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19th Century Portraits

Black and white photographs portraiting men in formal attire, showcasing the classic styles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

HERBERT HENRY ASQUITH Statesman Date: 1852-1928

Sir George Henry Makins. Photogravure after Lafayette Ltd.

James Hadden of Persley, Provost of Aberdeen (1801-3, 1809-11, 1813-15, 1830-32),

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) - British statesman and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Date: 1906

Historic chromolithography from the 19th century, portrait of Lord Augustus Loftus William Frederick Spencer, 1817 - 1904, a British diplomat and colonial administrator

Cardinal Francis F. Bauer.

John Galsworthy (1867-1933) English novelist and playwright. Author of The Forsyth Saga

George Barger. Photograph.

Eduard von Bauernfeld, pseudonym RusticoCampius, field 13. January 1802 - August 1890 was an Austrian writer, here in old age, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated,

Portrait of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins. Zaida Ben-Yusuf (American, born England, 1869 - 1933)

Guglielmo Marconi 1874 to 1937 Italian inventor From the book The Year 1912 illustrated published London 1913, Guglielmo Marconi 1874 to 1937 Italian inventor From the book The Year 1912 illustrated published London 1913, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Senator Vardaman ca. between 1909 and 1920.

Cheif Justice Sir Henry Darley. February 26, 1938.

Portrait of Mieczyslaw Frenkiel (born 15 July 1858, died 19 April 1935), Polish actor, painting by Stanislaw Lentz (1861-1920), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

James Whitcomb Riley (died 1916) was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry. His poems tend to be humorous or sentimental.

Anders Gustaf Klintberg. Born June 29, 1816, died December 9, 1884. Rector at Higher General Education (Vasaskolan) Anders Gustaf Klintberg. Född 29 juni 1816, död 9 december 1884. Rektor på Högre Allmänna Läroverket (Vasaskolan)

'George Limbrey Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing (1826-1894) c1878, English lawyer and Conservative politician. He served as President of the Local Governmet Board 1874-1880 under Disraeli.'

Franklin Henry Martin. Photograph by Moffett Studios.

Carl Sibbern. AMTMAND (Corresponding Landhövding) in Smaalenene, Norway.

Prime Minister Olov Immanuel Fåhraeus.

CHARLOTTE DESPARD Founder of the Women's Freedom League, after breaking away from the WSPU. Date: 1909

James Thompson Duncan. Photograph.

Eduard von Bauernfeld, pseudonym Rusticocampius, Feld (13 January 1802, 9 August 1890) was an Austrian writer, here in old age, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

JOSE LUIS DE USSIA Y CUBAS (1885-1952) - BANQUERO Y EMPRESARIO - FUNDADOR DEL BANCO DE CREDITO INDUSTRIAL - SIGLO XX. Location: BANCO DE CREDITO INDUSTRIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Edward Henry Carson, Lord Carson, (1854 - r 1935), from 1900 to 1921 known as Sir Edward Carson, was an Irish unionist politician, barrister and judge. From Dublin, he became the leader of the Irish Unionist Alliance and Ulster Unionist Party between 1910 and 1921, held numerous positions in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom and served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.

Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928) British statesman. Chancellor of Exchequer 1905-1908. Prime Minister 1908-1916.

Edward Mandell House, 1858 - 1938. American diplomat. During World War I he was President Woodrow Wilson's chief adviser on European politics.

Robert Paul, Commercial Bank 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. Robert Paul, Commercial Bank. David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802-1870 Edinburgh, Scotland). 1843-47. Salted paper print from paper negative. Photographs

Portrait of the Composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) by Nadar, Felix (1820-1910)/Private Collection/1886/Photograph/France/Portrait

Senator Chauncey Depew, Republican from New York from 1899-1911. Before he was served as a conservative Senator, he was a corporate lawyer for the New York Central Railroad who served on several railroad boards of directors (BSLOC_2017_8_85)

Portrait Of The Rev. Arthur G. O'Neill (1819-1896), 1885 By Jonathon Pratt, Oil Painting, Portrait, Male

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Johann Baptist Martin Theodor Wilhelm Anton Haberer von Kremshohenstein, also Hans von Haberer, (March 12, 1875 - April 29, 1958) was an Austrian surgeon, medical officer and university lecturer, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain photograph by Hugo Erfurth..

Calvin Coolidge (President 1923-1929) by Charles Sydney Hopkinson, 1869-1962

Zane GREY, 1872-1939, American author, known as the father of the Western Novel

Paris, Nadar, Portrait of actor Got, recto - handwritten, This photo is part of an album., photograph, photo, cabinet photograph, cabinet photo, album sheet, photos, 40, Got, 1888, Mort le 20 mars 1901, verso - handwritten, Nadar, Maison Fondée en 1855, 51, Rue d'Anjou, 51, verso - printed, Got 188, actor, photo Nadar, height 137 mm, height, 97 mm, French, photographer, 1888 - 1888, photographic paper, photo paper, cardboard, albumen print, albumine print

MIGUEL PRIMO DE RIVERA. MILITAR Y POLITICO ESPAÑOL . 1870-1930. OLEO DE ALVARO DELGADO. MINISTERIO DE EDUCACION Y CIENCIA . MADRID. ATENCION: AUTOR CONTEMPORANEO SUJETO A COPYRIGHT ©. EL CLIENTE FINAL ES RESPONSABLE DE LA GESTION DE LOS DERECHOS DE AUTOR CON LAS SOCIEDADES EXISTENTES DE GESTION DE DERECHOS O DIRECTAMENTE CON LOS ORGANISMOS TITULARES DE LOS MISMOS. Author: ALVARO DELGADO RAMOS.

1890 (ca.). Portrait of the 1902 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Theodor Mommsen.

Mr Welland, Sir George Reid (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913)

William McKinley (1843-1901), 25th President of the United States 1897-1901, Half-Length Portrait Seated at Desk, Photograph by B.M. Clinedinst, 1900

EDWARD WHITE BENSON English prelate who became the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1882 Date: 1829 - 1896

Senator Hiram Bingham served as from 1925-1932. He was also the archaeologist noted for his 1911 discovery of Machu Picchu in Peru.

Sir Henry Trentham Butlin. Photogravure.

George Carmichael Low. Photograph.

Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948) was the navigator of the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight. Dated 20th Century

Arthur P. Gorman of Maryland, from the Presidential Possibilities series (N124) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Presidential Possibilities" series (N124), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 cards in 1888 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco.. Arthur P. Gorman of Maryland, from the Presidential Possibilities series (N124) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Sir W. Laurier

USA: Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924) was the 28th President of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. Oil on canvas, Frank Graham Cootes (1879 - 1960), 1913

Portrait of John Hertzberg.

Esme Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith, British Ambassador to the U.S., Portrait, National Photo Company, February 1924

Columbia, Missouri: June 5, 1952 A portrait of James Cash Penney, founder of the J.C. Penney department store chain, who has recently donated his prized herd of "Foremost Guernseys" to the University of Missouri Department of Animal Husbandry.

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939). Irish poet, dramatist and prose writer. From the book ""The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories,Irish and Overseas, Volume 11'

HENRY WARD BEECHER American churchman, popular preacher but involved in scandal with his autograph Date: 1813 - 1887

Sir St. Clair Thomson. Photograph by Paul Laib after a charcoal drawing by John Singer Sargent, 1913.

George Biddell Airy (1801-1892) English astronomer and geophysicist. Astronomer Royal (1835-1881). Photograph published 1877. Woodburytype

Photographic portrait of Andrey Vyshinsky (1883-1954) a Soviet politician, jurist and diplomat. Dated 20th Century

Jacob S. Coxey, Sr. 1914

Portrait of Julian Hedworth George Byng, by Paul Laib

Étienne Carjat, Charles Baudelaire, French, 1828 - 1906, 1861, Woodburytype, 1877

J. A. Fruin 1859-1884

Professor Julius Rodenberg. State state view Hamburg, collection of photography history; acquired 1972

Sir William Purdie Treloar, 1st Baronet, 1843 - 1923. English businessman and Lord Mayor of London. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907.

Sir ARTHUR HERBERT DYKE ACLAND, 13th baronet Politician notable for his educational reforms. Date: 1847 - 1926

Sir William Tennant Gardner. Pencil drawing.

Douglas Chandor / 'Franklin D. Roosevelt', 1945, Óleo sobre lienzo, NPG.68.49. Museum: NATIONAL GALLERY, WASHINGTON D. C., USA.

Gen. O'Doffy's Counsel. Former Attorney General of Free State.Mr. J.A. Costello, the famous Irish Counsel, is leading for General O'Duffy in the proceedings before the High Court in Dublin.Mr. Costello, formerly held the position of Attorney-General of the Irish free state, and may at a later date hold that position again. February 25, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Lord William Armstrong, 1890.Artist: W&D Downey

RETRATO DE BLAS MARTINEZ PEDROSA - 1856 - 55x44,5 cm. Author: EDUARDO ROSALES GALLINAS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Pierce Adolphus Simpson. Photograph.

Tor Emers Senior Director of the Railway Board 1/7 1943 - 31/12 1948

W. Chrystie Miller (18431922) - American movie actor of the silent film era. The signature here of 'Percival Hemming' is a bit of a mystery... circa 1910s

Sir Leonard Rogers. Photograph by J. Russell & Sons.

Archibald Philip; 5th Earl of Roseberry; (1847 21 May 1929) British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister 1894-95

Winston Churchill (1874-1965). British politician. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (19401945, 19511955). Portrait by William Orpen (1878-1931). Oil on canvas (148 x 102,5 cm), 1916. National Portrait Gallery. London, England, United Kingdom. Author: William Orpen (1878-1931). Irish painter.

Portrait of Luigi PIRANDELLO, 1867-1936 Italian playwright, 1928

The Rt Hon Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), 1937. Oil painting. Artist: Oswald Birley (d. 1952). After: Charles Wellington Furse

Franklin Henry Martin. Photograph by Underwood & Underwood.

Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, Half-Length Portrait, Photograph by Underwood & Underwood, 1916

Ludwig Wuellner (19 August 1858 - 19 March 1938) was a German concert and opera singer, tenor, actor as well as reciter, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain photo by Hugo Erfurth

Frank Lloyd Wright (born Frank Lincoln Wright, June 8, 1867 ñ April 9, 1959) was an American architect

SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING - British medical scientist and bacteriologist. Date: 1881 - 1955

HANS CHRISTIAN ORESTED 1777-1851. FISICO Y QUIMICO DANES. DESCUBRIDOR DEL MEGNETISMO EN 1819. OERSTED HANS CHRISTIAN.

HARRY DAVENPORT.

Arthur Machen, 1863-1947, Welsh author, writer, From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories, The War, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Justice Wm. Grantham

Victorien Sardou. Photograph.

White House paintings, The Cup of Tea by Mary Cassatt, portraits of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Grace Coolidge, and Abraham Lincoln. Portrait of President Dwight D. Eisenhower by Thomas Edgar Stephens, 1960. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

James William Lowther, 1st Viscount Ullswater (1855-1949). Speaker of the House of Commons 1905-1921.

Robert Threshie Reid, 1st Earl Loreburn (1846-1923), Lord Chancellor, Sir George Reid (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913) c. 1907

Horatio Bottomley - The film, titled "The Face of Fraud," will be seen on TCN 9 as a Project 64 feature at 9.30 p.m. May 9, 1933.

Justice William Grantham.