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RMS Titanic Orig Photo Orphan Rescue Twins Survivors Michel & Edmond Navratil For Sale


RMS Titanic Orig Photo Orphan Rescue Twins Survivors Michel & Edmond Navratil
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RMS Titanic Orig Photo Orphan Rescue Twins Survivors Michel & Edmond Navratil:
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R. M. S. Titanic Important Memorabilia Offer Offered here is an amazingly rare original Underwood photo of orphan twins Michel & Edmond Navratil AKA Louis & Lola. This photo was taken before the twins were identified. These two young boys ages 2 and 4 were the only children to be rescued without a parent or guardian. The photo says it all. \"Louis & Lola?\" Information was sparse, the passengers list was a mess and the two little boys simply answered \"oui\" to every question asked. The media dubbed them the \"Titanic Twins\" and their identity would remain unknown until a woman in Nice France came across a newspaper article with a picture of what looked like her 2 sons. Her name was Marcelle Caretto and after getting in touch with local authorities, she described them in detail, submitting questions only her sons could answer. After the relationship was confirmed, Marcelle would be united with her children, Michel and younger brother Edmond, in the United States. So how did the brothers find themselves on the Titanic? The answer was their estranged (and now deceased) father Michel Navratil. According to NPR, the father had essentially kidnapped the two children from his estranged wife Marcelle. His plan was to flee to the United States and start anew. He assumed a pseudonym, Louis B. Hoffman, and gave his children aliases too, \"Lolo and Momon\". Unfortunately he chose the Titanic as his getaway ship. In a strange twist, he was the only Titanic victim found carrying a loaded revolver in his pocket. When the boys arrived in New York City, they went to live with Margaret Hays, another Titanic survivor. A month later they were reunited with their mother after her long journey across the Atlantic. Edmond died at the age of 43 after fighting in the French army during WWII. Michel would go on to attend college, earn a Doctorate and become a professor of Philosophy. He died on January 20, 2001 at the age of 92. He was the oldest and last remaining male survivor of the R. M. S. Titanic.

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