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19th Century Portraits of Historical Figures

Black and white photographs of historical figures from the 19th century, showcasing formal attire and traditional portrait style.

Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett (1868-1930) British industrialist and politician. Chairman, Imperial Chemical Industries, 1926. Son of Ludwig Mond (1839-1909). Photograph (c1926).
Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett (1868-1930) British industrialist and politician. Chairman, Imperial Chemical Industries, 1926. Son of Ludwig Mond (1839-1909). Photograph (c1926).
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J.L. RichmondFred Goslett CEO Nässjö Oskarshamn Railway, noj.Robert Low Bacon, 1884-1938, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing rightHon. John. Walter Smith ca. between 1909 and 1919.Capt. B.S. Osbon, portrait bust. 06/17/1927. Portrait of Alvaro Obregon.Man; inscribed 'Miss McLaren' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, copyFree lord Otto Silfverschiöld, lieutenant and landlord, later board member of Västergötland-Gothenburg railways, VGJ.Axel GS Borgström, chairman of the Swedish Railway Association from 1920.Jose Ives Limantour, Sec. of Finance seatedCol. J.F. ScottWilliam Brown McKinley, Representative from Illinois 1905-13, 1915-21, 1921-26, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Washington DC, USA, Harris & Ewing, 1910'sJ.D. ClarkRALPH DAVID BLUMENFELD American journalist. Editor of the British Daily Express from 1902 to 1932. Date: 1864 - 1948President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt was an American author, naturalist, explorer, historian, and politician who served as the 26th President of the United StatesMD NyströmerGerrit John Diekema American minister to Netherlands and former Michigan Politician. Chas. A. PerkinsCamille DecoppetTelegraph Director C J Strömbeck born 1821Duke GenoaPortraits - Portraits "P". Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic HistoryStins Carl Gustaf Fridman.Geo. M. BondPercy R. Pyne 2d.Lomer GouinWilliam Howard Taft, Half-length Portrait, Photograph by George Prince, 1907Admiral Winfield Scott Schley circa 1905-1911.Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States 1901-09, Half-Length Portrait, Harris & Ewing, 1907Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel. Photograph.Portrait Karl Kautsky (1854-1938, writer, philosopher, politician). Recording before 1895 () In the Atelier Victor Angerer in ViennaPortrait Karl Kautsky (1854-1938, writer, philosopher, politician). Recording before 1895 () In the Atelier Victor Angerer in ViennaThe Justice Council A G S Borgström. Chairman of the Swedish Railway Association 192012/31/1914. D. Ricardo León, illustrious Literary, who today will read his entrance speech at the Royal Spanish Academy -photo Cappa -Approximate date.Senator Henry a du Pont of Delaware ca. 1905-1926. Owen MillerLeRoy T. StewardWm. H. HotchkissGrand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia, (13 April 1866 26 February 1933) was a dynast of the Russian Empire, a naval officer, an author, explorer, the brother-in-law of Emperor Nicholas II and advisor to him.Solon Borglum11/03/1909. Mr. Carlos Testor. General Director of Penalties.Director General Fredrik Wilhelm Henrik Pegelow. State Railways, SJ.Heber GrantCol. J.F. Scott.Rocketry Pioneer Robert GoddardW.S. Taylor, portr.C. A. Bodén Stins in Karlsborg between 1921 - 1933.1900s PORTRAIT THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE 26TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HERE ABOUT 46 YEARS OLD OCTOBER 20 190406/30/1918. The doctor. Mr. Antonio Simonena, who yesterday read his entrance speech at the academy of medicine.United States Senator William Lorimer of Illinois ca. early 1900s. Supreme Court Chief Justice Edward White ca. early 1900s. Prof. Geo. Poe, portrait bustC.A. Peabody portrait bustAdm. C.E. Clarke i.e., ClarkC.R. WoodruffWALTHER RATHENAU German statesman Date: 1867 - 1922Thomas Hardy, 1910.Essad PashaF. DeCroissetGen. W.P. DuvallDavid Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, OM PC (17 January 1863 - 26 March 1945) was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. The last Liberal to serve as prime minister, he held the office during the final two years of the First World War and led the British delegation at the 1919 Paris Peace ConferenceColonel JF Maurice, 1890.Artist: W&D DowneyHuertaProf. David ToddStephen Grover Cleveland, 18 March 1837, 24 June 1908, was a US politician and the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, Photo from 1885, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknownFelix IsmanJoseph Babinski (1857 ñ 1932) French neurologist of Polish descent. He is best known for his 1896 description of the Babinski sign, a pathological plantar reflex indicative of corticospinal tract damage.JJ (Joseph John) Thomson (1856-1940) British physicist: discoverer of Electron and pioneer of nuclear physics. From photograph taken pre-1916.Herr Matthias Erzberger, German State Secretary and Vice Chancellor.He was part of the German delegation who attended the Armistice Agreement. Date: November 1918Wilhelm Cuno, 1876-1933, half-length portrait, facing rightGogorzaAxel Granholm 1872-1951. Director General SJ 1914-01-01-1937-12-31.08/31/1914. M. Eugenio Turpin, inventor of Turpinite, a new explosive which is said to have been used by the French army.Arthur Zimmermann (1864-1940) who served as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Germany (1916-1917) 1920Baron C. Hardinge'M. Henry Herman Harjes, president du Comite central des Secours Americains', c1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".11/30/1909. M. D'Estournelles de Constat. Nobel Peace Prize.The Marquess of Hartington - The Marquess of Hartington, Unionist M.P. for the Western Division of Derbyshire since 1923, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, and Chairman of the Overseas Settlement Board.The Marquess is 42 and is the eldest son and their of the Duke of Devonshire. In 1917 he married Lady Mary Cecil, daughter of the 4th Marquess of Salisbury. October 06, 1937.Juan RianoADOLPH ZUKOR.Alberto MembreñoBaron Leo de Graffenreid'Etienne (Eugene)', c1893. Artist: Henri Manuel.Photograph of John Arthur Thomson (1861-1933) a Scottish naturalist and author. Dated 20th CenturyJOHANNES STARK German physicist and Nobel Prizewinner in 1919 Date: 1874 - 1957Sir Chas. HardingeGeneral Álvaro Obregón Salido (February 19, 1880 July 17, 1928) was the President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924. He was assassinated in 1928Senator DillinghamGarfield, Pres. JamesGeorge Woodruff 11 19 1910. Col. Chester HardingDr. Orville W. Owen 6 1909. Prof. Paul SpeiserQuinn, Hon. of N.Y.George W. Norris. USA: Grover Cleveland (1837 - 1908) was the 22nd and the 24thth President of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1899 and from 1893 to 1897. Photographic portrait, Frederick Gutekunst (1831-1917) 1903Raimundo Fernández Villaverde in a portrait from 1900.Photograph shows George H. Utter (1854-1912), a U.S. Representative and governor of Rhode Island. Minister Rode, DenmarkPhotograph of Rudolph Chambers 'R.C.' Lehmann (1856-1929) an English writer and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1906 to 1910. Dated 1901