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Background imageAka Collection: Scriabin / Hull 1914

Scriabin / Hull 1914
ALEKSANDR SCRIABIN Aka Skryabin Russian composer

Background imageAka Collection: Bewick / Honey Badger

Bewick / Honey Badger
(mellivora capensis) aka RATEL This mustolid is so named, curiously enough, because like Pooh it is excessively fond of honey. It lives in South Africa

Background imageAka Collection: Bratislava, Slovakia

Bratislava, Slovakia
aka Presburg, about 50 km from Vienna : on the Danube

Background imageAka Collection: BANANAS

BANANAS
Banana Monstera Deliciosa, aka Fruit Salad Plant, Cariman, Mexican Breadfruit, Locust & Wild Honey, Windowleaf, Monsterio, Swiss Cheese Plant etc

Background imageAka Collection: Highwayman Cottington

Highwayman Cottington
John Cottington (aka Mulled Sack) robs an army pay wagon on Shotover Hill, near Oxford, and relieves it of 4000 pounds. He will hang in 1656 aged 45

Background imageAka Collection: Plato / Uffizi Bust

Plato / Uffizi Bust
PLATO aka Aristocles Greek philosopher, disciple of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle

Background imageAka Collection: Agnes Willoughby

Agnes Willoughby
AGNES WILLOUGHBY aka MRS WINDHAM Victorian courtesan

Background imageAka Collection: Catherine Walters

Catherine Walters
CATHERINE OR CLARA WALTERS, aka SKITTLES Victorian courtesan who was a lover of the marquess of Hartington, later the 8th Duke of Devonshire

Background imageAka Collection: BOADICEA (-62)

BOADICEA (-62)
BOADICEA (aka Boudicca) Queen of the Iceni, in her chariot

Background imageAka Collection: Portugal Porto

Portugal Porto
(aka Oporto) general view of the town on the Douro river

Background imageAka Collection: Mary Frith / Pickpocket

Mary Frith / Pickpocket
Mary Frith aka Moll Cutpurse, a notorious master thief & an Ugly who frequently dressed as a man; escaped from Newgate by bribery

Background imageAka Collection: Napolitano Abducted

Napolitano Abducted
New York City : LINDA NAPOLITANO (aka CORTILE) is abducted by aliens from her Manhattan apartment and taken aboard their spacecraft

Background imageAka Collection: Meher Baba

Meher Baba (1894-1969) aka Merwins Irani Indian spiritual leader who promised to speak the One Word which would save humanity, but didn t keep his word

Background imageAka Collection: Gloster Meteor Mk. 8 - Mk. 7 combination G-ANSO

Gloster Meteor Mk. 8 - Mk. 7 combination G-ANSO
Gloster Meteor Mk.8 - Mk.7 combination (ex GAF) G-ANSO, at the 1954 SBAC Farnborough air-show. Built as an F Mk.8 airframe with strengthened outer wings, the Ground Attack Fighter (GAF) aka Reaper

Background imageAka Collection: Tzu-Hsi Dowager Empress

Tzu-Hsi Dowager Empress
TZU-HSI, aka HSIAO-CH IN &c, generally known as the dowager empress : Manchu ruler who resisted reform, European influences etc, supported the Boxer rising. 1835 - 1908

Background imageAka Collection: Richard Robert Jones

Richard Robert Jones
RICHARD ROBERTS JONES (aka Dic Aberdaron, from his home town) Welsh traveler and linguist, spoke 14 languages ancient and modern

Background imageAka Collection: Mlle Marie De Guise

Mlle Marie De Guise
MLLE MARIE DE GUISE aka Mademoiselle Marie de Lorraine et de Guise. Duchess of Guise and Joyeuse from 1675; patron of composer Charpentier

Background imageAka Collection: Police Reward Poster

Police Reward Poster
Metropolitan Police reward poster for Peter Piatkow, aka Peter the Painter, who was accused of murdering police officers in London

Background imageAka Collection: Dayton-Wright KT Cabin Cruiser

Dayton-Wright KT Cabin Cruiser (aka Limousine), a heavily modified Dayton-Wright-built Airco DH-4. Date: 1921

Background imageAka Collection: Dayton-Wright Limousine

Dayton-Wright Limousine (aka KT Cabin Cruiser), a heavily modified Dayton-Wright-built Airco DH-4. Date: 1921

Background imageAka Collection: The Escape of Grotius, aka Hugo de Groot

The Escape of Grotius, aka Hugo de Groot, Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, poet and playwright. He was imprisoned in Loevestein Castle for his involvement in Calvinist disputes

Background imageAka Collection: Boeing C-135A Stratolifter 60-0378

Boeing C-135A Stratolifter 60-0378
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing C-135A-BN Stratolifter 60-0378 (MSN 18153), on the ramp having number 3 engine replaced

Background imageAka Collection: George Stephenson's Locomotion aka Puffing Billy

George Stephenson's Locomotion aka Puffing Billy Locomotive Railway Train Date: 1825

Background imageAka Collection: Sir Edmund Gosse, English poet, author and critic

Sir Edmund Gosse, English poet, author and critic, by Imre Laszlo Unvardy aka Spy Junr Date: 1927

Background imageAka Collection: Sir Oliver Lodge, British physicist and writer

Sir Oliver Lodge, British physicist and writer, by Imre Laszlo Unvardy aka Spy Junr. Date: 1927

Background imageAka Collection: John Buchan, Scottish novelist, historian and politician

John Buchan, Scottish novelist, historian and politician, by Imre Laszlo Unvardy aka Spy Junr Date: 1927

Background imageAka Collection: A A Milne, English author

A A Milne, English author, by Imre Laszlo Unvardy aka Spy Junr Date: 1927

Background imageAka Collection: A E W Mason, English author and politician

A E W Mason, English author and politician, by Imre Laszlo Unvardy aka Spy Junr Date: 1927

Background imageAka Collection: EMPRESS TZ'U HSI

EMPRESS TZ'U HSI
TZU-HSI, AKA HSIAO-CH'IN &C, Empress Dowager. Consort of Emperor Hsien Feng mother of T'ung Chih. Virtual dictator from 1861 until her death in 1908. Date: 1835-1908

Background imageAka Collection: SNCAC NC. 854S G-BCGH

SNCAC NC. 854S G-BCGH
SNCAC NC.854S G-BCGH (msn 122). (SNCAC - Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Centre, aka Aerocentre) Date: circa 2000

Background imageAka Collection: Mil Mi-9 93+96

Mil Mi-9 93+96 (msn 340003, aka Mi-8IV)), command post version. Formerly of the East German Army (Landstreitkrafte), it was absorbed by the Heeresflieger on re-unification

Background imageAka Collection: Tom Spring aka Tom Winter, boxer

Tom Spring aka Tom Winter, boxer
Tom Spring (born Thomas Winter), boxer

Background imageAka Collection: Mitsubishi Mu-2G VH-CJP

Mitsubishi Mu-2G VH-CJP (msn 505, aka Mu-2B-30) of Forrestair. Date: circa 1975

Background imageAka Collection: Sikorsky S-62A N975

Sikorsky S-62A N975, of San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines (aka SFO Helicopter Airlines and SFO Helicopter). Date: circa 1965

Background imageAka Collection: Elliotts of Newbury AP. 4 EoN G-AKBC

Elliotts of Newbury AP. 4 EoN G-AKBC
Elliotts of Newbury AP.4 EoN G-AKBC (msn 1, aka Newbury EoN) at the 1948 SBAC Farnborough Air-show Date: 1948

Background imageAka Collection: Boeing Model 83 NX7133

Boeing Model 83 NX7133 (msn 1039, aka XF4B-1 number 1, A8129), first flown on 25 June 1928. The first of two XF4B-1s (Model 83 and Model 89), which remained Boeing-owned

Background imageAka Collection: Neilson NC-1 Golden Bear - aka Coach NC883E

Neilson NC-1 Golden Bear - aka Coach NC883E
Neilson NC-1 Golden Bear (aka Coach) X883E (later NC883E), built by the (Thomass & Duncan S) Neilsen Steel Aircraft Co, Berkeley CA. at Berkeley airport around the time of its first flight

Background imageAka Collection: Curtiss Model L-2

Curtiss Model L-2
One of three Curtiss Model L-2 (aka Model 9) floatplanes, taxiing on water. Date: 1965

Background imageAka Collection: Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine Victoria NK 967

Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine Victoria NK 967
Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine 13073, Victoria (aka Davey Crockett ). Built in 1907 by Davey, Paxman & Co. at Colchester, powered by a 7 Nhp single cylinder steam engine. Date: circa 1956

Background imageAka Collection: A MANIAC IS EXORCISED

A MANIAC IS EXORCISED
A maniac, supposed possessed by a demon, is exorcised by the priests of the church of Saint Theodore, at Pergamos (in present-day Turkey) Date: circa 1835

Background imageAka Collection: CAESAR-AUG. DE BELLEGDE

CAESAR-AUG. DE BELLEGDE
CAESAR-AUGUSTE DE BELLEGARDE - aka Marquis de Termes and Comte de Montbard - French equestrian. Date: FLOURISHED 1630

Background imageAka Collection: RAYNHAM HALL GHOST 1936

RAYNHAM HALL GHOST 1936
Raynham Hall, Norfolk; figure not seen but unwittingly photographed on the staircase possibly Dorothy Walpole, aka The Brown Lady Date: 1936

Background imageAka Collection: Hiller UH-12 N8112H

Hiller UH-12 N8112H
Hiller UH-12 (aka Hiller 360) N8112H of Rotary Wings Inc. Date: 1950s

Background imageAka Collection: Colonel Victor Barker

Colonel Victor Barker aka Valerie Arkell-Smith (1895-1960) a woman who passed herself off as a man and did not tell his wife when they married

Background imageAka Collection: Florence Mills in Dover Street to Dixie

Florence Mills in Dover Street to Dixie (aka The Plantation Revue). Florence Mills (1896-1927) singer and dancer who became a major star of vaudeville and revue in the 1920s in both America

Background imageAka Collection: Plato aka Aristocles, with followers

Plato aka Aristocles, with followers
Plato aka Aristocles(428-348/7 BC), Greek philosopher with a group of his followers

Background imageAka Collection: The Siete Partidas (Seven-Part Code), aka Libro

The Siete Partidas (Seven-Part Code), aka Libro de las Leyes or Libro de las Posturas, was a Castilian statutory code first compiled during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile (1252-1284)

Background imageAka Collection: Baynards Castle

Baynards Castle
aka Castle Baynard : a great house on the Thames at Blackfriars dating from the 11th century, though periodically rebuilt until its destruction in the Great Fire. Date: circa 17th century



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