Adolf Collection

METEOR SHOWER, 1833. People observing a meteor storm above a village in 1833. Wood engraving by Adolf Vollmy, c1888

World War II 9139-1945: Submarine at sea 1943. German navy U-boat travelling on surface in a choppy sea, crew members on conning tower. By German marine artist Adolf Bock 1890-1968

General Rudolf von Metz entering Jaroslau, Poland, WW1
General Rudolf Wendelin Adolf Edler von Metz (1861-1943), Austro-Hungarian army officer

Nepenthes gymnamphora pitcher plant
Nephenaceae or pitcher plants: Nepenthes gymnamphora (Nepenthes melamphora), carnivorous plant native to Indonesia

Nudibranchia or sea slugs: Hermaea bifida 1, Facelina auriculata coronata 2, Dendronotus frondosus 3, Okenia elegans 4, Doto coronata 5, Tritonia hombergii 6 and Ancula gibbosa 7

Adolf Busch - German violinist
Adolf Busch (1891-1952), German violinist. Date: circa 1910s

Ctenophora or comb jellies
Ctenophora or comb jelly: Haeckelia rubra 1, 2, Hormiphora species 3, Callianira bialata 4, Tinerfe cyanea 5, and Lampea pancerina 6

Der Harz
Die Gustav Adolf Kirche in Hahnenklee. The Gustav Adolph church in Hahnnklee in the Harz region

Schweden
Ein Reiterdenkmal von Köing Gustaf Adolf von Schweden in Stockholm

Queen of Prussia
The 1896 caption reads

Ostraciontes: Longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta, scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis, striped cowfish, Aracana aurita, and humpback turret fish, Tetrosomus gibbosus

Ammonitida or extinct fossil ammonites: Cardioceras cordatum 1, 2, Schloenbachia varians 3, 4, Ptychites opulentus 5, 6, Douvilleiceras mammillatum 7, Puzosia planulatus 8

Acantharia Radiolaria protozoa species: Xiphacantha species 1, Stauracantha spinulosa 2, Phyllostauridae species 3, Pristacantha polyodon 4, Lithopteridae species 5, Gigartaconidae species 6, 7

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Setting sun lights iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay in Gustav Adolf Land on stormy evening Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Setting sun lights iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay in Gustav Adolf Land on stormy evening Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Setting sun lights iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay in Gustav Adolf Land on stormy evening Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Setting sun lights iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay in Gustav Adolf Land on stormy evening Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Setting sun lights ice face of tidewater glacier in Palanderbukta Bay along Gustav Adolf Land on stormy evening Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Deep blue iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay along Gustav Adolf Land on summer morning Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Deep blue iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay along Gustav Adolf Land on summer morning Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Deep blue iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay along Gustav Adolf Land on summer morning Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Deep blue iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay along Gustav Adolf Land on summer morning Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Deep blue iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay along Gustav Adolf Land on stormy morning Date: 17/07/2007

Adolf van Meetkercke (engraving)
815905 Adolf van Meetkercke (engraving) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adolf van Meetkercke (1528-1591). Flemish diplomat and humanist

Adolf van Meetkercke (engraving)
812469 Adolf van Meetkercke (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adolf van Meetkercke, Flemish diplomat and humanist)

Portrait of Gustavus Adolphus the Great, King of the Swedes (1592-1632), 1650 (engraving)
XJF131290 Portrait of Gustavus Adolphus the Great, King of the Swedes (1592-1632), 1650 (engraving) by Soutman, Pieter Claesz (c.1580-1657); Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

Chaetopoda or annelid ringed worms
Chaetopoda annelids or ringed worms: Sabellastarte indica, Hydroides norvegicus, Sabella spallanzanii, Pista cretacea, Eunice magnifica, Hermione hystricella, and Chloeia viridis

Filicinae or fern plants: Alsophila species, Polypodium species, Asplenium nidus, Angiopteris species, Monogramma species, and Pteris quadriaurita

Teleostei or ray-finned fish: sea moth, Pegasus laternarius 1, short-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus 2, leafy sea dragon, Phycodurus eques 3, Striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus 4

Discomedusae jellyfish species
Discomedusae jellyfish: lions mane jellyfish, Cyanea annasethe 1, 2, Floresca species 3, and compass jellyfish, Chrysaora hysoscella 4

Cubomedusae or box jellyfish: Chirodropus palmatus, Chiropsoides quadrigatus, Carybdea obeliscus, Carybdea murrayana, Alatina tetraptera and Tamoya haplonema

Siphonophorae hydrozoa: Epibulia ritteriana 1, 2, and Salacella uvaria 3-6

Tineida or moths: twenty-plume moth, Alucita hexadactyla, white-plume moth and wing scales, Pterophorus pentadactylus, rose-plume moth, Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla, Phyllonorycter populifoliella

Copepod crustaceans
Copepoda or copepod crustaceans.: Calocalanus pavo male, Clytemnestra scutellata female, Oncaea venusta male, Cryptopontius thorelli female, Acontiophorus scutatus female, Corycaeus venustus female

Bivalvia clam shells: Venus clam, Hysteroconcha dione 1-3, spiny cockle, Acanthocardia aculeata 4, 5, heart cockle, Corculum cardissa 6-9, fluted giant clam

Squid and octopi
Gamochonia octopi and squid: long-armed squid, Chiroteuthis veranii, umbrella squid, Histioteuthis bonnellii, Pinnoctopus cordiformis, common octopus, Octopus vulgaris, and Amphioctopus granulatus

Staurozoa or stalked jellyfish: Tesserantha connectens 1, 2, Haliclystus auricula 3, 4, 5, Lucernaria bathyphila 6 and Lucernaria quadricornis 7

Anthomedusae plantonic medusa: Zanclea gemmosa, Koellikerina fasciculata, Neoturris pileata, Larsonia pterophylla, and Sarsiella dinema

Ostraciontes cowfish species
Ostraciontes: Longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta, scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis, striped cowfish, Aracana aurita, and humpback turret fish, Tetrosomus gibbosus

Asteriidae starfish: common starfish, Asterias rubens, sea star, Hymenaster echinulatus 11, and sea star, Pteraster stellifer 12

Merchant cap jellyfish, Periphylla periphylla
Peromedusae jellyfish: merchant cap jellyfish, Periphylla periphylla 1-7

Siphonophora jellyfish colony. Physophora hydrostatica (Discolabe quadrigata), colony, gas bladder, swimming bell, polyp, etc

Leptomedusae jellyfish: Aequorea pensilis 1, Zygocanna diploconus 2, 3, 5, many-ribbed jellyfish, Aequorea forskalea 4, and Orchistoma elegans 6

Echinoidea sea urchins: sea biscuit, Clypeaster rosaceus 1, 2, Encope emarginata 3, 4, green sea urchin, Echinocyamus pusillus 5-9

Trachymedusae jellyfish: Geryonia proboscidalis 1-7. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art Forms in Nature, Kunstformen der Natur, Liepzig, Germany, 1904

Bryozoa moss animals: Cristatella mucedo 1-5, 10-12, Plumatella repens 6-8 and fungoid bryosoan, Plumatella fungosa 9

Crinoidea sea lilies: Saracrinus angulatus 1, 7, 8, Endoxocrinus maclearanus 2, and Endoxocrinus wyvillethomsoni 3-6

Pennatulacea sea pen corals: Umbellula encrinus 1, Halipteris finmarchica 2, Kophobelemnon leukarti 3, Renilla reniformis 4, 5, 6, Stylatula elegans 7, Stylatula kinbergi 8, Virgularia glacialis 9

Discomedusae jellyfish: Linantha lunulata 1, 2, Palephyra antiqua 3, 4, 5, Palephyra pelagica 6, Coronatae species 7, Nausithoe challengeri 8, and Wyvilles crownjelly, Atolla wyvillei 9

Siphonophorae hydrozoa: Porpema prunella and Porpita species, young and adult colonies, gas bladder, etc

Narcomedusae jellyfish: Pegantha pantheon 1, 2, Aeginura grimaldii 3, Pegantha godeffroyi 4, golf tee medusa, Aegina citrea 5, 6, 7, Aegina species 8, and Cunina octonaria 9

Fucoideae seaweeds and algae
Fucoideae seaweeds: bullwhip kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana 1, Cutleria multifida 2, Cystoseira spinosa 3, Agarum clathrus 4, Scaberia agardhii 5, peacocks tail, Padina pavonica 6

Adolf Max, Burgomaster of Brussels, 11 May 1922. 1922

Gustavus Adolphus II (1594-1632) and Gustavus Adolphus IV (1778-1837)
XJF131291 Gustavus Adolphus II (1594-1632) and Gustavus Adolphus IV (1778-1837), Kings of Sweden (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School, (18th century); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

The Ship of the Finnish Explorer, Nils Adolf Erik, Baron Nordenskjold, c
GIA1153738 The Ship of the Finnish Explorer, Nils Adolf Erik, Baron Nordenskjold, c.1880 (oil on canvas) by Danish School

Adolf von Henselt (engraving)
3632798 Adolf von Henselt (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adolf von Henselt)

Entry of the Prince of Saxony with his Wife into Dresden on September 2, 1719, af... ca
Entry of the Prince of Saxony with his Wife into Dresden on September 2, 1719, after their Marriage in Vienna, ca. 1700-1755

Abandoned: Marshes of the Danube, before 1887. Creator: Christian Adolf Schreyer
Abandoned: Marshes of the Danube, before 1887

Arabs on the March. Creator: Christian Adolf Schreyer
Arabs on the March

Tyrone Gap, View from the Bridge, 1874. Creator: Adolf Closs
Tyrone Gap, View from the Bridge, 1874. The Juniata River, Pennsylvania, USA. The hills that lie at the base of the mountains show pleasant farm-houses and deep-green-leaved corn

Narrows near Lewistown, 1874. Creator: Adolf Closs
Narrows near Lewistown, 1874. The Juniata River, Pennsylvania, USA

The Tyrolean struggle for freedom, 1809, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The Tyrolean struggle for freedom, 1809, (1936). Freiheitskampf Der Tiroler, 1809

ADOLF LOOS: STEINER HOUSE. The Steiner House in Vienna, Austria, designed by Adolf Loos, 1910

Werner Molders, Hermann Goering and Adolf Galland
From left: Werner Mrs, Hermann Gg and Adolf Galland

VLADIMIR LENIN (1870-1924). Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov Lenin. Russian Communist leader. Soviet lithograph poster, 1924, by Adolf Strakhov, commemorating the death of Lenin

Adolf Von Knigge
ADOLF FRANZ FRIEDRICH, freiherr von KNIGGE German writer Date: 1752 - 1796

WORLD WAR I POSTER. Subscribe to the Seventh War Loan. Austrian World War I poster by Adolf Karpellus, 1917

Wedding - Crown Prince of Sweden and Lady Louise Mountbatten
The Wedding of Crown Prince Adolf of Sweden (1882-1973) and Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten (1889-1965) on 3rd November 1923 at St. Jamess Palace, London

Four Generations of Swedish Royalty - (seated) King Oscar II (18291907) pictured with (back left) his son (the future King) Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf)

The Duke and Duchess of Scania (Skane)
The Duke (Prince Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf, 1882-1873) and Duchess (Princess Margaret of Connaught, 1882-1920) of Scania (Skane). The Duke later became King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

Lady Louise Mountbatten (1889 - 1965). Pictured here on the announcement of her engagement to H.R.H. Gustavus Adolphus, Crown Prince of Sweden

Adolf Ritter von Tutschek, German air ace, WW1
Hauptmann (Captain) Adolf Ritter von Tutschek (1891-1918), German soldier turned aviator, air ace (with 27 victories)

General Rudiger von der Goltz, German officer
General Gustav Adolf Joachim Rudiger, Graf von der Goltz (1865-1946), German army officer during the First World War. Seen here (left) with others in Finland, where he was transferred in March 1918

Franz Liszt - Stuttgart Statue
Monument erected in the Schlosspark in Sttugart to commemorate the life and works of the composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886). Erected in 1903 and carved/designed by Adolf Fremd Date: circa 1904

Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Margaret of Connaught wed
The royal wedding of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Princess Margaret of Connaught. After the ceremony, the princess takes back her bouquet from her sister, Princess Patricia. 15th June 1905

Gustav Adolf II statue, Goteborg, Sweden
The statue of King Gustav Adolf II (1594-1632), founder of the Swedish Empire, in Gustav Adolf Square, Goteborg (Gothenburg), Vastergotland, Sweden

The Head Of Ferdinand Von Schill By Adolf Hering, 1863-1932, German Painter And Illustrator

Baron Nils Adolf Erik Nordenski

Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf Von Zeppelin Known As Count Zeppelin, 1838

Friedrich Adolf Julius Von Bernhardi, 1849 - 1930. Prussian General And Military Historian. From La Esfera, 1914

Gustav Ii Adolf, 1594 To 1632. King Of Sweden. From The Book Short History Of The English People By J.R. Green Published London 1893

Gustaf V, Oscar Gustaf Adolf, 1858 To 1950. King Of Sweden. From The Illustrated War News Published 1914

Count Alessandro Volta 1745 To 1827 Italian Physicist Who Developed The Electric Battery Engraved By Adolf Closs 1840 To 1894

Fijian Warriors on a visit to Balmoral, Scotland
Adolf Brester (1854-1937) with a group of Fijian Warriors (Armed Police) pictured in their uniforms standing in front of the castle on a visit to Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Date: 1902

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"Adolf: A Multifaceted Name in History" In 1833, a meteor shower captivated the villagers as they gazed at the celestial spectacle above. Adolf Vollmy's wood engraving beautifully captured this mesmerizing event. During World War II, a British poster titled "Tittle Tattle Lost the Battle" warned against the dangers of careless talk. It served as a reminder that loose lips could jeopardize national security. Amidst the chaos of war, hand-drawn postcards featuring Adolf Hitler circulated as anti-Nazi propaganda. These powerful images aimed to expose and condemn his tyrannical regime. Nature enthusiasts may recognize Nepenthes gymnamphora, a captivating pitcher plant known for its unique shape and carnivorous nature. Its beauty lies in its ability to adapt and survive. The ruins of Cloisters at Messines in 1914 were artistically depicted by an unlikely figure - Adolf Hitler himself. This glimpse into his artistic talent showcases an unexpected side of history's most infamous dictator. General Rudolf von Metz made his mark on history when he entered Jaroslau during World War I. His strategic prowess played a significant role in shaping military tactics during this tumultuous time. September 12, 1938 marked an important moment when Adolf Hitler delivered a speech at the Nuremberg rally demanding an end to oppression against Sudeten Germans. This declaration set off a chain reaction with far-reaching consequences. Beyond land and sky, there is also beauty beneath our oceans' surface – nudibranchia or sea slugs gracefully navigate their watery realm while displaying vibrant colors and intricate patterns. Ctenophora or comb jellies are another marvel found within our seas – ethereal creatures that shimmer like living rainbows as they move through water with grace and elegance. Adolf Busch was renowned for his virtuosity as a German violinist who enchanted audiences worldwide with his musical prowess. His talent transcended borders and brought joy to countless listeners.