Jacob L. Loose Collection

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Businessman and humanitarian Jacob Loose and his philanthropist wife Ella were frequent travelers.  The collection is comprised of images from their early 20th century trips around the world, featuring views of locales as varied as Africa, Ceylon, India, Palestine, and numerous western European countries.
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Edward the Confessor's shrine

The shrine of Edward The Confessor is placed in Westminster Abbey in London, England. Printed in white ink on the bottom left-hand corner, "57. Chapel of Edward the Confessor, W.A."
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Westminster Hall in Westminster Palace

Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminster in London, England, show steps leading up to a floor-to-ceiling arched stained-glass window at the end of hall in the center of the photograph. The Gothic room has arched ceilings supported by arched beams. Arched openings line the walls on either side of the room.
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House of Lords

House of Lords in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The royal throne stands at the far end of the chamber on a raised platform. A tall candelabra on either side just outside the barrier railing of the throne. The woolsack is in front of the royal throne area between the candelabras. A large wooden clerks table is next on the front right center of the photograph. Behind the table are the rows of benches on the bottom right center of the photograph. On the left side of the photograph are the rows of benches for the other party. This photograph possibly taken by Jacob Loose.
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Statue at Long Water at Hampton Court Palace

Looking out at Long Water at Hampton Court Palace in London, England, from the Three Graces statue. A row of trees lines each side of the canal of water. The statue of three women standing in a circle with their backs to each other, stands on three pentagonal plinths. An ornate metal fence is between the statue and the canal.
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Southwest façade of Hampton Court

The brick with Portland stone dressing, frames and banding on the buildings of the southwest façade are in two stories on the left side of the photograph and three stories on the right of the Hampton Court Palace in London, England. On the left side of the photograph is a tower with one window above the second story. The two-story portion is topped with a parapet while the three-story portion is topped with a balustrade. The three story portion has a circular window on the mezzanine. A low garden wall is in the foreground.
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Fountain Court of Hampton Court

The Fountain Court of Hampton Court Palace in London, England. The brick with Portland stone quoins dressing, frames and banding on the buildings are in three stories. The queen's apartments face east over the Fountain Garden. The suites are linked by a gallery running the length of the east façade. There are repetitive balustrade atop a long flat skyline. This is repeated as the façade turns the corner from the east to the south fronts. Further diversion is added by the circular and decorated windows of the second-floor mezzanine. This theme is repeated in the inner Fountain Court around the fountain. Round flowerbeds surround the fountain. A column stands in the foreground of the fountain. The ground floor towards the court being occupied by a cloister. The bays forming a symmetrical composition. The piers between the gateways being of Portland stone with drafted joints and serving as plinths for half columns of the Corinthian order, which with their cornice frieze and architrave occupy the full height of the first floor. In each bay between the columns are tall stone framed sash windows on the second floor surmounted by cornices. The attic windows are square, fitted with sashes like the others, and the heavy sash bars. The ground-floor windows have low arched heads with carved keystones.
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View of the River Thames from Richmond Hill

View of the River Thames from Richmond Hill in London, England shows a view of a bend in the river from a lawn and through trees. A two story building on the other side of the river stands on the right center side of the photograph. Photograph possibly taken by Jacob Loose.
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Four statues at the western entrance to Hampton Court Palace

The four statues on the entrance gates to Hampton Court Palace's western entrance in London, England. Four brick piers with Portland stone bases, cornices and consoles. The two central piers are larger and hold the figures of a lion on the left and a unicorn on the right. The two outer piers hold figures with armorial crests of Henry VIII and the Seymour family. The castle is seen in the background between the piers.
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Clock court of Hampton Court Palace

The clock court of Hampton Court Palace in London, England, is a Tudor-style building with many towers and chimneys and the clock tower in the center of the photograph. The clock is an astronomical clock. The building stands at the back of a large courtyard. A man stands on the left side of the photograph on the lawn of the courtyard. The brick is laid to make diamond hashmarks on the walls of the building.
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Norman arches in the Church of St. Bartholomew

The Norman arches in Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, in London, England. The columns supporting the arches line a hall that runs behind the nave. There are lines of chairs on the left side of the photograph facing the nave. Just above the chairs, the ornate tomb of Rahere can be seen. Printed in white ink across the bottom of the photograph, "Norman Arches, Church of St. Bartholomew The Great, London. 9077. G.W.W."
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Houses of Parliament from across the Thames

A view of Westminster Palace from across the Thames in London, England. Four loaded barges are on the river in the foreground of the photograph. There is also a sailboat on the river. Printed in white ink on the bottom left of the photograph, "Houses of Parliament FCOS."
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Rotten Row

Several men wearing bowler hats stand on sidewalks that are cordoned off by posts and cables that they lean on as they watch the carriages go by on South Carriage Drive in Hyde Park in London, on the left side of the photograph. Also on the left, three women walk on the sidewalk carrying umbrellas. Another sidewalk runs across the top right-hand corner to the center of the photograph as they watch many, many people ride horses on the track called Rotten Row also in Hyde Park in London, England. A sidewalk also runs between the drive and the track with a few men in top hats walking on it. A row of trees separates the track and drive. Rows of trees are also lining each side of the photograph. Printed in white below the photograph, "Rotten Row. 3442. F.C.O.S."
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St. Paul's Cathedral

St. Paul's Cathedral fills the skyline with its two towers and the dome in London, England. Printed in white ink along the bottom left-hand corner, "St. Pauls. London. 3502. J.V."
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Tower of London from across the River Thames

An Etching of the Tower of London viewed from across the River Thames in London, England [illustration]. Three boats are on the river in different positions. The illustration is signed, "H Dunk" on the lower left-hand corner of the illustration. The illustration is titled on the lower right-hand side, "Tower of London from River." Printed in dark ink on the bottom left-hand side of the photograph, "Mansell Hunt Catty & Co Lo."
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Traitors Gate & St. Thomas' Tower

An Etching of Traitors Gate and St. Thomas Tower of the Tower of London in London, England [illustration]. A round tower on the far left of the photograph has one arched, paned window in it. A cobblestone street leads between that tower on the left and a low, arched gate (Traitors Gate) on the right side of the photograph that is under a second story of rooms with many paned windows. In the left center of the photograph is a square tower with a parapet on top and arrowslits down the center. Behind this tower, a staircase leads up to the second story. A walkway covers the roadway between the square tower and the round tower. The illustration is signed in the lower left-hand corner of the illustration, but it is illegible. Below the photograph of the Etching in the lower left-hand corner in dark ink, "Mansell Hunt Catty & Co Lo." Printed in dark ink on the bottom center below the photograph of the Etching, "Traitor Gate & St Thomas Tower."
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