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"Unraveling the Mystery: Tracing the Footsteps Legends" Amelia Earhart, US aviation pioneer, vanished into thin air, leaving behind a legacy that still soars high today

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Amelia Earhart, US aviation pioneer
Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), American aviation pioneer. Earhart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air as a passenger (1928), fly solo across the Atlantic

Background imageMissing Collection: Heartless Robot

Heartless Robot
MISSING INGREDIENT (Alejandro) The robot is missing a heart

Background imageMissing Collection: Menin Gate memorial, Ypres 1927

Menin Gate memorial, Ypres 1927
The Menin Gate memorial at Ypres, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in the Ypres Salient of World War One and whose graves are unknown

Background imageMissing Collection: Algernon Blackwood & Alfred Taylor, WW1

Algernon Blackwood & Alfred Taylor, WW1
Algernon Henry Blackwood (1869-1951), English author and playwright, particularly known for his supernatural fiction and ghost stories

Background imageMissing Collection: A discussion on the Piltdown skull by John Cooke

A discussion on the Piltdown skull by John Cooke
Portrait group of well-known British scientists examining the Piltdown skull. This topical painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1915

Background imageMissing Collection: Piltdown Man memorial, 1938

Piltdown Man memorial, 1938
The site of the discovery of the Piltdown skull: the monolith memorial unveiled by Sir Keith Arthur on 22nd July 1938. The memorial was placed in the grounds of Barkham Manor at Piltdown

Background imageMissing Collection: Drive Off The Missing Links, by Lawson Wood

Drive Off The Missing Links, by Lawson Wood
A colour illustration by artist Lawson Wood showing a orangutan using a little monkey as a golf tee. Date: 17th September 1930

Background imageMissing Collection: Robin Hood statue, Castle Place, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Robin Hood statue, Castle Place, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. The Robin Hood statue is pictured with the bow and arrow missing

Background imageMissing Collection: Taylorcraft DC-65 XK-ATY

Taylorcraft DC-65 XK-ATY (msn 0-4247. built as an L-2A ), at Mangere, NZ. (The aircraft and pilot Alexander N. Clark went missing on 23 November 1956, and were found in the bush 30 months later)

Background imageMissing Collection: Piltdown Man reconstructed, 1912

Piltdown Man reconstructed, 1912
Piltdown Man, as imagined by Illustrated London News special artist Amedee Forestier, soon after the discovery of the bones was made public in 1912

Background imageMissing Collection: The Last Post by C. E. Turner

The Last Post by C. E. Turner
Buglers sounding the Last Post at 9pm before the British monument to fallen soldiers at Ypres, the Menin Gate. Date: 1930

Background imageMissing Collection: Piltdown Man article- The most ancient inhabitant of England

Piltdown Man article- The most ancient inhabitant of England
The most ancient inhabitant of England: the newly found Sussex Man. A page from the Illustrated London News by W.P Pycraft, examining the parallels between the Piltdown Man skull and jaw

Background imageMissing Collection: Holmes & Watson / Dog / C20

Holmes & Watson / Dog / C20
SHERLOCK HOLMES THE MISSING THREE QUARTER Watson and Holmes give chase. Date: First published: 1904

Background imageMissing Collection: Pilot Stanley Hausner saying goodbye to his wife

Pilot Stanley Hausner saying goodbye to his wife
Stanley Hausner, pilot who went missing during his flight between New Jersey and Warsaw. Picked up by British steamer, the Circe Shell

Background imageMissing Collection: Piltdown man reconstructed

Piltdown man reconstructed
The Piltdown man sketched by A. Forestier after Professor Keiths reconstruction, and an inset showing an alterative reconstruction after Dr. A. Smith Woodward

Background imageMissing Collection: Hissarlik (Troy) Digging

Hissarlik (Troy) Digging
A clear example of the excavation style of Heinrich Schliemann at Hissarlik, cutting through later occupation levels, actually missing Homerian deposits!

Background imageMissing Collection: Old English Sports and Games: Cricket, 1901 (colour litho)

Old English Sports and Games: Cricket, 1901 (colour litho)
BSA408881 Old English Sports and Games: Cricket, 1901 (colour litho) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); 30.5x35.6 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English

Background imageMissing Collection: Cecy Jup

Cecy Jup

Background imageMissing Collection: Waiting

Waiting
JAE

Background imageMissing Collection: Red violin

Red violin
Erik Schottstaedt

Background imageMissing Collection: The Song the Kettle is Singing

The Song the Kettle is Singing (in a dear little place called home) - written and composed by Worton David and Lawrence Wright - sung with enormous success by Miss Florrie Forde and Miss Dora Lyric

Background imageMissing Collection: Blackpool beach, lost children at the Missing children caravan on the beach at Blackpool

Blackpool beach, lost children at the Missing children caravan on the beach at Blackpool waiting to be claimed by their mums and dads. Lancashire, June 1960 M4420-001

Background imageMissing Collection: Dornier Do 335 V1 CP-UA (1st prototype)

Dornier Do 335 V1 CP-UA (1st prototype), showing the oil cooler intake under the nose (incorporated into the annular radiator intake in all subsequent aircraft)

Background imageMissing Collection: Stanley s... Meeting with Emin Pasha, April 29, 1888, at Kavalli... (1901). Creator: Unknown

Stanley s... Meeting with Emin Pasha, April 29, 1888, at Kavalli... (1901). Creator: Unknown
Stanleys Journey through Unknown Central Africa, 1887-1890: His Meeting with Emin Pasha, April 29, 1888, at Kavalli, on Lake Nyanza, (1901)

Background imageMissing Collection: Livingstone... : The Great Missionary-Explorer found by Stanley, 1870, (1901). Creator: Unknown

Livingstone... : The Great Missionary-Explorer found by Stanley, 1870, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Livingstones Exploration of Lake Tanganyika: The Great Missionary-Explorer found by Stanley, 1870, at Ujiji, (1901). The historic meeting between Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904)

Background imageMissing Collection: USA, Mississippi, Jackson, Memorial to the Missing, penny coins representing human lives

USA, Mississippi, Jackson, Memorial to the Missing, penny coins representing human lives

Background imageMissing Collection: My Sorrow

My Sorrow
Tiina Weckman

Background imageMissing Collection: a flower for you who have gone

a flower for you who have gone
Djeff Act

Background imageMissing Collection: Impossible love

Impossible love
Timucin TOPRAK

Background imageMissing Collection: Love is painful

Love is painful
txules

Background imageMissing Collection: Window to the Sea

Window to the Sea
Paco Palazon

Background imageMissing Collection: Missing Home

Missing Home
Taudalpoi

Background imageMissing Collection: WW2 - Gracie The Munitions Worker

WW2 - Gracie The Munitions Worker
A WW2 children's illustrated Gracie doll card, equipped with the uniform of a wartime female munitions worker, unfortunately missing the hat. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageMissing Collection: WW2 - Gracie The A. T. S. Girl

WW2 - Gracie The A. T. S. Girl
A WW2 children's illustrated Gracie doll card, equipped with the uniform of a wartime lady of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, unfortunately missing the hat. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageMissing Collection: WW2 - Gracie And The N. F. S

WW2 - Gracie And The N. F. S
A WW2 children's illustrated Gracie doll card, equipped with a wartime National Fire Service women's uniform, unfortunately missing the hat. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageMissing Collection: Previously Reported Missing - Now?

Previously Reported Missing - Now?
An illustrated front cover for Previously Reported Missing - Now...?, written by Gilbert Chester, no. 66 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Background imageMissing Collection: Sunset At Sea

Sunset At Sea
A panoramic seascape painting of a sunset, providing a shimmering line of light reflecting in the water, narrowly missing a white sail boat in the distance. Date: circa 1916

Background imageMissing Collection: White Star by Roy Anderson

White Star by Roy Anderson
Book, White Star by Roy Anderson, 1964 first edition, plus one other with plain cover, dust jacket missing. Date: 1964

Background imageMissing Collection: White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Majestic - jigsaw puzzles

White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Majestic - jigsaw puzzles. Six complete, one with two pieces missing, boxed, plus a framed jigsaw puzzle. Date: 20th century

Background imageMissing Collection: RMS Titanic - cigar case recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett

RMS Titanic - cigar case recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett
RMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - a silver cigar case of rectangular outline with rounded corners

Background imageMissing Collection: Missing Link Skull

Missing Link Skull
Missing link skull between ape and man. Dart came to the world's attention in 1925 with his announced discovery of the skull he named Australopithecus africanus,  (South African ape)

Background imageMissing Collection: Sacramentary (Fragment)

Sacramentary (Fragment)
Leaf from a liturgical text, possibly a sacramentary, parchment. The text contains various prayers and instructions. Text in black in a single column in a Caroline minuscule hand with red capitals

Background imageMissing Collection: Theological Text (Fragment)

Theological Text (Fragment)
Part of a bifolium, parchment. Fragment of an unknown theological text. Main body text in black in two columns. The bifolium is cut vertically through column A on folio 2

Background imageMissing Collection: Missal (Fragment)

Missal (Fragment)
Fragment from a Missal, parchment. A double leaf that has been cut in half horizontally so the bottom of each folio is missing. Date: Mid 15th Century

Background imageMissing Collection: Philosophical Treatise (Fragment)

Philosophical Treatise (Fragment)
Half of a leaf, paper. Text in black in three columns in a cursive documentary script. It is heavily abbreviated but appears to be a philosophical text. The top half of the leaf is missing

Background imageMissing Collection: Unidentified Fragment

Unidentified Fragment
Fragment of a leaf of a manuscript, parchment. Text in Middle German(?). The text block has wide margins above, beneath and to the left-hand side but the leaf has been cut down the right-hand side

Background imageMissing Collection: Charter (Fragment)

Charter (Fragment)
Fragment of a charter, parchment, apparently recording the sale of a house by (-) Wingartman and his wife in the neighbourhood of Trier in the year (13-)



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"Unraveling the Mystery: Tracing the Footsteps Legends" Amelia Earhart, US aviation pioneer, vanished into thin air, leaving behind a legacy that still soars high today. In a world dominated by technology, even the most heartless robot cannot comprehend the concept emotions. The enigmatic disappearance of Mary Celeste in 1872 continues to baffle historians and artists alike; an oil on canvas capturing her haunting absence. Standing tall since 1927, Menin Gate memorial silently honors those missing souls who fought bravely during World War I in Ypres. The Piltdown Man memorial serves as a reminder of one of history's greatest hoaxes - a puzzle that remained unsolved until 1953. Algernon Blackwood & Alfred Taylor's stories shed light on the countless men who went missing during WWI - their tales forever etched in our collective memory. John Cooke delves into deep discussions surrounding the mysterious Piltdown skull - its authenticity questioned for decades after its discovery in Sussex. "Drive Off The Missing Links, " Lawson Wood's artwork playfully depicts our fascination with uncovering hidden truths and solving perplexing mysteries throughout time. With each reconstruction attempt, scientists strive to bring back to life the elusive Piltdown Man from his ancient grave dating back to 1912. The article titled "The Most Ancient Inhabitant of England" sheds light on how Piltdown Man captivated imaginations worldwide before being exposed as an elaborate hoax in 1953. Piltdown man reconstructed: A glimpse into prehistoric times or an intricate web spun by deceitful hands? The mystery lingers still. .