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Black and white images of significant historical business meetings and conferences, showcasing formal interactions among professionals.

Vintage Photograph. Businessmen gather in conference room for meeting.

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Advertising Office Schippers (Party van Melka). April 12, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Baron Rothschild. Conference. June 13, 1961

Men with objects at desk , Ordnance industry, Armories, Offices, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Leo A. Dawson, testifying before the Dies Un-American Committee about communism in the Federal Theatre Project

Anefo photo collection. Skipper strike; Overview conversation with skippers. January 9, 1979

Meeting with Sir Alexander Bustamante, Premier of Jamaica, 10:04AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Prime Minister of Jamaica, Sir Alexander Bustamante, and Minister of Finance of Jamaica, Donald B. Sangster (far left). Seated in background is Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

SRE Productivity Conference, Oct, 1952. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Management Board 1962 of the KVP. December 15, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard opened new IBM building in Amsterdam Slotervaart. The prince with mr. A. K. Watson, chairman of the Supervisory Board IBM, at. May 8, 1968. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage Photograph. An executive working at a desk. Frame 3.

Indonesian Conference Innholland - Mr. Thomas Critchley, of Australia (left) and Mr. H. Metro Cochran, USA, Photographed at the Opening of the Round table conference on Indonesia, held in the knight's Hall at the Hague, Holland, Aug. 23. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard opened new wing from the NV optical industry "the Oude Delft", during the tour. March 11, 1964

Vintage Photograph. Two men in consultation. Frame 1.

Anefo photo collection. W. Schaap honored I.V.m. 50-year-old employment at T Loohuis. February 15, 1960

Traffic restaurants, course for kitchen champions

Anefo photo collection. Minister Bakker opens car exhibition in RAI, Amsterdam Minister Bakker looks at Stirling Motor. 11 February 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Information office and radio broadcaster Dutch New Guinea. Marcus Wendel, since 1954 working at the Court of Justice in Hollandia-inside, became FG. Bailiff sworn. December 1960. New Guinea

Anefo photo collection. End Visit Chancellor Dr. Ludwig Erhard and gave press conference in the Hague Nieuwspoort, prof. Dr. Erhard. March 3, 1964

Bill signing u2013 HR 6713 Public Law 87-61 Federal Aid Highway Act, 10:17AM. President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon) after signing H.R. 6713 Public Law 87-61 Federal Aid Highway Act, amending certain laws and other provisions regarding the Federal highway program. (L-R) Congressman John McCormack (Massachusetts), Senator Francis Case (South Dakota), Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan), Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), President Kennedy (seated at desk), Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota), Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland), Senator Neuberger, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, unidentified man (partially hidden), Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, unidentified man, and Congressman William C. Cramer (Florida). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Opening Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Dr. Drees at Jaarbeurs. March 22, 1955. Utrecht

Meeting with American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) leaders, 11:20AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with leaders of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). (L-R) Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; President of AFL-CIO George Meany; President Kennedy; Vice President of AFL-CIO Walter P. Reuther; Vice President of AFL-CIO William C. Doherty; Vice President of AFL-CIO James A. Suffridge. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Soestdijk, preparations for the return of the princely family (1945). Three men are in an office, with a framed card for them. July 1945. Soestdijk

Meeting with Ramon Villeda Morales, President of Honduras, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales. Left to right: President Kennedy; U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; President Villeda Morales; two unidentified. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Provo's at the Chief Commissioner. Commissioner Molenkamp at press conference. August 14, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Hare Majesty receives the board of the Christian farmers and gardeners at Soestdijk. The company stands on the plates of the palace prepared for photographers. September 24, 1968. Soestdijk, Utrecht (Prov.)

The staff at the control office, Department of freight traffic at Tomteboda station.

Anefo photo collection. Dr. J. R. M. van der Brink, Member of the Board of Directors of the Amro Bank. October 17, 1967

Svappavaarabanan is inaugurated. Director General Erik Upmark

Course for the Company Board

Anefo photo collection. Reception in the Amstel Brewery of Manager of Managers. Prince Bernhard takes glass drink. June 8, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Press conference Bond from Dutch Margarine manufacturers No. 14a, 15: A. Bakker. January 14, 1969

Description: Vice-Chancellor receiving a member of the delegation. Location: Dacca, Bangladesh Date: 1970 asia, bangladesh, universityofdacca, asiathroughalens

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Assignment securities trading. June 11, 1963

Bill signing, S. 1643 Public Law 87-128, Agricultural Act of 1961, 9:45 AM. President John F. Kennedy signs S. 1643, the Agricultural Act of 1961. The bill was legislated to improve farm income, expand the market for agricultural products, and reduce stocks of grains and wheat. Standing behind President Kennedy are (L-R): House Majority Leader John W. McCormack of Massachusetts; President of the National Farmers' Union, James G. Patton; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senator James O. Eastland of Mississippi; Senator Spessard L. Holland of Florida; Senator Olin Johnston of South Carolina; Representative Harold D. Cooley of North Carolina; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Representative W.R. Poage of Texas (partially hidden); Senator Allen Ellender of Louisiana (white suit); Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman; President of National Farmers Organization Oren Staley; Senator George Aiken of Vermont; Speaker of the House of Representa

Vintage photograph. Men gathered around table discussing business.

National Security Council Executive Committee (EXCOMM) Meeting, 10:10AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) regarding the crisis in Cuba. (L-R) President Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Description: Opening of the British Information Services (BIS) office in Lusaka by the Prime Minister, Dr K Kaunda, and British High Commissioner Designate, J A Molyneux Date: 25th June 1964 Location: Lusaka kennethkaunda, africa

M/S "Trelleborg", cocktail party. Director General Erik Upmark

Vintage photograph. Night city editor at his desk at the New York Times

Bill signing - S. 1991 Public Law 415, Manpower Development Training Act, 10:31AM. President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson (New Jersey); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Peter A. Garland (Maine); Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

1940S Men Office Desk Work Business Paperwork Contract Suit

Anefo photo collection. Ministers of finance from the countries of the EEC meeting Amsterdam city hall, overview conference table. July 20, 1964

People at check-in point at airport

Director General Erik Upmark receives gifts from the National Telecom Agency.

Address to the National Industrial Conference Board, 1:49PM. Address to National Industrial Conference Board at Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. President John F. Kennedy with Manager of the Sheraton Park Hotel, George D. Johnson (right). Other men are unidentified.

Anefo photo collection. Congress Insurance doors The Hague. September 7, 1954. The Hague, South Holland

Director Alfort and Traffic Ombudsman Strömvall at Alfort & Cronholm.

A Soldier Opens a Shop- Trooper William Vaughan Opens a Book Shop on Tottenham Court Road, London, England, UK, 1945 Ex-Trooper William Vaughan, who lost a leg at the Battle of El Alamein, is interviewed by a representative of the Board of Trade before he can open his own book shop. He plans to open the shop on London's Tottenham Court Road, but must receive a licence from the Board of Trade before he can do so.

Staff on the state railways, SJ Central Workshop in Örebro.

Anefo photo collection. Association for the securities trading. November 24, 1959

Anefo photo collection. 40-year anniversary Confection factory 'Anco' Vriesland & Sluizer. Reception Anco Keizersgracht 144. October 18, 1948. Amsterdam

Russian and Japanese diplomats at the negotiating table, Portsmouth Peace Conference, 1905. Serge Witte and Roman Rosen, Russian Envoys are 3rd and 4th from left (BSLOC_2017_6_41)

Signing ceremony, Plans for Progress, Presidents Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, 4:40PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks at a ceremony marking the signing of equal opportunity agreements in association with Plans for Progress, a program of the Presidents Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Chairman of the Committee, and Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg, Vice Chairman of the Committee, sit on either side of President Kennedy. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Members of a 55-Man Team of Forestry Industry Experts. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

S64-16482 (1964) --- At the Manned Spacecraft Center, Wesley Hjornevik, Assistant Director for Administration, with members of House Subcommittee and MSC Officials outside Central Data Building (Building 12) after briefing. Others pictured are Don Fuqua, Bob Casey, Edward J. Patten, Alec C. Bond, Maxime Faget, Wesley Hjornevik, Charles W. Mathews.

Elsevier photo collection. House Representatives meets time renovated building. speech chairman Lower House L. L.G. Kortenhorst. June 20, 1951. Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard opened new headquarters of Christiaan Lewis and son, Prince Bernhard split diamond left Mr. C. Lewis (director) /. April 7, 1967

George Low, Joseph Piland, Philip Hamburger, Congressman Olin Teague from Texas; and, Congressman Joe D. Waggoner from Louisiana at the entrance to Site 1, Clear Lake, prior to briefing for the House Subcommittee on Manned Spaceflight. MSC, Houston, TX

American Advertising Executives at ECA Headquarters, Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Reception. T.V. The opening of the new factory. July 18, 1957

Central management and district management

Anefo photo collection. Ministers of finance of the countries of the EEC meeting Amsterdam city hall, arrival Minister Witteveen at the town hall. July 20, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Debate advertising television started in the Lower House. The public gallery, in the foreground in the Middle Lord Rengelink, secretary NTS, right Jan de Troye. March 19, 1963

Anefo photo collection. General Members' Meeting Association of Dutch Entrepreneurs in Rai Amsterdam, Room. November 3, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Paris Chamber of Commerce Honors American Food Merchandising Experts. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Presents Certificate to Nancy Kennedy at Senior Staff Meeting

Anefo photo collection. Assignment meeting of the securities trading director e.j.j. Haaudel De Graaf. March 28, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Municipal elections in the Roeterstraat. May 28, 1958. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea: Meeting Council Folk Development. meeting Folk Development Council led J.C. Baot stuff. Hidden various issues related development Papuans. July 1958. Guinea

District Manager Johan Arvid Valentin. State Railways, SJ.

Anefo photo collection. Meeting of the Agriculture Economic Institute in Restaurant De Esplanade in Utrecht. Overview of the meeting. November 25, 1965. Utrecht, Utrecht

Bridges Files For Citizenship -- Harry Bridges (Center), west Coast CIO Leader, with his Attorney, Richard Gladstein (Right), Files application at Department of naturalization here today to file for his final citizenship papers. At left is L.H. Garner of immigration Department. June 23, 1945. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Vintage Photograph. Travel Agency- Elderly couple looking at folder with travel agent pointing to model cruise ship

The Party Congress of the SPD from 1-5-6. 1966 in the Dortmund Westfalenhalle, Germany, Europe

Trip to New York City: Bill signing - HR 9118 Public Law 87-297, Arms Control and Disarmament Act, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy signs HR 9118, the Arms Control and Disarmament Act, establishing the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). Looking on (L-R): two unidentified men; Representative Emanuel Celler (New York); Representative Robert W. Kastenmeier (Wisconsin); Representative Leonard Farbstein (New York); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher (New Jersey); White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff member, John J. Cochran (in back); Director of the ACDA, William C. Foster; Chairman of the US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean; two unidentified men. President Kennedy's Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York.

Anefo photo collection. Opening of the Job of Labor in Amsterdam. September 29, 1951. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Signing the Social Progress Trust Fund Agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank, 12:14PM. Signing the Social Progress Trust Fund Agreement with the Inter American Development Bank. (L-R) Senator Carl Hayden (Arizona); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire); JoséMora, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS); unidentified man; Senator J.W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Eleanor C. McDowell, Attorney Adviser, Department of State Treaty Affairs; Congressman Otto E. Passman (Louisiana); Edwin M. Martin, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs; unidentified man. Seated at the desk are Felipe Herrera, President of the Inter-American Development Bank, and President John F. Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Vintage Photograph. A couple in office with a businessman all sitting at desk in conversation.

Anefo photo collection. Press conference on merger between Amsterdam bank and Rotterdam bank, J. J. van de Brink. 11 June 1964. Rotterdam, South Holland

Meeting with the Presidents of the National Research Councils of the Americas, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Presidents of the National Research Councils of the Americas and other scientific representatives of American countries, Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. The group includes: Dr. Bernardo A. Houssay, Argentina; Admiral Octacilio Cunha and Dr. Crodowaldo Pavan, Brazil; Dr. E.W.R. Steacie, Canada; Professor Samuel Middleton, Chile; Dr. Gustavo Hitzig, Colombia; Dr. Luis Garibay, Mexico; Professor Germán Villar, Uruguay; Dr. Marcel Roche, Venezuela; Dr. John de Abate, Costa Rica; Dr. Jesse Perkinson, Organization of American States (OAS); Dr. Detlev W. Bronk, Dr. Harrison Brown, Dr. J. George Harrar, Dr. Walter G. Whitman, and Dr. Andre C. Simonpietri, United States; Special Assistant to the President on Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome Wiesner.

Public Relations - New York. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Anefo photo collection. Opening of the new agricultural economic institute. 18 February 1958. The Hague, South Holland

Lyon International Trade Fair. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Frances, Perkins, U.S. Secretary of Labor, attending committee meeting, Washington, D.C., USA, Harris & Ewing, 1936

B Hammond, Bill Loock Models Released. Vintage Photograph. Two businessmen in suits standing in front of entrance doors to building having conversation

Anefo photo collection. His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard opened new wing from the NV optical industry "the Oude Delft", during the tour. March 11, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Departure Committee General Group with Koos Vorrink with commodities. January 5, 1947

Swearing-in ceremony, White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staffer. White House Communications Agency (WHCA) swearing-in ceremony; WHCA officer, Captain Jack Rubley (left), shakes hands with an unidentified man. Washington, D.C. White spots in lower left portion of image are original to the negative.

History Making Scene...Photo shows the historic scene at the Foreign Ministers official residence this afternoon when Japan and France signed two agreements of importance. The French delegates, Ambassador Charles Arsene-Henry, in foreground and Delegate Relle Robin, are seated at the left table while the Japanese delegates, Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuo lea, and Ambassador Hajime Matsumiya, in the fore ground, are at the right table signing documents. May 6, 1941. (Photo by The Domei News Photos Service).

The Party Congress of the German Peace Union (DFU) on 30. 10. 1970 in Cologne, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Televizier command. November 4, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Opening workplace for the disabled in Goes. 13 June 1960. Goes

OEEC Productivity Seminar Conference. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Meeting with National Urban League Officials, 5:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Executive Director of the National Urban League, Whitney M. Young, Jr. (center), and President of the Urban League, Henry Steeger, III (right). Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Elsevier photo collection. day considerations Lower House. Minister Finance. Anne Vondeling, short explanation prime minister Cals Minister Samkalden government table. Smallenbroek ministers, Diepenhorst Bogaers. October 13, 1965. Hague, South Holland

Black and white photo of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) in the White House signing a document surrounded by his principal collaborators from Brain Trust, a name given to the president's closest advisors.

Personnel at the ticket expedition, Örebro C.

Anefo photo collection. National Machine Writing Championships 1968. The organizers met. September 28, 1968

Foresters At Work: Indoors. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Defence Chief Sees New British Plane - Lord Alexander, Minister of Defence (left) inspects a model of the Vickers 1000, British in a first jet military transport plane, when he visited Vicker's Weybridge Works yesterday. Holding the model is the famous designer, Mr. G.R. Edwards, who is responsible for the new aircraft. January 31, 1953.

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