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Formal Portraits from the Early 20th Century

Classic photography of distinguished men dressed in formal attire, against subtle backdrops, conveying a sense of elegance and gravitas.

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A photographic portrait of Ferdinand I, King of Bulgaria (1861-1948), often known as 'Foxy' Ferdinand, or the 'Balkan Fox'. Bulgaria entered World War I in 1915 on the side of the Central Alliance (Germany & Austria-Hungary) in the hope of recovering Macedonia, lost to Greece & Serbia after the Balkan Wars of 1912-13. He was forced to abdicate in 1918 and was succeeded by his son, Boris III. Date: October 9th 1915
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Charles W. Fairbanks, Vice-President and Senator circa 1905-1918.
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Seth Low
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A.J. Elias
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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), 23rd President of the United States 1889-93, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Photograph by Joseph Gray Kitchell, 1897
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Victor Grignard. Photograph by G.L. Arlomer (), Lyons.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
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A. von Briesen
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Andrew Carnegie, Portrait, circa 1910
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United States Senator George Earle Chamberlain from Oregon - Portrait (taken ca. 1905-1928).
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Judge Bartlett
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Englishman Christer Peter Sandberg.
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Charles Santley (1834-1922) English baritone, born in Liverpool, who had international success in both opera and oratorio. From 'The Cabinet Portrait Gallery' (London, 1890-1894). Woodburytype after photograph by W & D Downey.
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Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States 1901-09, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Engraving by G.F.C. Smillie, 1908
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Herrenica. State state view Hamburg, collection of photography history, acquired 1972
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Paul von Hindenburg, President of Germany, Portrait, Bain News Service, May 1927
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Paul Painlevé
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F.A. Vanderlip
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Adolf Miethe - Photochemist. State state view Hamburg, collection of photography history, acquired 1972
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Portrait, A.A. Low, 1811-1893, from painting at City Hall by Platt Ryder , Portrait paintings, Low, Abiel Abbot, 1811-1893. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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Flores Magon (Y Zermeno)
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Julian Hawthorne
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W.H. Taft, portrait bust
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George W. Chadwick (1854-1931), American Composer, head and shoulders Portrait, Unidentified Artist, 1918
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Robert Todd Lincoln, the oldest son of Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln, was their only child to live to maturity. He was President James Garfield's Secretary of War, serving from 1881 to 1885 under Chester A. Arthur after Garfield's assassination (BSLOC_2018_6_71)
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Chief Justice William Howard Taft circa 1921-1930.
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United States Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania ca. early 1900s.
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Portrait Max Schmiedel, recorded in the photoatelier in Dresden, Ferdinandstraße 11
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Sir William Watson Cheyne. Photograph by Elliott & Fry.
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Judge Curtis H. Lindley
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Hindenburg
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Colonel Joel D. Benton.
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J.M. Sullivan
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Stin's Axel Ferdinand Friberg.
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Vintage photograph. Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of the United States
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Ethelbert Stewart, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (1921-1932).
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United States Senator James Aloysius O'Gorman of New York ca. early 1900s.
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John G. Richards
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Viscount Haldane
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New York, New York: April, 1921 A portrait of Professor Albert Einstein who recently arrived in New York City.
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Frederick Villiers
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Albert Calmette. Photograph.
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U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, Head and Shoulders Portrait, by George Prince, 1904
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Étienne Stéphane Tarnier. Photograph by Pierre Petit.
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Portrait of Mr Allan Hume (1829-1912), founder of the Indian National Congress. Date: 1912
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Edward Douglass White, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1910-1921, Portrait, circa 1915
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Senator Chamberlain
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Prince Bismarck, portr.
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William Henry Howell. Photograph.
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Sergei Witte (1849-1915) in his room at the Wentworth Hotel, Portsmouth. Witte was a highly influential policy-maker who presided over extensive industrialization within the Russian Empire. He served under the last two emperors of Russia
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Edmondo de amicis. 1858-1924.
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Lord Loeeburn, Lord High Chancellor in 1908, portrait bust
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Prince Ludwig of Bavaria
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A. Carnegie
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Photographic portrait of G(ilbert) K(eith) Chesterton (1874-1936), the English critic, novelist and poet. Date: 20/06/1936
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Henry Arthur JONES, 1851-1929, English playwright
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Joséph John Thompson, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry in 1906.
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Portrait of Emilio Treves (1834-1916), Italian publisher and journalist, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIII, No 6, February 6, 1916.
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Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States 1901-09, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Bain News Service, 1915
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Alexandre Dumas, 19th century French author, (1902). Artist: Unknown
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William Harvey Carney (1840-1908), African American Soldier during American Civil War, recipient of Medal of Honor for his bravery during the 1863 Battle of Fort Wagner, W.E.B. Du Bois Collection
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Portrait of Joao Crisóstomo de Abreu y Sousa (Lisbon 1811 - 1895) military man and politician, deputy, minister and president of the Council of Ministers. Minister of the Navy and Overseas, Public Works, Commerce, Industry and War, Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890