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Karlsruhe, Germany - the Fan CityThe German city of Karlsruhe was planned as 32 streets radiating out from the central Schloss palace tower, earning it the nickname Facherstadt - Fan City - because the city design resembles a fan
Janis Martin with teddy boyJanis Darlene Martin (1940-2007), American singer, nicknamed the Female Elvis, seen here with an admiring teddy boy who has her name tattooed on his arm
Royal sisters with nurse Marion CrawfordPrincess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret with their Scottish nurse, Marion Crawford (1909-1988), whom they nicknamed Crawfie. The are enjoying a boat trip on the river
Gustav Krupp von Hohlen und HalbachGustav Georg Friedrich Maria Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, nicknamed Taffi (1870-1950), who ran the German Friedrich Krupp AG heavy industry conglomerate from 1909 to 1941
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, The Mad MullahMohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somali religious and nationalist leader, nicknamed The Mad Mullah by the British. He was a Moslem fanatic, claiming to be the incarnation of Mahomet
Hans Daniel HassenpflugHANS DANIEL HASSENPFLUG German statesman of Hesse, whose reactionary anti- constitutional policies earned him the nickname Hessenfluch - the curse of Hesse
Cartoon, Henry Irving and Harry HartCartoon, Henry Irving, theatre manager, and Harry Hart, nicknamed the " Happy Hebrew", music hall manager, commenting on how the International Health Exhibition in South Kensington is
Henry IV of Castile (1425-1474), the ImpotentHenry IV (1425-1474). King of the Crown of Castile (1454-1474), nicknamed the Impotent. He was the last of the weak late medieval kings of Castile. Colored engraving
Boxing match which lasted a record 75 rounds, between John L Sullivan (1858-1918), nicknamed the Boston Strongboy, and Jake Kilrain (1859-1937)
Canadian Light Infantry in Great War Deeds, WW1A gallant trio of Canadian sharpshooters (Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry), nicknamed The Three Musketeers, holding a mound all day on the Western Front under all kinds of fire
Hughes H4 Hercules in flightHughes H4 Hercules, American prototype heavy transport aircraft nicknamed the Spruce Goose, making its only flight on 2 November 1947. Only one aircraft was ever produced. Date: 1947
Shell hole caused by German bombing, WW1A shell hole caused by German bombing on the Western Front in France during World War One. The type of bomb, the Minenwerfer, was nicknamed a Moaning Minnie by British troops. Date: circa 1916
German face shield helmet, WW1A studded German face shield helmet, nicknamed by the French La Plaque Elephant, used during the First World War. Seen here on display, probably in a museum
Jack Johnson, boxer, going to court, LondonThe American heavyweight boxer Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion between 1908 and 1915
Supply dump of trench mortar ammunition, France, WW1Men of the RAOC (Royal Army Ordnance Corps) on a supply dump of trench mortar ammunition (nicknamed toffee apples), at Acheux, northern France, during the First World War. Date: July 1916
British Vickers FB5 biplane on an airfield, WW1A British Vickers FB5 two-seater fighter biplane, also known as the Gunbus, on an airfield during the First World War. It had a 100hp Gnome Monosoupape engine. Date: 1915
Admiral Rozhestvensky, Russian naval officerAdmiral Zinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky (1848-1909), nicknamed Mad Dog, Russian naval officer, seen here in uniform at the time of the Russo-Japanese War. Date: circa 1904-1905
Police at a Tonypandy colliery, Glamorgan, South WalesNumerous policemen (nicknamed Devonshires) on duty at a colliery engine house in the Tonypandy area of Glamorgan, South Wales, during the riots of 1910
Chaplains visit, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireThe prison chaplain, jocularly referred to as the sky pilot, visits a cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. The prison was originally built as a House of Correction in 1594
Three people bathing at Scarborough, North YorkshireYoung woman (Lucy Auerbach) and her two brothers (Albert and Harold) bathing in the sea at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, with ships on the horizon. Date: 1904
Group of people at Malvern, Worcestershire, WW1Group of women and soldiers in a field at Malvern, Worcestershire, during the First World War. Two women are dressed as fortune tellers. The tall woman (second left) is Lucy Auerbach (1890-1972)
Young woman bathing at Scarborough, North YorkshireYoung woman (Lucy Auerbach, nickname Boo) bathing in the sea at Scarborough, North Yorkshire -- photograph taken from inside a bathing hut. 1904
Woman at seaside with pigeons (Lucy Auerbach, 1890-1972). Date: circa 1950s
Hangzhou Temple (Hangchow), ChinaView through an archway (and past some young boys) toward The Tiger Hill Pagoda (Yunyan Pagoda or Huqiu Tower) situated on Tiger Hill in Suzhou city (Soochow), Jiangsu Province, Eastern China
Istanbul, Turkey - Pigeons in the courtyard of a Mosque Date: 1930s
Julius II (1443A?o??n?1513), nicknamed The Fearsome Pope and The Warrior Pope, born Giuliano della Rovere. Pope from 1503 to 1513. Colored engraving. Historia Universal, 1885. Colored
Julius II (1443A?o??n??a?o??e?a?o?1513), nicknamed The Fearsome Pope and The Warrior Pope, born Giuliano della Rovere. Pope from 1503 to 1513. Colored engraving. Historia Universal, 1885. Colored
Portrait of John of Saxony (1468-1532) by Lucas Cranach theJohn of Saxony (1468-1532). Elector of Saxony (1525-1532). Portrait by the german painter Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). Wittenberg, 1532-1533. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany
Otto II (c. 955-983). King of Germania (961) and emperor (97Otto II (c. 955-983). called the Red. King of Germania (961) and emperor (973-983). The emperor received the homage of four nations: Germania, Gaul, Italy and Illyria
Pope Julius II (14431513). EngravingJulius II (14431513), nicknamed The Fearsome Pope and The Warrior Pope, born Giuliano della Rovere. Pope from 1503 to 1513. Colored engraving
Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284)ALFONSO X of Castile the Wise (Toledo, 1221-Seville, 1284). King of Castile and Leon (1252-1284)
Caricature of Henry Labouchere, Liberal MPCaricature of Henry Labouchere (1831-1912), Liberal MP, and owner-editor of the magazine Truth. Seen here as Father Christmas. Toys for the children
Caricature of Harry Hart, music hall ownerCaricature of Harry Hart, nicknamed the " Happy Hebrew", music hall owner. 1882
Thomas Cumming, QuakerTHOMAS CUMMING Merchant in Africa, led an expedition against the French in Barbary, earning the nickname The Fighting Quaker. Date: ? - 1774
Joseph William Chitty -1Sir JOSEPH WILLIAM CHITTY Judge, whose fondness for discussing points with barristers earned him the nickname Mr Justice Chatty. Date: 1828 - 1899
Jack Johnson, world heavyweight champion boxerJack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, African-American world heavyweight champion boxer, 1908-1915. Date: 1900s
Aerial view of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, a highly religious Protestant town with many churches and no bars or taverns, nicknamed The Holy City. Date: circa 1908
Cartoon, The peace treaty, WW1Cartoon, The peace treaty. An imaginary peace treaty with a sword sticking into a German eagle, and the signature of Rosalie (a nickname for the French bayonet) signed in the eagles blood below
Vickers FB5 two-seater fighter plane, first flown in action in November 1914. Nicknamed the Gun Bus, it was Britains first fighter helping to counter the Fokker Eindeckker threat. Date: circa 1915
Bristol F 2B captured by Germans near CambraiBristol F 2B two-seater fighter plane (nickname Brisfit), serial no. A 7231, captured by Germans near Cambrai during the summer of 1917. Date: circa 1917
Satellite at Goonhilly Earth Station, CornwallThe worlds first parabolic satellite communications antenna, nicknamed Arthur, at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, Goonhilly Downs, near Helston, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
WWI Poster, US MarinesTeufel Hunden (Devil Dogs), German nickname for US Marines, American recruiting poster, showing a bulldog chasing a dachshund. 1918
Singer Charlus, nickname of Louis-Napol鯮DeferSinger Charlus, nickname of Louis-Napol鯮 Defer, with a clarinetist in his studio. Drawing by Georges Scott from L Illustration, August 19th, 1899. Drawing
WW1 Collection, E. Claude RowberryFirst World War Collection. 92100 Sergeant E. Claude Rowberry (1896-1962), MM, Tank Corps. Group photo of NCOs nicknamed Scruffynecks
Boy scouts drinking from bottles, AustraliaTwo boy scouts in Australia, drinking from bottles of Coca Cola. They have been nicknamed The Scroungers, as they collect discarded empty bottles for the refund money
Margaret ThatacherBaroness Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), British politican and Prime Minister (1979-1990) and a member of the conservative party who gained the nickname iron lady
New German fighter plane by G. H. DavisThe new German fighter biplane, nicknamed Fritz by the British. It had two Mercedes engines, and was manned by two gunners and the pilot. It could stay in flight for up to six hours. Date: 1915
Three British Army commanders, Western Front, WW1Three British Army commanders on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are: General Sir Herbert Plumer (nicknamed Old Plum), General Sir Edmund Allenby, and General Sir Henry Horne