148/
    www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/216 3883112/

  6. stallman.tara (55 months ago | reply)

    I find any information on Titantic passengers fascinating. It is such a tragic piece of history

  7. actressteacher (48 months ago | reply)

    Wow, they look really starched and pressed for surviving a ship accident. This must be later....maybe after their mother arrived? They look like they don't really comprehend what has happened.

    This is a really heart-wrenching photo.

  8. ChinaLeft (47 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called All Things TITANIC! Post 1, Comment 3, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  9. Gary Shield (47 months ago | reply)

    Truly amazing photo

    Great Capture!
    YOUR PHOTO HAS BEEN SEEN IN:

    All Things TITANIC! Post 1, Comment 3

  10. Lú_ (45 months ago | reply)

    This photograph is part of the Indicommons.org post April 15, 1912: The Titanic.


  11. floriegray.com is now at SmugMug [deleted] (44 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called PERSONAL BEST - Preserving Meaningful Moments, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  12. antonello.tommy (44 months ago | reply)

    Congratulations, I think this photo is truly a PERSONAL BEST!
    Personal Best - Preserving Meaningful Moments
    I saw this outstanding photo in the PERSONAL BEST group.

  13. alexander.polyakov1978 (44 months ago | reply)

    Oh, my God! They're so sweet and cute! Thanks!

  14. Emily Liebenow (37 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!

  15. StephDillon (35 months ago | reply)

    The boy on the right may very well be the inspiration for the cabbage patch dolls. precious face.

  16. Zara Duffy [deleted] (34 months ago | reply)

    Such a sad story :(

  17. Nuragic Man~A bit busy (34 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!

    Thanks.

  18. Nuragic Man~A bit busy (34 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.

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ***People, costumes & customs no limits {Admin invite only} , and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    Thanks.

  19. o'dickn (33 months ago | reply)

    impressive!!!

  20. ooh mamma mia (32 months ago | reply)

    What a gem !!!!

  21. "Maddy" [deleted] (31 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!

  22. This photo was invited and added to the Double Beauty group.

  23. Rita~~~was here (30 months ago | reply)

    What a tragic story with a happy ending for the boys and their mother.

  24. Wystan (29 months ago | reply)

    Two more Bain/LOC photos of the tiny Titanic survivors:


  25. This photo was invited and added to the The Astonishing Power of Flickr group.

  26. grytlappar (26 months ago | reply)

    The younger child is so amazingly cute. She has a little stuffed tiger!

  27. miss insomnia tulip (23 months ago | reply)

    fascinatingly tragic

    Great Capture!
    YOUR PHOTO HAS BEEN SEEN IN:

    All Things TITANIC! Post 1, Comment 3

  28. Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (23 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

  29. The Roaming Boomers (16 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful!

  30. Liam Norris1 (11 months ago | reply)

    Great shot with so much history, lovely.

  31. mgw_wgw (11 months ago | reply)

    Poor sweet little innocents.
    --
    Seen on blog.flickr.net ( ?² )

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  37. Kamil Gasparik (9 months ago | reply)

    article about 2 children in slovak lang - www.sme.sk/c/6336990/svet-dojima-pribeh-slove nskych-sirot...

  38. naughty-pandy (9 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!

  39. Conoetais (3 months ago | reply)

    Poor kids, I hope they had a good life.

  40. fotoviva (3 months ago | reply)

    Very cute but heartbreaking to know their father died on the Titanic :(

  41. Jenice Benjamin (2 months ago | reply)

    Old but beautiful photo.

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