Crowd Gatherings and Events

Historical images capturing large crowds at significant events, portraying the emotions and interactions of the times.

Vintage Photograph. Large crowd gathering around trucks. Frame 4

High angle view of a crowd of people standing

New York, New York: May 7, 1945. An erroneous Associated Press announcement has New Yorkers celebrating VE-Day and dancing on Wall Street. The actual the end of WWII in Europe was not til the next day, May 8th.

Vintage Photograph. Large crowd gathering around trucks. Frame 4

Vintage Photograph. The Easter parade crowd on Fifth Ave. Frame 4.

Vintage Photograph. Crowded Event in the 1950s: A Glimpse into the Post-War Era Gatherings and Socializing

Relief Cut Protested by Mass Gathering -- Protesting Legislative action in cutting to $12,200,000 the request of Governor Olson for over $55,000,000 Members of the Workers Alliance marched in Sacramento streets to the State Capitol, where they are shown, awaiting an address by Olson. February 25, 1940. (Photo by Acme Photo).

Vintage Photograph. Crowds. Frame 4.

Vintage Photograph. Captivating Sea of Hats and Suits: Timeless Crowd Aesthetics in Monochrome

Anefo photo collection. R. K. Youth in Jaarbeurs Utrecht Overview. May 27, 1949. Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Actor Ko van Dijk buried in The Hague; Great interest along the route. 11 May 1978. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Princess Beatrix and Claus visited Zwolle, Princess Beatrix and Claus. September 9, 1965. Overijssel, Zwolle

Vintage Photograph. Easter Parade on Fifth Ave. Frame 4.

Harlem crowd celebrating African American boxer, Joe Louis' victory against former heavyweight champion, Primo Carnera. June 19, 1935.

Penn Central railway commuters waiting on a crowded platform in Scarsdale, New York, circa 1976. Most of the crowd is white and male, while women number roughly 1 in 7 of the commuting workforce shown here.

Anefo photo collection. Strikes in Amsterdam, extended i.v.m. Conflict to metal CAO; Striking workers at NDSM. 16 February 1972. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Amsterdam is cycling; Cyclists at Royalty. May 27, 1978. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Visit royal couple to Luxembourg frills. June 26, 1951. Luxembourg

Elsevier photo collection. Minister J. van Aartsen road Grevelingendam. invited guests, people islands allowed "dam. April 1, 1965. Grevelingendam, Zeeland

Los Angeles, California: c. 1953 Women crowd a shopping sale counter at Ohrbach's department store

Anefo photo collection. First-year students VVA register IntreeWeek Amsterdam. August 18, 1986. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Striking port workers hold a protest meeting in Rivierahal, Rotterdam. September 9, 1970. Rotterdam, South Holland

Meeting of displaced persons from Waldenburg, a part of Silesia in the Dortmund Westfalenhalle around 1969, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. National manifestation Wedding bouquet, the Urkers did not let themselves be unused. March 9, 1966

No Pay Rise In 30 Years So They Protest -- The Caretakers staging their protest March in Berlin.Caretakers of office blocks and swanky flats in west Berlin in are staging a protest March because they say they are getting the same wages now as they got 30 years ago. March down Beelin's famous Kurfuerstendann with Banners flying the Marchers hope to get public sympathy on their side in their quest for higher pay. September 19, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper).

USA, New York City, high angle view of pedestrians crossing street

Vintage Photograph. Easter Sunday Crowds. Frame 8.

Anefo photo collection. Mass barrier students, who have occupied Virgin House in Palace of Justice, Amsterdam artists and students in front of door. 12 June 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Italy. Colle di val d'elsa. traders in the square. 1949

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana visits Veenendaal. September 24, 1976. Utrecht, Veenendaal

Madrid, 12/21/1959. The visit of North American President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Spain was the first by a president of the United States. In the image, the public crowds on the sidewalks of the Plaza del Callao to watch the procession pass.

Anefo photo collection. Johovetics in Rotterdam, a number of believers outside stadium for box C in the sunshine. July 3, 1965. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. 1400 Stakers HTM in The Hague decided to continue action at least a week, applauding strikers during the meeting. 11 May 1981. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Harbor strike Rotterdam 1979. Actions of the tugboat annos; Women of strikers at the entrance of Smit. October 3, 1979. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Pressed at the opening of the photo exhibition 'because my bike there was' on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, with photos taken from police performance a few days before during Woelingen in the center of Amsterdam .. March 19, 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage Photograph. Farmers listening to speaker at an election campaign rally in Des Moines Iowa.

Anefo photo collection. Beer fights of students on Museumplein. Popped students dressed in aprons, flanked by "Feuten". Front an open car with beer vessels. September 27, 1961. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Riding tour Royal family from Ridderzaal to Korte Voorhout; Princess Margriet and Van Vollenhoven in carriage. September 15, 1970. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. School tradition from Barlaeus Gymnasium restored by school photo of all 500 students. The students while taking photo. March 19, 1982

Anefo photo collection. Fruit ceremony on the Vegetable and Fruit exhibition Amato .. September 26, 1952. Amsterdam

San Francisco, California: c. 1972 Participants at a Gay Pride gathering.

Anefo photo collection. Start children's stamp home on Dam in Amsterdam; Overview of happening on the dam. November 11, 1975. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration South Moluccans in The Hague; Demonstrants behind urgehek in prison. September 26, 1970. The Hague, South Holland

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

CZE, Czech Republic, Prague: CSSR, Country and People. Everyday life in a country under communist rule. Prague 01.05.1981. Demonstration on 1 May, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Cow market in Purmerend. October 4, 1960. Purmerend

Anefo photo collection. 100 years of Kim Den Helder, first day. October 14, 1954. Den Helder

Anefo photo collection. Minister Mansholt on Kaasmarkt Bodegraven (75 years old. September 10, 1957. Bodegraven

Vintage Photograph. Crowds of people at Grand Central Station, Frame 5

***** Faces In Downing Street - ***** of the huge crowd who waited at Downing street, London, this morning, September 22, to watch Cabinet Ministers arrive for the special meeting of the British Cabinet. The Berlin in situation ***** the problem of Britain's defence in ***** light of international were ***** topics for discussion. They and 24 million others will vote on February 23. This picture, taken outside No. 10 Downing Street, shows the public interest in a Prime Minister's movements. Crowds gather outside No. 10 almost daily. October 7, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Jewish protest demonstrations against Palestine White Paper, May 18. 1939. Crowded scene outside Edsen Cinema hearing an address by Mr. Ben-Zvi, heard through loud-speakers. Closer view of crowds. 1939, Jerusalem

Anefo photo collection. Registration Four Days Marches Nijmegen; Large crowds during registration. July 17, 1978. Nijmegen

Anefo photo collection. Liberation parties: Amsterdam. Juvenile demonstration at Dam Dam in Amsterdam. 11 May 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

S Barbara Gasthuis

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration in Amsterdam against American aggression in Indo-China. Discharge of an artificial tree for the American consulate on Museumplein. May 4, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The right-wing radical NPD's campaign for the federal election met with protests from democratic organisations almost everywhere, here in Muenster in 1969, the counter-demonstrators were subjected to police water hoses and also had to fight off smoke bombs, Germany, Europe

Britain Queues For Food- Rationing and Food Shortages in Wartime, London, England, UK, 1945 Women queue for vegetables at a shop somewhere in London. The photograph is taken from inside the shop (which appears to function kiosk-style, with a window giving directly onto the street from where the customers are served), looking out onto the street at the queue of housewives. In the background, a food collection van can be seen. The women appear quite cheerful, despite the long queue!

Anefo photo collection. Young people at the National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Young people, monuments, squares. April 9, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage Photograph. Crowded street on Easter Sunday in New York City.

Trip to South America: Colombia, Techo, Alianza ceremony, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). On platform (L-R): First Lady of Colombia Berta Puga Martínez; United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman; unidentified; President of Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo; President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Special Assistant to President Kennedy Kenneth P. O'Donnell, stands in back at far left of image; White House Secret Service agent Arthur L. Art Godfrey (right of platform, wearing sunglasses) speaks with Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman. Colombian military police, reporters, and photographers stand around platform.

Anefo photo collection. Flower parade sign from Pilgrim Fathers in Leiden. August 1, 1970. Leiden, South Holland

Vintage Photograph. Crowds of people at St Patrick's Day Parade 1958, New York City, Frame 4

Anefo photo collection. Princess Irene at Chio in Rotterdam. Princess Irene with her grandmother princess armgard on chio. August 29, 1963. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana is on a working visit in Spijkenisse, Oostvoorne and Rozenburg. Queen Juliana descends a staircase. April 26, 1951

Many thousands of people gathered in Bonn on 11. 5. 1968 for the March on Bonn to protest against the emergency laws, Germany, Europe

Police Hold Back Crowd -- An unidentified man (center) gets rough handling from police officers during a demonstration of striking telephone workers and sympathizers today. Several persons were arrested, police said, for "refusing to move on"! April 25, 1947. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Vintage Photograph. Crowd of Retired people listening to performance of Riverboat at Bradenton Florida.

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Trouw Opening Meerpaal. March 18, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Sinterklaas in Amsterdam. Surrounded by many parents and children on their way to the dam. November 19, 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Thousands Queue To Pay Last Homage To Queen Mary -- Part of the mile-long queue of people waiting to pass through Westminster Hall to pay their last homage to Queen Mary. The body of the late Queen Mary is now Lying-In-State in the historic Westminster Hall, which early hours of Tuesday morning. The coffin will then be taken to Windsor for the burial in St. George's Chapel. March 29, 1953. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Germany, Berlin, 17.10.1992, funeral service for Willy Brandt, prominent politician in front of the Reichstag

Germany, Berlin, 17.10.1992, funeral service for Willy Brandt, prominent politician in front of the Reichstag

The Coronation -- London was a city of crowds ant of Pageantry for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II to-day. Crowds at..... June 02, 1953. (Photo by Associated Newspapers).

Paris Fair, Crowds and Formal Opening. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Relatives in anticipation of the arrival of the returning refugees. Copenhagen Frihamn. Sign with text: Svend Gottlieb.

Anefo photo collection. Twenty-fourth evening four days. The walkers start at the new RAI. 21 June 1967. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage Photograph. Crowds of people at Grand Central Station, Frame 8

Poll photo collection. Hyde Park in London. Fence around the Hyde Park; In the background Hyde Park Corner with a speaker on a soap box at Speakers' Corner. 1947. England, London

Anefo photo collection. Garden party Palace Soestdijk T.G.V. Queen's Day. April 26, 1949

The annual festival at Kemnade Castle in Hattingen, here Kemnade 1974 on 28.6.1974, aimed to bring Germans and migrants closer together, to bring Germany closer to migrants, to bring Germany closer to migrants and to bring Germany closer to migrants

Rally on the occasion of the boycott of Jews in Berlin's Lustgarten. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys (JBK) Musical Program for Youth, 2:35PM. View of audience assembled on the South Lawn of the White House during the third in First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys series of Musical Programs for Youth by Youth. Those pictured include: Mrs. Kennedy; Lynda Bird Johnson; and composers, Robert Washburn and Stanley Silverman. Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Farm con. Laren Nh. August 23, 1952. Laren

Group of people on the north side; Strike. .

Cheering Crowd After The Liberation of France 1945

Anefo photo collection. Closure International holiday home Noordwijk. August 31, 1947. Noordwijk

Vintage Photograph. The parade of Rex down Canal Street on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans Louisiana.

Anefo photo collection. Four May commemoration in Amsterdam. May 4, 1967. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Journey from Queen Wilhelmina by liberated southern Netherlands (Zeeland, Brabant and Limburg). Maastricht. American M.P.'s and residents of which the children are dressed up. March 21, 1945. Maastricht

Anefo photo collection. Anti-atood march to Russian embassy. Crowded crowd for the circle. October 25, 1961

Vintage Photograph. Crowds on 42nd Street in West New York City.

Anefo photo collection. Process against thirty-three South Mollucents occupying residence Indonesian embassy in Wassenaar South Mollucents at deposition. December 14, 1970. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. 10 years of Marvo; DEPILÉ in Amsterdam for Queen Juliana. October 22, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Liberation parties: Volendam. Parties and fair in Volendam. July 1945. Noord-Holland, Volendam

Anefo photo collection. Party evening 80 years of girls HBS Amsterdam exist. December 19, 1952. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Huge crowds in the Kalverstraat T.G.V. The sale evenings for St. Nicholas. December 2, 1960. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

GDR, Berlin, 01. 05. 1986, 1 May 1986 on Karl-Marx-Allee, family

Anefo photo collection. Officials (more than 40,000) demonstrate in The Hague, the demonstrators at the Binnenhof. 6 February 1973. Binnenhof, The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Nazomer parties Purmerend. September 14, 1947. Purmerend

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