Historic Political Events

Archival photos of prominent historical figures during significant political events, including visits and ceremonies involving John F. Kennedy and international leaders.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Governor General of the Dutch East Indies. Prime Minister Schermerhorn and Clast Minister wait for the arrival of Governor General Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachoumer in The Hague. September 1945. The Hague

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

DF-SN-86-12673. Base: Panama City Country: Panama (PAN)

Anefo photo collection. Photojournalist day 1949. October 15, 1949

Arrival ceremony for Rómulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend an arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt. Standing behind President and Mrs. Kennedy, at left in doorway: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; and U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (in back, partially hidden). Standing in receiving line at right (left to right): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremonies for the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, 12:00PM. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (at microphones), issues a response to President John F. Kennedy's welcoming remarks during arrival ceremonies inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Looking on from the Reviewing Platform (L-R): the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi (holding bouquet of roses); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai); President Kennedy; Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram (partially hidden behind the President); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; unidentified man; and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands left of the platform; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton stands at far right. Standing in line behind Secr

Anefo photo collection. Ambassadors offered credentials. October 30, 1962

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Stationsweg Groningen: festive transfer of the with shipyard E.J. Smit and son built mine sweep Hr.Ms. Lochem on the navy. 1956. Groningen (city)

Arrival ceremonies for Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy and Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer (both at right), greet dignitaries in the receiving line during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor Adenauer. Also pictured: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Lydia Taylor; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. The Executive Office Building is visible in the background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Sundial For Barracks. Lt.-Gen. F. Berryman GOC Eastern Command, unveils a sundial at Victoria Barracks today. It was erected commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the foundation as a separate body of the Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. December 05, 1949.

Anefo photo collection. Visit of Veldmaarschalk Montgomery to Amsterdam (1945). Visit of Veldmaarschalk Montgomery to Amsterdam. Acting mayor Feike de Boer. September 1, 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Mission Zaanlandse, Proefaart Thea Danielsen. October 25, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Remembrance Day on May 4 at the National Monument on Dam Square. May 4, 1951. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Photograph of Military Individuals Standing in Formation.

Battle for Britain Service at St Andrews:The Commander in chief Bomber Command (RAF) Sir George Mills and Lady Mills leaving St Andrews Cathedral with the Dean of Sydney The Very Rev E. A. Pitt, Rafvr. Behind Sir George Mills is the Air Officer Commanding Home Command Air-Vice Marshal A. L. Walters and Mrs. Walters. September 18, 1955. (Photo by Leyden).

Anefo photo collection. 50 anniversary of sub-sea service / affected. June 1, 1957

Anefo photo collection. ceremony civil palace Dam Dam Amsterdam, Queen Juliana widow S. H. Rail announcement appointment Posthum Commandeur der Military William Order. widows Gen.-MAJ. R. T. Overakker, Luit.-Kol. M. P. A. den Ouden, res. lute. J. A. van Bijnen Mr. T. Dobbe sister Soldaat J. F. Necklace Olivier, Queen informed named Poshum Knight Fourth Class Military "Willems Order. September 28, 1951. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

09/20/1982. Tribute to the Flag. Mayor José Pérez Martín cuts the ribbon that gives access to the stand installed by the army.

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-0289. 1956

Watching For Flying Fortresses. Under Secretary Of War Robert M. Lovett And Party Peer Into Skies To Count Returning Planes After Bombing Mission Over Enemy Territory. They Are Standing On The Cat Walk Of Control Tower. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 19 M

Anefo photo collection. Minister Luns in the Netherlands after the issue of New Guinea in the General Meeting has defended. December 1, 1957. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

The Outbreak of War in the United Kingdom Civilians descend into an air raid shelter as the first air raid warning sounds in London on 3 September 1939 at approximately 11.30am.

Independence Day in Paris, 1955: AT the Rochambeau Statue, Place d'Iena. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Elsevier photo collection. Kranzegging Prime Minister Marijnen Minister Defense P. de Jong national commemoration Dam Square. 4, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Arrival of a delegation from the U.S. Air Force in a Douglas C-47 During the annual aerial photo exploration competition Royal Flush IV for NATO countries that was held in the Netherlands for the first time and this time at the Eindhoven airbase. Ground Photo Archive Klu no.1521

U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon with his wife Pat Nixon walk by band and American flags at airport during campaign trip, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, Thomas J. O'Halloran, U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, September 14, 1960

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard Living Memorial Municipality at Airborne Cemetery of Oosterbeek, where victims of the Battle of Arnhem lie in 1944; Text degraded. September 16, 1969. Oosterbeek

Presentation of the 1961 Collier Trophy, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing behind President Kennedy are the recipients (L-R): Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George P. Miller (California); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Omar Bradley; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Lady With Renames Carrier For Australia - Lady White, wife of the Australian High Commissioner, unveils a plaqua commemorating the re-naming of the British light fleet carrier Majestic is the Australian Navy's Melbourne it the Vickers Armstrong Yards at Arrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. With her is Captain G.C.O. Gatacre who will command the Melbourne. In the plaque are the ship's badge, a kangaroo holding a crown, the ship's ***** and the battle honour gained by in earlier Melbourne in Norway in 1940. The carrier is the third Australian ***** to bear the name Melbourne. October 29, 1955. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

As Bombay Celebrated -- During ceremonies at the Oval Maidan in Bombay on Indian Independence Day, Governor of Bombay, Sir John Colville in splendid red and gold uniform, and Premier B.G. Kher Salute members of the Bombay home Guards. August 29, 1947. (Photo by Acme News Pictures).

Anefo photo collection. Command transfer Marines in the Van Ghentkazerne in Rotterdam. Between Generaal Major P.J. Van Gijn (left) and General Major H. O. Romswinckel. Transfer of the banner. September 23, 1954. Rotterdam, South Holland

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. October 5, 1972. Emmeloord

Photo collection Service army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aunt Kee 'visits Semarang. 'Aunt Kee' visits Semarang. .... strange woman hand ...... June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

GEN Merrill A. McPeak, center left, commander in chief, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), salutes as he passes between the ranks of a joint U.S./South Korean air force honor guard upon his arrival at the base. Beside him is MGEN Pak of the South Korean air force. COL Kenneth Ritt, vice commander of Taegu Air Base, walks behind GEN McPeak. Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Korea

Anefo photo collection. 150 Marines arrive from Curacao at Schiphol Marines are addressed by vice admiral Maas. 11 June 1969. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Arrival ceremonies for Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy and Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor Adenauer. Commander of Troops, Colonel John W. Gorn, walks with President Kennedy and Chancellor Adenauer; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber, walks behind. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

12/10/1960. The minister of the army during a speech at the inauguration of the monument in honor of Ensign Francisco Rojas Navarrete.

Independence Day in Paris, 1955: At the Arc of Triumph. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

11/30/1916. An interesting tribute in Barcelona. Don Daniel Samso (X) Surrounded by Representatives of Commerce, industry and Choral Societies who gave him a silver plate and gave him a banquet to show him admiration and gratitude for his important cultural action.

Anefo photo collection. Honoring Keeper H. British of H. V. C. in connection with 700th competition. Chairman KNVB department. Utrecht spells the senior pin. March 5, 1961

Victory Day - The Saluting Base in Mall. Watching the March Past. Left to right, Mr. C.R. Attlee, the Prime Minister Mr. Winston Churchill, Mr. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, and Field Marshal Smuts behind are the Duchess of Kent and her daughter, Princess Alexandra. June 08, 1946.

Anefo photo collection. Artillery FanfareCorps makes her first Mars in the field of the Chasse Kazerne in Breda. April 28, 1964. Breda

Anefo photo collection. NDSM nationwater "Sheratan". March 18, 1953. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Suriname: independence on 25/11 etc.; Decision soldiers and transfer of parliament; Decision soldiers. December 1, 1975. Suriname

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Cape Canaveral Florida, 2:31PM. President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) views models of the Titan II and Titan III missiles, during a tour of the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson (center right, in foreground), briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of NASAs Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt

Anefo photo collection. KLM man (Plesman?) Waves from a military aircraft aircraft staircase. July 4, 1946

DN-SN-85-04148. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Remembrance death with wreaths at the marinemonument on Havenplein in Den Helder in May 1990.

Anefo photo collection. Ambassadors on Soestdijk. Excl. G. Domas, ambassador of Gabon. October 12, 1961. Soestdijk, Utrecht

Reading the daily order for the National Teritorial command during the special flag parade for the Prince Willem Alexander Kazerne in Gouda on the occasion of the inauguration of H.M. Queen Beatrix.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard leads army exercise alarm I on the Veluwe Prince Bernhard walks to car. December 11, 1959. Gelderland, Veluwe

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. PRIOK: The troop transport ship "Zuiderkruis" departed on 24 Jan. With a large contingent demobilizing OVW people to the Fatherland. Dr. H.J. Van Mook brought long-term visit to the ship and was maintained with various soldiers .. January 24, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration 1813-1963 on the occasion of 150 years of Kingdom. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard have laid a wreath at the National Monument on Square 1813. November 30, 1963. The Hague, South Holland

The Dutch army is practicing in La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

Visit from the Minister of Defense, Mr. F. Bolkenstein, at the Km in Den Helder. Visit to the Marine Barracks Willemsoord. Behind the minister De Commander Zeemight Nederland de vice-admiral J.D.W. Van Renesse.

Anefo photo collection. ZKH Prince Bernhard opens expansion of the fortress museum in Naarden Prince Bernhard sticks drone in a gun. May 7, 1969. Naarden

Gen. MacArthur visit , Armories, Military parades & ceremonies, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Anefo photo collection. Bulgarian Minister Foreign Affairs Petar Mladenof arrived in the Netherlands; Inspection honorary guard. April 20, 1976. The Netherlands

Anefo photo collection. English contact summission for development. April 8, 1946

Saddam Hussein and Andrei Gromyko, Moscow, Russia, 1986. Artist: Unknown

Presentation of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr., at Cape Canaveral. President John F. Kennedy speaks from a lectern at the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. at Hangar u2018S,' Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Standing on the platform, front row (L-R): astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil Gus Grissom, Congressman George P. Miller (California), Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn, Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis, Governor Farris Bryant of Florida, and unidentified. Second row, beginning at right of lectern (L-R): Senator George Smathers of Florida (partially

Trip to Bermuda: arrival at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda, 12:55PM. Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan (in center, standing in front of microphones) addresses crowd upon President John F. Kennedy's arrival in Bermuda from Palm Beach, Florida. President Kennedy and the Governor of Bermuda, Major General Sir Julian Gascoigne (mostly hidden), stand behind Prime Minister Macmillan. Kindley Air Force Base, St. David's Island, Bermuda.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard explains a wreath after the disclosure of the "unbroken resistance '. The image is on the Westersingel in Rotterdam. May 4, 1965. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Suriname: independence on 25/11 etc.; Decision soldiers and transfer of parliament; actual transfer of the banner. December 1, 1975. Suriname

Anefo photo collection. Hunting for the Prince Bernhard. Company. June 20, 1961

100th Anniversary in Höör

DN-SN-86-06881. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. The Hague Dead Cell Mercharge, Scheveningen Annual commemoration. September 25, 1954. The Hague, Scheveningen

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the ship Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. On board the Committee General and the Army Commander are at the Greeting. From left to right? Schermerhorn, De Boer and Track. November 4, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's funeral services, East Room, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, April 14, 1945

Princess Margaret on stand during troop review at St. Vincent Feb. 8, 1954. Governor salutes at right. February 18, 1955. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Visit of General M.P.J.F. Koenig, commander of the French occupation zone in Germany, to the Netherlands in April 1948.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival RTC participants. August 9, 1949

Coronation Scout and Guilde Raly at Wembley, London, Attended by Princess Royal and Lord Baden-Powell, The Chief Scout.Lord Baden-Powell leading three cheers for Princess Royal, whilst she takes the salute at the march past. June 5, 1937. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Description: The wreath laid by Captain R.H.Connell on behalf of H.M.S. Vidal at the Mausoleum of Dessalines and Petionn, two heroes of the the Haitian revolution and independence Location: Haiti Date: June 1956 haiti, caribbean, caribbeanthroughalens

Anefo photo collection. 150 Marines arrive from Curacao at Schiphol Marines are addressed by vice admiral Maas. 11 June 1969. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Independence Day in Paris, 1955: At the Arc of Triumph. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

The Challenge -- Sharp and clear the challenge "Who comes there" rings out on Victoria Embankment. The reply is given: "The Second Battalion, Coldstream Guards exercising its privilege and right to enter the City of London with flying colors, drums beating and bayonets fixed." So last night the battalion commanding officer answered the challenge of the Marshal of the City of London.Then he led his men to Fenchurch-street Station for the first part of their journey to Germany. November 25, 1962. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

Trip to Mexico: Departure ceremonies, 11:15AM. President John F. Kennedy (center left, in crowd) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center right, wearing white hat) visit with people before boarding Air Force One, following a state visit to Mexico. Also pictured: White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton; Chief of Protocol of Mexico, Federico A. Mariscal; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Thomas C. Mann; White House Secret Service agents, James J. Rowley, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, Ernie Olsson, Clint Hill, and Dave Grant. Benito Juárez International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico.

Guests listen to a speech at the opening of the army museum in Leiden.

Alameda, California: February 18, 1973 Wounded U.S. Air Force POW Roy Madden Jr. salutes the flag as he's carried from the plane on a litter.

Diploma ceremony to graduates for continuing scientific training at the Royal Institute for the Marine. Professor Dr. E. van den Pol speaks. On the right the Lieutenant at sea of the first class (LTZ1) R. Brink, behind the Katheder prof. Ir. E. van den Pol, sitting from right to left commandeur (CDR) P.e.r. Learning dire, captain at sea of administration (KTZA) A. Vaandrager, Mr. J. Hendriks, Mr. M. de Vries and Professor W. van 't Spijker.

Anefo photo collection. Defile at Dead Cell 601 in Scheveningen. Minister Toxopeus. October 19, 1963. Scheveningen, South Holland

Knights of Malta Received by Princess Josephine-CharlottePrincess Josephine-Charlotte and Price Jean with seven members of the order of the knights of Malta. Princess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium and her fiance, Prince Jean, heir to the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, received on Saturday a delegation from the knights of Malta.The ceremony took place in the Royal Palace at Brussels and the Princess was presented with the insignia of the order of the Knights of Malta. January 21, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Makassar. Visit from Prime Minister Beel; Troop displacement; Hadjizwaard; Major General Sas. Makassar: on Dec 12. Ten Paleize in Makassar had the transfer of the "good sword". A gift from King IB Al Saud was brought by the eremissis of pilgrims of East Indonesia. It was by Hadji A.S. Bachmid to Z.e. Seawati, President of the State East Indonesia handed .. December 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Mrs. Lewis B. Puller, sponsor, and GEN Robert H. Barrow, commandant of the Marine Corps, leave at the conclusion of the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate USS LEWIS B. PULLER (FFG-23). Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Death Plesman (Chapelle Ardente), O.A. Queen and Defile Kranzlagding. January 4, 1954

The Lord Mayor's Show in London -- Sir Frank Alexander, the new Lord Mayor, at the Guildhall. November 10, 1944. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited)

In February 1981, the State Secretary for Defense Dr. W.F. Van Eekelen (1931, second from the left) A visit to the Rijkswerf (RW) in Den Helder and about the company was circulated by the director of the RW Captain-Ter Sea of the Technical Service Ir. J.A.W.C. Wendel (1936-2010, Left).

Anefo photo collection. 150 years of military William Order, Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard during the military dehip in The Hague. April 28, 1965. The Hague, South Holland

Parade on the Coolsingel in Rotterdam on the occasion of the 290th anniversary of the Marines Corps in December 1955. The Minister of War and Van Marine Ir. C. Staff (1905-1973, foreground right) decreases the parade.

German soldiers talking to French women outside the Moulin Rouge, in occupied Paris, June 1940. The photographer is unknown.

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of Java Sea. February 27, 1947. Javazee

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana visits FF Enschede. August 30, 1951. Enschede

Anefo photo collection. Opening by Her Royal Highness Princess Wilhelmina from the National Cemetery of the War Graves Foundation in Loenen. October 18, 1949. Gelderland, Loenen

DN-SN-87-03532. Base: Lisbon Country: Portugal (PRT)

Home and welcome to Den Helder in March 1989 from the mine hunter Hr.Ms. Urk (1986-) After a mission in the Persian Gulf. Minister of Defense (1988-1989) Prof. Dr.H.c. F. Bolkestein (1933, at Valepreke) also gave the Présence and is met by the Commander Mining Service Captain-Ter Sea B. Soetering (1940).

Anefo photo collection. Farewell visit Helicopters on Soestdijk. 17 February 1953. Soestdijk, Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Memorial Day at Margratens honorary cemetery v.l.n.r. Minister Den Tom, Prince Bernhard, American Ambassador W. Tyler. May 30, 1969. Margraten

Anefo photo collection. Artillery FanfareCorps makes her first Mars in the field of the Chasse Kazerne in Breda. April 28, 1964. Breda

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