Historic Social Gatherings

Black and white images depicting social interactions during the mid-20th century, with groups enjoying meals and conversations in vintage settings.

Mr. & Mrs. Setrak Zirakian 25 years anniversary, Cabot Farms. Mr. & Mrs. Zirakian family standing , Anniversaries, Parties. Leon Abdalian Collection

Landgirl's Day- Everyday Life and Agriculture in West Sussex, England, UK, 1944 29 year old Land Girl Rosalind Cox (second form right) and her colleagues enjoy coffee, sandwiches and a chat in the candle-lit interior of 400 year old Prattendens Cottage in Bury, West Sussex. The cottage was occupied by the radio star Mabel Constanduros before the war. These get-togethers occur every Monday evening, giving the Land Girls the opportunity to relax and talk to one another.

Fulbright Students in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. 25-year anniversary Rijks higher Burgerschool (RHS) in Velsen. September 14, 1946. Noord-Holland, Velsen

George Changelian, Miss Anahid Ann Karoghlanian wedding , Weddings, Receptions, Tables, Eating & drinking. Leon Abdalian Collection

Mr. & Mrs. Setrak Zirakian 25 years anniversary, Cabot Farms. Mr. & Mrs. Zirakian family standing , Anniversaries, Parties. Leon Abdalian Collection

The dolphin (depicted name).Dolphin (depicted name)

Anefo photo collection. Party evening girls HBS Bond Vivat Rotterdam. December 29, 1950. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Family Herzog Lakeyweg The Hague. November 1, 1952. The Hague, South Holland

The Johansson family. Crown to Sweden's railway family no. 1 by SJ-News in No. 11-12 in 1956.

Anefo photo collection. Lustrum celebration "John Tomes" in Utrecht. November 12, 1957. Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. New canteen Marine Amsterdam, dance party. May 12, 1950. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Inent in Amsterdam against smallpox. August 11, 1949. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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

Poll photo collection. Spanish markets. Covered market stand where fish is sold. undated. Spain

Parent's Day at the Marine Women's Department Amsterdam, which is located on the grounds of the Marinekazerne Amsterdam (MKAD). A first parent day is usually held at the end of the first military education (EMF).

Anefo photo collection. Student party. February 25, 1946

Anefo photo collection. Opening of cheese market in Edam. March 22, 1954. Edam

Anefo photo collection. Congress Jehovah witnesses, many volunteers peel potatoes. August 17, 1966

Anefo photo collection. Coffee table and fashion show Restaurant De Kroon The Hague. June 14, 1952

Fulbright Alumni Luncheon, "Orientation des Francais". Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Quatrieme Festival Edudiant. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Party in Paramaribo. October 1, 1955. Paramaribo, Suriname

Mr. & Mrs. Setrak Zirakian 25 years anniversary, Cabot Farms. Paul, Gladys Changelian , Anniversaries, Parties. Leon Abdalian Collection

Anefo photo collection. Fifth lustrum girls school Nijmeegs students corps. November 28, 1953

Poll photo collection. Israel 1964-1965: Gal'ed, Sederzight. Members of the kibbuts Gal'ed during the sealing time. January 1, 1964. Gal'ed, Israel

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Marriages on Lag Baomer. Wedding ceremony under a 'Choepa', presumably in Haifa. January 1, 1948. Haifa, Israel

Bormanns und Speers - Kinder wünschen ein Gutes 1940 - Bormann and Speer - Children wish a happy 1940.Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. A supermarket in Willemstad. October 1955. Curaçao, Willemstad

Anefo photo collection. 50th anniversary Xerxes Rotterdam. March 1, 1954. Rotterdam, South Holland

Estoril (Portugal), 01/01/1936. The last night of 1935 celebrated in Portugal. New Year's dinner in Estoril in which General José Sanjurjo and his wife, the consul of Uruguay and his wife, Lieutenant Justo Sanjurjo, the painters María Adelaide de Lima Cruz and Gilherme Filipe and the former minister Marquis de Guedes appear.

Anefo photo collection. Mrs. Toxopeus opened a fair for fashion and household in Rotterdam. September 21, 1962. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Adelborsten Assaut Party Den Helder. December 8, 1950. Den Helder

Anefo photo collection. Adel breasts Den Helder. December 17, 1954. Den Helder

Poll photo collection. Reporting Kerko Haarlem. Discussion at Flavino, Herengracht 22 in Amsterdam. August 9, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Adelborsten Assaut Party Den Helder. December 8, 1950. Den Helder

Anefo photo collection. Wild strikes after strike prohibition for NVV Industriebond; Striking workers in canteen. February 4, 1972

Mary Hedström. Möhippa, southern dining room. Photo 1943. Mary Hedström. Möhippa, Södra matsalen. Foto 1943.

Anefo photo collection. 77 year old Netsbetser in Rotterdam. March 9, 1961. Rotterdam, South Holland

Poll photo collection. Dancing hostess with one of the guests while she holds a vase on her head during a party in the homely circle. January 1, 1964. Israel

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix in Hattem. In the Marijkehoeve Princess Beatrix talks to the camp with some participants. August 31, 1967. Hattem

7:10 p.m. Tip Estes and family eating dinner. The day's work has been finished. Tip Estes has washed up and dinner is served. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Indiana , Fowler, Indiana , Benton County

Ridgewood YMCA, Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA

Amerindian Petroglyphs Shown in Paris Museum. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Christmas Gifts. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Once in a while the bitter cold, fog, wind, monotony and isolation of Nome is broken by a scene like this-a dance at the officers' club attended by both Russians and Americans. The American officer in the left center is Lt. Frank L. Woodland

Anefo photo collection. Arrival F. S. Borneo. Captain with girl. January 12, 1948

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Party evening Red Cross. Dancing couples in party room. July 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Pictures Wedding Driver Willem. December 24, 1955

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

Anefo photo collection. Party evening girls HBS Bond Vivat Rotterdam. December 29, 1950. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Adel breasts Den Helder. December 17, 1954. Den Helder

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana, Prince Bernhard and Princess Beatrix at celebration of Leiden (1574); HM and Bernhard walk along stalls with herring /. October 3, 1974. Leiden, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Christmas party Royal Palace Amsterdam. December 22, 1951. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Novitia 1931

Fulbright Students in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Boy's village of Amsterdam-Oost. January 12, 1950. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Adelborsten Assaut Party Den Helder. December 8, 1950. Den Helder

Cardiff's Merchant Navy Club- Rest and Relaxation in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK, c May 1944 Merchant Navy officers and their Wren guests enjoy a drink and a cigarette in the lounge of the Merchant Navy club in Cardiff.

The sweat grape. Norwegians, Danes and Swedes on Gask in the fair. The lace mountains. Entered in 1931.

Welfare Facilities at a Royal Ordnance Factory, Britain, 1943 A wide view of war workers eating their lunch at the rows of long tables in the canteen of a Royal Ordnance Factory, somewhere in Britain. As they eat, they are listening to a violinist and her piano accompaniment, just visible on the stage at the far end of the canteen. A sign on the back wall (in the top left hand corner of the photograph) reads 'Radway Jollies Concert Party'.

Anefo photo collection. Minister President Marijnen and Minister Bogaers the Gijsbrecht attended in Stadsschouwburg in Loge Links Marijnen, on the right Minister Bogaers. January 1, 1965

A Merchant Seaman Comes To Town- the work of the Merchant Navy Club, Piccadilly, London, 1942 25 year old Merchant Seaman Richard Pates has a dance with 16 year old Mary Naylor, a singer from the London Palladium, at the Merchant Navy Club in Piccadilly. The room has been decorated with brightly coloured bunting and many other couples are on the dance floor.

Poll photo collection. Rudolf Nelson celebrates 75th birthday. German comedian and composer Rudolf Nelson (April 4, 1878-February 5, 1960) and some admirers in the hall of Hotel Schiller in Amsterdam. October 1, 1952. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Noord-Holland

Poll photo collection. Wedding. Guests dinner. May 10, 1932. France

Anefo photo collection. Jan Janssen (world champion) in residence Ossendrecht, Jan Janssen shows his rainbow sweater, left his mother. September 7, 1964. Ossendrecht

H.M. Queen Juiana and Prince Bernhard at the entrance to Hotel-Restaurant "De Wereld" during the 10-year Liberation Party in Wageningen on May 5, 1955.

Anefo photo collection. Mrs. Sispera from Czechoslovakian at Schiphol, with daughter and two sons from left to right. Jaroslav Martin, Phyllis Sispera, Jenniver, Clarence. July 15, 1955. Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Aviation shipwrecks in Motel in Amsterdam, people shorten the time with board games. January 30, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Lebanon. Miss CL. Welcker and some gentlemen in discussion. 1950. Lebanon

Anefo photo collection. Pollux 100 years. April 8, 1949

John Deveney and family , Families, Children. Leon Abdalian Collection

Anefo photo collection. Lustrum Zionist students. December 10, 1953

Anefo photo collection. People in a cafe in Amsterdam. 2 June 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Gijsbrecht van Aemstel in Stadsschouwburg, many high guests, Minister Suurhof (second from the left), third alderman Polak in conversation with minister Vrolijk. January 1, 1966

Frank J. Mello's party , Parties, Dogs, Tables. Leon Abdalian Collection

Syjunta, Bergman, Strömsbro, Gävle. Photo 1949. Syjunta, Bergman, Strömsbro, Gävle. Foto 1949.

People at the National Rice Festival, waiting for the start of the game "beano." Crowley, Louisiana. 1938. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Louisiana , Crowley, Louisiana , Acadia Parish

The Nordic Railwayman Society's 24th General Meeting in Stockholm 1958-05-20 to 1958-05-22. Excursion to Uppsala. Dinner at Uppsala castle

Titanic survivors dining in a shed set apart for them at the docks in Plymouth. 4th May 1912

Anefo photo collection. Sheep festival Ede in the Veluwe, women to the spinning wheel. August 16, 1955. Ede

Mrs Pitt, wife of the landlord, pours a pint of beer for a naval officer in the saloon bar of 'The Cricketers' pub in Brighton during 1944. Mrs Pitt, wife of the landlord, pours a pint of beer for a naval officer in the saloon bar of 'The Cricketers' pub in Brighton. The original caption states that this pub has been in existence since 1545. Landlord Robert Pitt (not pictured as he was ill on the day the photograph was taken) has held the license for 58 years and is now 90 years old. According to the original caption, he still serves behind the bar.

1950S High School Dance With Large Crowd Of Teen Couples In A Conga Line Snaking Through The Gymnasium

Anefo photo collection. His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard visited meeting of the Bond Reformed Youth Association in Utrecht. May 23, 1963. Utrecht

1960s FAMILY SITTING AT PICNIC TABLE IN BACKYARD EATING HAMBURGERS

Oscar Gaither and family eating dinner. He is a tenant farmer near McLeansboro, Illinois. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois , McLeansboro, Illinois , Hamilton County

Catherine Ethel Amos married to Richard H. Orleans , Receptions, Weddings, Dance. Leon Abdalian Collection

Poll photo collection. Israel, party in the homely circle. Dancing guests during a party in the homely circle. January 1, 1964. Israel

Anefo photo collection. 50 anniversary HBS Hilversum. December 12, 1953. Hilversum

09/20/1919. Saint Sebastian. At the Nautical club. HM the Queen (X) with the Ladies who Won Prizes in the Balandros Regattas, after the distribution of Rewards.

Meeting of Candidate list, 1970 photograph Meeting for the Amsterdam Kabouterstad candidate list with Luud Schimmelpenninck, Roel van Duijn, Julius Vischjager and Coen Tasman, among others. At the beginning of April the list with 20 candidates on it, a woman! Amsterdam photographic support political meeting, propaganda meeting Amsterdam

Poll photo collection. Zegeis with MS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt to Norway. Passengers on deck with life jackets during the sloop roll. Right Charles Welter, former minister of colonies. 1933. Norway

Anefo photo collection. Frans Smaldeel in Rotterdam; Haarlem flower girls. May 23, 1962. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Large exchange fair of "the collector" in Krasnapolsky Amsterdam; Outlines Exchange. January 6, 1980. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Group of persons in carnival/ festival attire during a party, sitting at a table.. unknown, photographer

Anefo photo collection. Relaxation club Kaidgebouw Amsterdam. February 24, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Eve Boswell comes for Dutch TV. January 7, 1963

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The Queen admires gifts from the Curaçao Youth. October 21, 1955. Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Willemstad

Möhippa, southern dining room. Photo in June 1943. Möhippa, Södra matsalen. Foto i juni 1943.

Changelian family. Gladys, Paul. George, his wife Anahid and baby Esther. Charles, his wife , Families, Dining tables, Infants. Leon Abdalian Collection

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