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Early 20th Century Political Figures

Images capturing notable historical figures in formal attire, engaged in discussions and ceremonies, highlighting early 20th-century political events.

This is the civilian De Groot, attending court charges that ended in his paying £9 for "offensive behavior" - a small sum for success. Two other charges against him were dismissed. November 22, 1950.
This is the civilian De Groot, attending court charges that ended in his paying £9 for "offensive behavior" - a small sum for success. Two other charges against him were dismissed. November 22, 1950.
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Photo shows:- King Christian smiles as he greets an olds comrade of 1889 at the anniversary parade. King Christian greets comrades of his youth:- King Christian of Denmark recalled memories of his youth when in Copenhagen he celebrated the 50th anniversary of his entry into the Danish Royal Guard. On the parade ground were veterans of the Guards who had been fellow-soldiers with the king. May 8, 1939. (Photo by Planet News Ltd).
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Secy Garrison - Gen. Leggett i.e., Liggett
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Sergeant at Arms Casson, House of Representatives
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08/13/1919. Madrid. At the door of the Palace. The Congress table, which yesterday brought HM The King the response to the crown's message.
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Anefo photo collection. Koningin Wilhelmina visits Zaamslag in Zeeland Flanders. March 1945. Zaamslag, Zeeland
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03/09/1914. Arrival in Madrid of the general resident of Spain in Morocco. The president of the Council, Mr. Dato (1) and the Minister of War, General Echagüe (3) Accompanying General Marina (2) Upon his arrival To this court yesterday Tomorrow.
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Botta Funeral
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Allied Soldiers Like London and London Likes Them- Overseas Troops in England, 1940 A policeman gives directions to Free French soldiers and sailors, somewhere in London in 1940. In the background a London Underground subway sign is just visible, and a car is parked alongside the troops.
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Visit to the car exhibition. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.
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Touring in Germany in 1913 with the Prince of Wales: Major William Cadogan, the Prince's Equerry pictured with the Prince in an open top carriage. Cadogan was killed near Ypres on 12 November 1914 while commanding the 10th Hussars. 1914
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Boy Scout, Paris, Selling "Journee Francaise" Medals
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Mr Shield, December 1946, New Zealand, by J.W. Chapman-Taylor.
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Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard at the Student Resilience Association "Pro Patria" in Leiden. May 2, 1949. Leiden, South Holland
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Francisco Pancho Villa, born Doroteo Arango Arambula (1878-1923), Mexican Revolutionary General. Villa, second left in military cap, with Raul Madero, c1923, Villa was ambushed and assassinated on 20 July 1923.
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Famous Airman In Belfast. Photo shows Sir Alan Cobham, E.S.F. the famous airman chatting to the Rt.Hon. Lord Mayer of Belfast (Sir William Coates) during a visit to Belfast. March 25, 1959. (Photo by L.N.A.)
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Capt. Chas. von Kleist
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Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883-1915), New Zealand born tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion pictured at an aerodrome 'somewhere in France' in 1915 with from left, Miss Maxine Elliott and Lady Drogheda. He was attached to the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War. Wilding died near Neuve Chapelle, France on 9 May 1915 while fighting in the Battle of Aubers Ridge. Date: 1915
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Choate & Viviani
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Lewis Payne, Lincoln conspirator, full-length portrait, standing in front of tent, facing right. Photographer name from Swanson, J. Lincoln's assassins, 2001, Civil War Photograph Collection, No. 7771. Payne, Lewis, 1845-1865, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel.
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Men shaking hands , Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Germans at Princeton -- Weitzer - Lt. Reichenau - Dr. Bemer i.e., Berner - Carl Diem
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'La Nouvelle Europe; L'exil des Habsbourg; sur une terrasse dominant le lac Constance, assis entre deux compag nons d'exil, Charles-Francois-Joseph de Habsbourg, qui fut empereur d'Autriche sous le nom de Charles 1er et roi apostolique de Hongrie sous nom de Charles IV', 1919. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.
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Capt. Neville Stack (left) the new manager of Hillman's Airways and Flying Officer J. Kirton, pilot of the plane from which the ***** Du Bois sisters jumped to their death over Upminister, arriving at Romford Police Court for the inquest. February 25, 1935. (Photo by Keystone).
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The Duke Of Windsor in *****. Photo Shows:- The Duke of Windsor, accompanied by French and British, officers seen During an inspect in of the lines. March 26, 1940. (Photo by Topical Press).
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Hylan & Hearst
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C.P. Henderson, J.J. Cole, Bob Fowler
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Biggest 4 Shriners at Rochester (end to end they are 26 ft. 1 in.)
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Inspection, Colonel Portrait. Eric Virgin, acting head of the Air Force inspects third flights in Malmen, 1931.
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H.J. Rhodes, Naval veteran, GAR Encampment '10
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The Man Of The Hour, War Minister Araki -- From Left, Lieutenant General, Sadao Araki, for Minister, and Parliamentary Councillor to the War Office. Saburo Ishii, taken in a train at Uyeno station, when they left here for Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture to attend the inaugural ceremony of the National Defence League there. October 8, 1933. (Photo by Shimbun Rengo News Photos Service).
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Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-1321. 1956
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A photograph of Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor) pictured looking rather nervous having joined the Grenadier Guards on the outbreak of war in 1914. The Tatler prints the photograph as an example to all young unmarried men of the Empire and says, 'The Prince has done his duty. Now readers who can spare something, it is up to you to do yours.' Date: 1914
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Two wounded, but cheerful, members of the Highland regiment on the Folkestone boat on their way back home from the front line. Date: 27 August 1914
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J.P. Farrell
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05/31/1915. At the Barcelona pigeon shoot. 1. - Mr. Francisco Soler, winner of the HM the King cup. 2. - Mr. Francisco Bures, winner of the Barcelona championship.
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Group portrait (soldiers), 1917, England, maker unknown.
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'Le retour a la paix; Les delegues ottomans sur la plage arriere du cuirasse francais "Democratie", avant leur depart de Constantinople pour le France ou ils venaient recevoir communication des conditions de paix faites a leur pays', 1919. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.
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Lt. Paul Perigord
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New York 1953-1955 , Fire engines, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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Edw. Vahey, Jos. A. Kearns
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Schumann-Heink, Camp Funston
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Sir Herbert Samuel's second visit to Transjordan. Sir Herbert, Col. T.E. Lawrence, Emir Abdullah. 1921, Jordan
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Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-0903. 1956
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Col. Mann and Col. L. Clem
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Cooks recruiting crew
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Gen. Roques
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At The School That Has Left A Deep Mark On Great Britain, The Empire, And The World: The King planting his oak at Rugby School, 1909. 'His Majesty King Edward VII Shovelling Earth About The Roots Of The Young Tree, In The Close Under The Doctor's Wall. The King...declared open the new Speech Room, commanded an addition to the boys' "hard-earned holidays," presented prizes. planted a young oak tree in the Close, and inspected the members of the Officers' Training Corps of the school. In the course of his reply to the address read by the head of the school, H. J. B. Clough, a grand-n
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Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia. Lewis Payne, the conspirator who attacked Secretary Seward, standing in overcoat and hat. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.
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DD-943 Blandy , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Capt. Bellanger
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An illustration attempting to reflect the growth in the number of personnel in the British Navy, which, according to First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, in a speech he made at the Guildhall in 1913, 'is twice as numerous as the next greatest Naval power'. The growth in naval personnel numbers ran in parallel with a massive dreadnought building programme in the years leading up to World War One, triggering a naval arms race among the major powers. Date: 1913
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Military Militär
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Korean official bearing the first despatches on board the USS Colorado, 1871. The United States expedition to Korea, known in Korea as the Shinmiyangyo 'Western Disturbance in the Shinmi Year (1871)' or simply the Korean Expedition, was the first American military action in Korea and took place predominantly on and around Ganghwa Island in 1871.
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The President of United States, Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) meets with the representatives of the Allied forces. Engraving. "La Ilustracion Francesa", 1917.
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Type of uniform worn by South African Nurses indoor and outdoor.
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Farm Security Administration Photographer, Classic Photography
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Capt. Talbott, Yale
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The caption reads: Three Transatlantic Flyers. At the left is Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, who was the first to fly from New York to Paris, May 20-21, 1927. In the center is Commander Richard E. Byrd, who was first to fly to the Pole, and who, with Bert Acosta, Bernt Balchen, and George O. Noville, flew from New York to France, June 29-30, 1927. At the right is Clarence D. Chamberlain, who with Charles A Levine, flew from New York to Eisleben, Germany, June 4-6, 1927.
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Col. Rob't Townsend
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Mahatma Gandhi alighting from S S Rajputana at Marseilles, September 11, 1931 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -
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Staff at Bakarby station. The station was opened by Stockholm - Västerås - Berglagen's railways, SWJ in 1878. Then the first station house was built. In 1922 a new station house was erected, which in 1943 received a new interior in the waiting room. Switching was added in 1922.
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Major Richardson, the renowned dog trainer, with two of his messenger dogs. During the Great War, Richardson was commandant of the British War Dog School at Shoeburyness, where hundreds of messenger dogs were trained for work at the front. Date: 1902
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Vice Admiral Godfrey, C.B., R.N., Flag Officer Commanding Royal Indian Navy, recently made a tour of villages in the north of the Punjab which provide a large number of recruits for the Royal Indian Navy. Among places he visited were Shadi Khan, Shamsabad and Bagla where he was received by local notabilities and talked to relatives of men serving in the Royal Indian Navy. This is the first time a Flag Officer has visited these recruiting areas and his visit did much to stimulate interest in the Royal Indian Navy.Meeting prominent citizens of Shamsabad. April 28, 1944.