Dignitaries and Events

Group portraits of historical dignitaries in formal wear, highlighting aristocratic fashion and ceremonial gatherings from the early 20th century.

Susan Carey, Gov. J.M. Carey & wife, Dorothy Knight

07/31/1917. Sports in San Sebastián. HM Queen María Cristina on her official inaugural visit to the "Chalet" and the "Golf" course.

Caruso

San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa), July 1912. The eminent actress María Guerrero and the illustrious actor Díaz de Mendoza leaving the hotel where they are staying in San Sebastián, where they are performing a brilliant season at the Reina Victoria theater.

J.P. Morgan - Haldane - Sir K. M. McKenzie

Raymond Poincare (1860-1934), President of France in the years 1913-1920, and his wife Henriette (1858-1943), standing, arrive by car in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, photograph by H Manuel from the magazine L'Illustration, year 71, no 3682, September 20, 1913.

Visit Of Prince of Wales To Australia. January 01, 1920.

Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli at the Italian Exhibition in London, United Kingdom, photograph by M Horan, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXI, No 36, September 4, 1904.

Mr. Thiers on the terrace of the Henri IV Pavilion in Saint-Germain - last photograph made before his death. Portrait of Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877), Historian, State Male, First President of the Third Republic Portrait of Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877), historian, statesman, first president of the Third Republic. Mr. Thiers on the terrace of the Henri IV Pavilion in Saint-Germain - last photograph made before his death. Photograph of Ernest Charles Appert (1830-1890). Draw on albuminum paper, 1877.

Gen. Chas. F. Roe

Gov. J.G. Hawley (Idaho) and Gov. A.O. Eberhart (Minn.)

The Life Of Winston Churchill -- Mr. Winston Churchill in a carriage with his mother, Mrs. Winston Churchill in a carriage with his mother, Mrs. Cornwallis-West, in 1911. Pictures illustrating some of the outstanding events in the life of the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, who has been soldier, statesman and author in his long and varied career. February 26, 1952.

Calbraith Rodgers

Archdukes Carl Franz Josef & Max & their mother Archduchess Maria Josefa

Mrs. Hugh i.e. Hugo Johnstone

Probably Washington, DC, 1913 - American Suffragist Lucy Burns of the C.U.W.S. (far left) with Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst.

Abe Gruber and W.R. Fox

At the opening of the new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, the Prince of Wales greets Elisabeth Scott, designer of the new building. Date: 23 April 1932

The Prince of Wales and Mrs. Simpson at Ascot.Windsor series Prince & his love who goes almost everywhere with him here Ascot 1935. June 01, 1935. (Photo by Radio Times Hulton Picture Library)

Marie CURIE (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist during her tour of the United States in 1921 on the arm of President Harding.

Emperor of Japan

King George I of Greece (1845-1913) and Queen Olga (1851-1926), photograph by A Tivoli, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXIII, No 47, November 25, 1906.

The Duke and Duchess of York (now the King and Queen), pictured in a railway carriage on July 22, 1925. Occasion was their address to 10,000 children tray London elementary schools, at Wembley, London. November 15, 1951. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard. Entry to Baarn after the honeymoon, 14-04-1937. April 14, 1937. Baarn, Utrecht

U.S. President William Howard Taft (right) with L-R, his sons Charles and Robert and his Wife, First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Full-Length Portrait, Washington, D.C., USA, Photograph by Harris & Ewing, 1910

Crown Prince, 1921

Harry Houdini and Chinese magician Ching Ling Foo, at Brighton Beach, New York ca. 1912. Ching Ling Foo performed traditional Chinese magic to great audience acclaim in the US and Europe (BSLOC_2020_2_20)

Queen Mary and Poincare

J.P. Morgan and wife

Kath. Stinson in Japan

Guy Favieres, Ina Claire, Ivy Troutman, Jeanne Eagels, Mrs. Haggin, Clifton Webb, Eug. O'Brien, Ben Ali Haggin

02/13/1917. The King in San Sebastian. His Majesty Don Alfonso.

Mrs. A. Van Winkle, 8/7/15

Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt, Full-Length Portrait at his home, Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, New York, USA, Photograph by H. Doncourt, March 16, 1909

Mrs. P. Lawrence, Jane Addams, Mrs. Lewis F. Post

Photograph of King Gustaf V of Sweden (1858-1950). Dated 20th Century

Sir Jos. Duveen, art expert & family

The Hon. Venetia Stanley (1887 - 1948), youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Sheffield on her way to her wedding to the Hon. Edwin Samuel Montagu, Financial Secretary to the Treasury under Prime Minister Herbert Asquith. Asquith was also close to Venetia, and wrote frequently to her, on not just a personal level, but also to seek her advice on political matters. Venetia converted to Judaism for her marriage - causing much interest in the press - and The Sketch magazine describes the wedding as '

12/31/1913. A Famous Dancer. Gaby Deslys (X), the famous French artist whose dances at the Palace Theatre, London, have sparked heated discussions, as she leaves London to board a ship for America.

Kermit Roosevelt and his wife Belle, both full-length, standing

Mrs. J.D. Rockefeller Jr.

Mr. Winston Churchill Mr. Winston Churchill with Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Budget Day 1910. January 03, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Photograph of the recently engaged Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George (1895-1952) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002). Dated 20th Century

President Warren Harding at Yankee Stadium, April 24, 1923. L-R: Harry New, Postmaster General; Dr. Charles Sawyer, President's physician; Albert Lasker, adverting man; Jacob Ruppert, Yankees owner; and President Harding. (BSLOC_2015_15_48)

09/15/1919. Saint Sebastian. Royal family summer vacation. HM Queen Victoria (1) and HH The Prince of Asturias 2), at the Hippodrome, during a break.

J.A. Johnston

Mr. Winston Churchill -- Mr. Winston Churchill, with Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Budget Day, 1910. January 03, 1948. (Photo by Reutephoto).

King George VI & Queen Elizabeth - Visit to Australia as Duke & Duchess of York 1927 & N.Z. October 04, 1951.

Sir Benjamin and Lady Stone. Benjamin Stone was a Conservative MP for East Birmingham between 1895-1909. He was known for his keen interest in photography and was appointed offical photographer in Westminster Abbey for King George's Coronation. During his years in parliament he became the 'unoffical' House of Commons photographer, producing over his lifetime, 30,000 photographic plates. Date: 1914

Campbell Black-BuriedMiss Florence Desmond (the widow of Campbell Black) leaving with Alderman H. Milner Black, the father of Campbell Black.Campbell Black was today buried at Golders Green Cemetry following his death at Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool when his plane taxied into another. September 23, 1936.

Prince George, Duke of Kent welcomes his bride-to-be, Princess Marina of Greece to England with a spontaneous kiss in front of the assembled crowd of press and dignitaries at Dover. The couple were married at Westminster Abbey on 29 November 1934. Date: 1934

Lloyd George pictured leaving Downing Street after his resignation with his wife and daughter Megan. His resignation announcement featured in the Court circular of 19th October. Lloyd George was the president of the Board of Trade between 1905-1908 and became the Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1908. His most popular move was to pass the Old Age Pensions Act and the National Insurance Act. He superseded H. H Asquith as coalition Prime Minister, 1916-1922, successfully handling peace negoti

Queen Victoria of Spain and Prince of the Austrias

Queen Victoria flanked by offspring, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in 1894 at Palais Edinburgh, Coburg. Included in the picture is Kaiser Wilhelm II (seated left), Nicholas II of Russia (stood second from left) and the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII). 1894

LOUIS-ADOLPHE THIERS French statesman : this is perhaps the last photograph taken of him, at his home in Saint-Germain, 1877. Date: 1797 - 1877

A page from The Tatler reporting on the wedding of Winston Churchill to Miss Clementine Hozier in 1908. Date: 1908

Porter Charlton, 1/16

U.S. Senators and their wives, Jerusalem, 1936, R. Copeland, W. Austin, D. Hastings 1936, Israel

D.C. Williams, Judge J. Sabbath

PRINCESS HELENA VICTORIA Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870-1948), daughter of Princess Helena & Prince Christian, grandaughter of Queen Victoria. Known, rather cruelly, among the family as "Snipe" on account of her long nose and face when she was younger. She never married but was a popular and active member of the royal family, enjoying golf and dogs in her leisure time. He she is playing golf at North Berwick with Sir Courtauld Thomson. 1927

Date: 1910-1915 - Nancy Dixon and Arthur Sullivan.

Prince Mirko of Monten. i.e., Montenegro

President William H. Taft at Grand Army of the Republic Convention, Rochester, N.Y., 1911

Dr. Allan Dafoe - Personality. December 8, 1934. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

President William H. Taft

Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) with Kaiserin and crown Prince on West

03/31/1916. At the Madrid Palace Hotel. Their Majesties the King (1) and Queen María Cristina (2), accompanied by Prince Pío of Savoy (3), visiting the exhibition of paintings by the painter Beltrán.

Kermit Roosevelt and his father

07/31/1918. A Charity party in Santander. HM Queen Victoria (X) at a party held to benefit the Santander Red Cross at the President's estate, Mr. Hoppe.

Arthur B. McStay, Grand Marshal, Labor Day '08

Back in ParisPhoto Shows: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor at Saint-Lazare Station yesterday on their arrival in Paris from the United States, where they have been staying for the past few months. April 15, 1955. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).

President Woodrow Wilson at a baseball game ca. 1910-1920

A page from the The Tatler recording the coming and goings of diplomats at the Austrian Embassy following the assassination of the Austrian heir, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo. The pictures show, clockwise from left, the Russian and Austrian ambassadors, the Serbian minister at the Court of St. James, Prince Ali Mohamed Pasha, brother of the Khedive of Egypt and the Swiss Minister leaving the Austrian embassy. King George V paid a visit of sympathy to the Austrian Embassy.

Dr. Anna Shaw, Mrs. C.C. Catt

Anefo photo collection. New ambassadors offer Queen Juliana their credentials. The ambassador of Syria, Assad Mohafel, offers its credentials to Queen Juliana. 13 February 1962

Tom Milton

Pearly King of Houston, presenting oranges to Mahatma Gandhi, Kingsley Hall, London, September 15, 1931 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

Arliss & Geo. Tobin as "Disraeli"

Election Scenes In London - Our picture shows Lord Borodale, Conservative candidate for Peckham, starting out to make a tour of his constituency. Lord Borodale is the son of Earl Beatty, the famous naval commander. December 16, 1931.

Nigel Barrie & Olive Thomas

Frederic Mistral, French writer, 1906. Artist: Unknown

05/31/1914. At the United States embassy in Madrid. Ambassador Mr. Willard (1), with former president Mr. Theodore Roosevelt (2) and the latter's son, Mr. Kermit Roosevelt (3), who today must marry the former's daughter, Miss Willard.

W.H. Taft

Sir Abe Bailey, Now legless, Back In England To See Horse Run In Derby.Sir Abe Bailey, the South African diamond magnate who recently had his second leg amputated in South Africa, arrived at Southampton on the "Windsor Castle" having defied his doctors to make the 6,000 miles journey to England to see his colt. Golden Sovereign, run in the Derby.Sir Abe is now 73.Sir Abe Bailey smiling cheerfully ***** arrival at Southampton. May 20, 1938.

Eddie Cantor

Edna Hopper

Wm. Rockefeller

Gabriel Lapierre and Jan Kubelik

King Ferd. whispers to Prince Boris

LILLIAN GISH.

The Famed Creator of "Peter Pan" -- Sir James Barrie -- seen with dame Terry. March 22, 1947. (Photo by Pathe Picture).

Col. Cornelius Vanderbilt

Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Robert Koch and Wife

Fola La Follette

Ex-King Manuel & bride, Manuel of Portugal

Charles Lindbergh with his mother Evangeline Lodge Land Lindbergh. Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902 - 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. 1931

William Jennings Bryan in Detroit, Michigan ca. between 1910 and 1925.

A. Carnegie

Hélène Dutrieu

The new King Albert I (1875-1934) makes his entrance in Brussels on December 23,1909, Belgium, photo by Rapid, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVII, No 1, January 2, 1910.

01/01/1929. Charlie Chaplin, with Edgar Neville and Ray Miller, leave the California International Theatre, Los Angeles, after giving Edgar the alternative as a film director.

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