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Historical Celebrations and Parades

Crowds gathered for significant events, including liberation celebrations and military parades from the 20th century, showcasing public enthusiasm and patriotic displays.

'Les fetes de la victoire a Londres; le 19 juillet 1919: l'amiral Beatty, au second plan vers la gauche, suivi de son etat-major, precede le defile des marins; au premier plan, vus de dos, les souverains britanniques dans la tribune royale; entre la reine et le roi qui salue, la main a la visiere de sa casquette, on reconnait, a son kepi, le marechal Foch', 1919. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Venzuelan President Present Bolivar Statue - President Romulo Gallegos of Venzuela (at microphones) presents Simon Bolivar statue (at right) to city of Bolivar, Mo., today as president Harry Truman (white suit, seated front row, left center) listens. July 5, 1948. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. Liberation Nederland 1944 also contains pictures from 1945. In Den Helder, the disarmed German soldiers in LCT boats are boarded for Harlingen, from which the long journey to the "Heimat" is taken on foot. Early in the morning, thousands of soldiers marched from their camps to the harbor to finally sail, but not to England, but back to the destroyed homeland. Photo: In Lange Rijen, the Germans wait for their turn to put foot on board for the "big trip". June 1945. Den Helder, the Netherlands

11/22/1975. Wreaths of flowers accompany the funeral procession of the Generalissimo.

Easter sunrise service at Arlington National Cemetery circa 1937.

DN-SN-85-07356. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Benito Mussolini visiting Genoa, May 15, 1938, Italy, 20th century.

Anefo photo collection. Partai Rakjat Pasoendan proclaims a free state Exclamation of Independent State West Java. 11 May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Pasundan

Black and white photo of a demonstration of the Popular Front at the Place de la Republique.

Repeat Performance -- Berbers with white flags as they march in to surrender to French Authorities, October 4, following the October 2 massacre of Europeans at the Moroccan mountain in town of Immouzer. Earlier massacres in Morocco have been followed by similar surrenders. At one such surrender earlier this year. The tribesmen ceremonially slaughtered cattle as a sacrifice. October 6, 1955. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Coronation celebrations for Queen Elizabeth the Second, 02 June 1953, by Leslie Adkin.

during the Cultural Revolution, in China, red guards dismantle old store name on Nanjing Road 3 in Shanghai and replaced it with a new one. 1967

This rally was named the Congress of Victory to celebrate Hitler's assumption of power. Date: 31 August - 3 September 1933

Crowd attending American Red Cross Campaign, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, American National Red Cross Photograph Collection, 1917-1918

Boy Scouts at the Portsmouth Armed Forces Day Parade. This photograph depicts a group of Boy Scouts as they walk along Market Square in front of the North Church, the Colonial Theater, and a series of shops.. 1951-05-19T00:00:00.

China - 1930's Photographs. October 14, 1931. (Photo by International News Photo. Inc.)

Military orchestra plays for Germans aboard Deutschland during the variety of war. In the picture they are in Trelleborg.

06/30/1914. At the pigeon shoot in Santander. HM the King, D. Alfonso Xiii, after winning the Cup, Surrounded by Members and Receiving congratulations from the Shooters.

Review of the armed forces, Nuremberg, Germany, 1935. Artist: Unknown

07/30/1913. Vizcaíno nationalist rally. Appearance of the Elgueta ramp during the rally held on the 31st of the Past, with assistance from Representations of Elorrio, Ermua, Eibar, Elgoibar, Vergara, Mondragón and Placencia. Photo: Oyanguren.

Vintage Photograph. Crowd at Eisenhower Rally at Boston Massachusetts.

A.I.F. march to Bathurst. August 25, 1940.

Trip to Ottawa, Canada: Wreath laying ceremony at the National War Memorial, Ottawa, Canada, 9:30AM. President John F. Kennedy walks with unidentified military officer to lay a wreath at the National War Memorial in Confederation Square, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. At left, to the right of member of the Canadian Honour Guard: Minister of Veterans Affairs of Canada, Gordon Churchill; Minister of National Defense of Canada, Douglas S. Harkness.

U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremony Annapolis, Maryland circa 1931.

Anefo photo collection. Royal landforce. Parade overview with music. October 28, 1948. Amersfoort

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Celebration sixth anniversary of student corps St. Olof in Tilburg. 11 May 1958. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. President John F. Kennedy attends the Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen), standing in the President's box on the Navy side. Also pictured: Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, Rear Admiral John F. Davidson; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Mary Lee Lamar Anderson (wife of Admiral Anderson); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; Secretary of the Navy, John B. Connally; White House Secret Service agent, Jim Johnson; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. Smokey Stover. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The 1968 International Vietnam Congress and the subsequent demonstration by students from the Technical University of Berlin and 44 other countries was one of the most important events of the 1960s and was influential in the student movement in Germany

Germany Before the First World War 1890 - 1914 Construction of the Kiel Canal, 1887 - 1895. In a lavishly decorated ceremonial arena, Kaiser Wilhelm I lays the foundation stone at the start of construction, 3 June 1887. The Kiel Canal, a 61 mile long waterway linking the North Sea at Brunsbüttel, Germany to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau, Germany was source of international tension from its inception. Its construction allowed the increasingly powerful German Imperial Navy to move rapidly from its Baltic ports to open sea without travelling through the waters of other countries. During 1907 - 1914, it was enlarged to accommodate the larger warships then being constructed with the intention of enabling the Imperial Germany Navy to surpass the power of the British Royal Navy. The consequent escalation of tension between Germany and Britain contributed to the outbreak of the First World War.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Celebration Government Jubilee Queen Wilhelmina. Public along the sports field. August 31, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Madrid, 7/13/1932. In the then Plaza de García Hernández, before and after the Second Republic known as the King's Republic, a large tree branch fell. Nearby Josefa Más Espinosa had installed a refreshment stand, on which the tree fell, causing her death. The concierge of number 8 Barquillo Street, who was there, also suffered blunt injuries.

Return To Alamein -- A general view of the scene before the unveiling of the memorial at Alamein yesterday, the twelfth anniversary of the famous battle. The ceremony was performed by Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, who, of course, commanded the Eighth Army in the Battle. Flags of the Commonwealth countries wait to be dropped. October 25, 1954.

NATO Council Meeting, December 1952. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

03/01/1922. Madrid. In the military hospital of Carabanchel. Ss.Mm. Queens Victoria (1) and María Cristina (2) and Ss.Aa. The Infanta Doña Isabel (3) and the Duchess of Talavera (4) at the party held as a gift to the Wounded or Sick Soldiers.

The A.I.F. Marches Again -- And as the soldiers of Australia's new army march proudly down Martin-place they salute with their eyes the men who marched before them. January 4, 1940.

Anefo photo collection. Archary scorch donge. July 1, 1946

IG Metall warning strike at Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette to preserve co-determination on 29.07.1980 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

At Cartagena naval base, Spain, republican crowds gather at the arrival of a Soviet Cargo Ship, bringing supplies during the Spanish civil war

Crowds in the riot stricken area of Noakhali East Bengal, November 1946, India NO MR Copyright: xVithalbhaixJhaveri/DinodiaxPhotox

In memory of the 68 victims of the Gestapo who were shot in the Wenzelberg gorge on 13.04.1945, Nazi victims and anti-fascists demonstrated in Solingen, Germany on 13.04.1980

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. unknown . Dancing on Bali. April 4, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Nazi rally circa late 1930s or early 1940s (unknown speaker, possibly Hitler).

Anefo photo collection. NDSM DOWALLADING "Doha". November 10, 1951. Amsterdam

03/31/1942. An image of the April fair in Seville.

07/31/1936. Girls from the Antifascist Militias who toured the city of Bercelona postulating in favor of the Victims.

Ceremonies Anniversaires Debarquement Sud France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Waterlooplein Amsterdam Remembrance strike. March 4, 1946. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. American commemoration at Margraten cemetery. May 30, 1951. Margraten

1946 Derby - A general view at the Derby Meetings. July 15, 1946. (Photo by United Kingdom Information Office).

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration to lower lions of fallen shock troops. October 15, 1951. Beneden-Leeuwen, Gelderland

Inaugural ceremonies at U.S. Capitol, and Inaugural Parade. Inauguration of John F. Kennedy at East Portico, United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Chief Justice Earl Warren administers oath of office to President-elect John F. Kennedy. Looking on: Clerk of the Supreme Court, James R. Browning (holding bible); Vice President-elect Lyndon B. Johnson; Vice President Richard M. Nixon; Former President Harry S. Truman; Former First Lady Bess Truman; President Dwight D. Eisenhower; First Lady Mamie Eisenhower; Jacqueline Kennedy; Lady Bird Johnson; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. United States Marine Band on platform below Inaugural stand.

Abraham Lincoln Brigade is welcomed home. Supporters display signs reading, 'We Demand Release of American Prisoners in Franco's Prisons', and 'All Aid Spain! In Her Fight Against Fascism'. Dec. 15, 1938.

Inaugural ceremonies at U.S. Capitol, and Inaugural Parade. Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. Press gather below the reviewing stand where President Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson and others watch as a military band unit passes.

Allied Mercy Ships Sail To Greece -- On a ship that regularly carries Allied food to Greece, the five-millionth bushel of wheat to be sent over is poured into the hold by George De Pasta, Greek Minister to Canada, and James A. McKinnon, Canadian Minister of Trade and Commence, at a ceremony in a Canadian port. Behind them are Thomas A. Pappas, Greek War Relief regional director, and Per Wijkman, Swedish Jonsul General to Canada. November 29, 1943. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).

Anton von Werners depiction of William Is proclamation as Emperor; In 1871, following Prussias victories, the German states were united into the German Empire, with William as the Emperor

"The Sleepless Port" - (Magazine Unit). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

02/10/1906. The Catalan rally in Gerona. Arrival of the Expeditionaries to Barcelona who made the trip by special train to attend the rally on Sunday. Photo: Carcassonne.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Irene with carlists on the Montejurra. May 28, 1973

First Pictures of Scenes in Tarragona - After the Fall of The City - Here are unshaven and tired members of the 5th division of Navarra photographed with their flag as they marched along a street in Tarragona cheering as they went. These men were the vanguard of the victorious insurgent army who marched into the city after their sudden drive forward to the coast. The fall of this city takes them one step nearer to Barcelona, Government Key-Town. January 19, 1939. (Photo by Keystone).

Ordeal of The Eyes - The Guards are used to it, but it's entirely new to the Australian sentry, who has just taken over his post - before a large and curious crowd - at Buckingham Palace, London, today (Tuesday). But the Aussie faces the silent inquisition with true soldierly bearing.The Australians were first of the Commonwealth contingents to mount guard over the Royal Palaces to-day. They took over from the Grenadiers and will be relieved by a New Zealand guard. May 26, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Reception for Foreign Students, 3:55PM. Reception for foreign students on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C., viewed from the White House Promenade. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross.

286-MP-FRA-6277_6293. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

The Japanese Southern Armies Surrender at Singapore, 1945 The Japanese delegation and their escort mount the steps of the Municipal Building in Singapore on their way to sign the formal document of surrender.

Animation at the 1954 victory parade.

Anefo photo collection. Strikes ADM, NDSM and VERKURE, strikers are addressed at NDSM. March 22, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The spontaneous strike, here on 10.9.1969 by the miners of the Minister Stein colliery, was one of the starting points of the strike movement of what later became known as the September strikes in the coalfield, Germany, Europe

Queen & Duke at The Shrine of Remembrance. Melbourne. March 1, 1954.

Anefo photo collection. Remains of Princess Wilhelmina transferred. December 4, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Royal visit to Haarlem. May 9, 1962. Haarlem

06/30/1922. Melilla. Arrival of General Burguete. The new Superior Commissioner (X) Acclaimed by the people Upon his entry into the City.

Hitler returns from his meeting with German President Von Hindenburg where he was appointed Chancellor of Germany, January 1933

pavia charterhouse, italy, april 1947

High angle view of a replica of the Statue of Liberty on VJ Day, Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

DN-ST-86-07334. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Arrival of Uiterton 100 years of kmi Den Helder. October 16, 1954. Den Helder

WESTWOOD, N.J. - People line the street to honor a local Marine killed in Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The body of Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags to Beckers Funeral Home. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He is scheduled to be awarded a Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device Jan. 23 at his funeral. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009.

Anefo photo collection. Preparation of sense consultation regarding King Leopold. March 10, 1950

US Cemeteries Dedicated in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Gen. Marshall Inauguarates American War Memorial, Suresnes. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

A Crowd Of Frenchmen, And Allied Soldiers Look Upward As A Formation Of Aircraft Used In The Eto Flies Over.

Workers' strike and demonstration in a Warsaw suburb, Poland, Russian revolution, drawing by Mainardo Pagani, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXIII, No 2, January 14, 1906.

01/31/1922. Melilla. In Victoria Grande prison. The Moorish Prisoners Doing gymnastics on the roof of the building.

Spartakist rising in Germany: Delegation of sailors attending the funeral of victims of the rising in Berlin, 20 November 1918.

Córdoba, 5/8/1911. The crowd receives the cadets of the Toledo Academy in Puerta Nueva, with the Campo de San Antón in the background and the Carmen convent on the left.

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