Historical Events and Figures

Black and white photographs of significant historical meetings involving prominent political figures, showcasing moments from the mid-20th century.

Anefo photo collection. Kranzegging during commemoration of the dead 1983 by Queen Beatrix and Prince Willem-Alexander at the National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Queens, Princes, Reminduring, Krangregingen. May 4, 1983. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Funeral Princess Wilhelmina, Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard go into burial cellar, behind the princesses. December 8, 1962

Meeting with Dr. Karl Carstens of the German Foreign Office, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with State Secretary of the German Foreign Office, Dr. Karl Carstens. Also pictured: White House photographer, Chief Robert Knudsen; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; and White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan. Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Queen's Day 1964. Defilé Palace Soestdijk. April 30, 1964. Soestdijk

Anefo photo collection. Beatrix and Claus with children to Lech, Claus with children on the train. March 1, 1972. Lech

Elsevier photo collection. Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard received A. Gruenther (with pet waving) outside Raaphorst Raephorst Wassenaar. October 15, 1953. Wassenaar, South Holland

Visit of the 1963 March of Dimes Poster Boy, Jimmy Boggess, Jr., 9:40AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with the 1963 March of Dimes Poster Child, Jimmy Boggess, Jr., in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Jimmy's mother, Shirley Ann Boggess, stands in center; an unidentified man stands at left. Also listed in the President's schedule: Jimmy's father, James Boggess, Sr.; Poster Child Publicity Director for the March of Dimes, Everett Thorner.

Anefo photo collection. Cabinet lubbers sworn Huis ten Bosch palace Hague Queen Beatrix. 1st row left right: Van den Broek (Foreign Affairs), Smit-Kroes (Traffic Water State), Lubbers (Prime Minister, Affairs), Queen Beatrix, Van Aardenne (Deputy Prime Minister, Economic Affairs), Schoo (Development Cooperation) King (Social Affairs Employment). 2nd row v.l.n.r.: De Ruiter (Defense), Ruding (Finance), Korthals Altes (Jusitition) Rietkerk (Home Affairs). 3rd row v.l.n.r.: Brinkman (Welfare, Culture Health), Winsemius (Housing, Spatial Planning Mileu) G. Braks (agriculture fishing). November 4, 1982. Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Minister Til Gardeniers lays a wreath during the annual commemoration on the new Ooster Cemetery in Amsterdam at the monument Never again Auschwitz, behind her state Citizer Wim Polak. January 25, 1981. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Trip to New York City: International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) Housing Project, 1:00PM. President John F. Kennedy travels in his limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) through the Penn Station South Cooperative Houses, a cooperative housing project of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU); President Kennedy attended a dedication at the housing site. Seated in the car with the President: former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Anna M. Rosenberg; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Bill Greer, Mike Mastrovito, and Emory Roberts. New York City, New York.

Friendly wave from Queen acknowledges ***** as she leaves Barrack-St. Jetty after ***** from Fremantle. Here she is with ***** W. Hegney. April 05, 1954.

Pakistani Envoy Mourns Former Chief -- Mr. Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola, Pakistan High Commissioner in London, the Begum Rahimtoola, and Mr. Krishna Menon, ***** High Commissioner (immediately behind Mr. Rahimtools) walking to the Islamic Cultural Centre, London to offer Funeral Prayers for the assassinated Pakistan Premier, Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan, to-day (Friday).On left, behind Begum Rahimtoola is Dr. Ardel Kader. October 19, 1951. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Visit of Fulbright exchange teachers, 9:30AM. President John F. Kennedy (center, partially hidden) greets a group of Fulbright exchange teachers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Reichsparteitg. - Nuremberg Rally.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.

Presidential Assistant David F. Powers with participants in the Boston Herald's Operation Enterprise. 9:00AM. Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers, shakes hands with a participant in the Boston Heralds Operation Enterprise. East Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Cyclist Cees Stam is honored in Koog on the Zaan; Come maker Stakenburg and tribe and wife in car in the village. August 13, 1970. Koog aan de Zaan, Noord-Holland, Zaanstad

Anefo photo collection. The Nijmegen Four Days Marches started. Hiker with strange hat. July 15, 1969. Gelderland, Nijmegen

Elsevier photo collection. Monday, Paleize excited solemn manner, variety H.M. queen mother commemorated. governor held receipt citizens opportunity condolences. Mr. A.H. De Jong, Resident Buitenzorg (right), speak Governor B.C. de Jonge. March 26, 1934. Bogor, Indonesia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Relative Greeting -- Celal Bayar, President of Turkey, gives an affectionate pat to nine-months old Christopher Alarab, a second cousin in the arras of his father, Abdul Malik Alarab of Berkeley, Calif., during reception yesterday given by the World Affairs Council of Northern California. Alarab and his wife, Yvonne (left), have lived in the United States six years. In the background (center) is former ambassador in the Fear East, Henry Grady, and at right Orhan Eralp, interpreter, of the Turkish Foreign office. February 08, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

James Meredith, first African-American student admitted to University of Mississippi, walking to class accompanied by U.S. Marshals, Oxford, Mississippi, USA, Marion S. Trikosko, U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, October 1, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Acquisition of Bijlmermeer in the House of Representatives. Mr. Van Hall in the Lodge. March 12, 1963

Anefo photo collection. In The Hague, National Day of Independence West Papua celebrated, hoisting West-Papua / Melanesia flag during commemoration. December 1, 1980. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Queen's Day 1964. Defilé Palace Soestdijk. April 30, 1963. Soestdijk

Anefo photo collection. Departure from Anton van de Water to uninhabited island, 250 miles from Caracas, farewell to his fiancé ineke van Kesteren. March 19, 1964. Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Queen's Day 1979, Defile Soestdijk; Royal family bordes. April 30, 1978

Long Branch Baby Parade - Florence B. Gleta

January 1979: The arrival ceremony during the visit of Deng Xiaoping to Washington, DC.

E.W.P. Chinnery***** Noted anthropologist and protector of Guinea talking to a picaninny R.C. "Little ***** Alice Springs. September 01, 1938.

Anefo photo collection. Princesses, gifts, daisy, princess. November 10, 1966

Commencement Address at American University, 10:31AM. Reverend Charles R. Smyth, Headmaster of the Pennington School in Pennington, New Jersey (at lectern), delivers the invocation during commencement exercises at American University. Left to right: White House Secret Service agent Gerald Jerry Behn (on steps at far left); Reverend Warren H. Bright, Jr., Minister of Glenwood Methodist Church in Columbus, Ohio; Nathan A. Baily, Dean of the School of Business Administration (in back, partially hidden); President John F. Kennedy; Ernest S. Griffith, Dean of the School of International Service; John S. Myers, Dean of the Washington School of Law (mostly hidden); Reverend Smyth; and Dr. Hurst R. Anderson, President of American University. John M. Reeves Athletic Center, American University, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Souleymane Ould Cheikh Sidya, 11:05AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Souleymane Ould Cheikh Sidya. US State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn, sits in foreground (back to camera). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Boatswains Mate, Treepoint, Alaska. Coxswain smiles at Chief Boatswain's mate, after participating in the same service. It's one of marriage this time, though, as well as the United States Coast Guard. Coast Guard spar Ann Jacobs, Coxswain, of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, who volunteered for duty in Alaska, is very happy about the whole thing, for there she met and married H. E. "Jim" Gavin, Coast Guard Chief Boatswain's mate from Atlanta, Ga. Georgia. After a very short honeymoon in Ketchikan, the two of them set sail for an isolated northern isle and their private castle, which the U.S. Coast Guard calls "Tree Point Light Station," six hours away. Chief Gavin, who has six months more of service, is officer-in-charge of that lighthouse base. His wife received her discharge on their wedding day.

DEU, Germany: The historical colour photos from the times of the 70s show events and persons from politics, culture, trade unions, working life, medicine, etc. Bonn. Signing of the Transit Agreement 17.12.71 by Michael Kohl and Egon Bahr (B.Mitte)

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Portraits - Portraits "C". Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

12/31/1961. Talking to Other Accused in the Treason Trial.

Anefo photo collection. Funeral service for former minister Henk Beernink (1910-1979). Speech by Old Prime Minister de Jong. August 27, 1979

Vintage Photograph. Group of young adults meeting after church.

Dinner in honor of André Malraux, Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, 8:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (center) speaks with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at a dinner in honor of Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, André Malraux. All others are unidentified. Cross Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.

Luncheon in honor of Fulbert Youlou, President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), 1:30PM. Luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of the Congo Fulbert Youlou (Brazzaville). Seated at the table (L-R): President Youlou, President John F. Kennedy, and an unidentified man. The painting over the fireplace is an 1869 portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George P.A. Healy and was donated to the White House in 1939. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to New York City: International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) Housing Project, 1:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (center left) attends the dedication of the Penn Station South Cooperative Houses, a cooperative housing project of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU). Also pictured: former first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt; Governor of New York, Nelson Rockefeller; President of the ILGWU, David Dubinsky; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; President of United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers International Union, Alex Rose. New York City, New York.

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys (JBK) Musical Program for Youth, 2:35PM. View of audience assembled on the South Lawn of the White House during the third in First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys series of Musical Programs for Youth by Youth. Washington, D.C.

Commencement Address at American University, 10:31AM. President John F. Kennedy (center left) greets Dr. Hurst R. Anderson, President of American University, upon his arrival at American Universitys John M. Reeves Athletic Center for the schools 49th commencement ceremony. Also pictured: Jack H. Yocum, University Marshal (left of President Kennedy); White House Secret Service agent Gerald Jerry Behn (in back, partially hidden, right of the President); and Robert C. Stone, President of the University Student Association (right of Dr. Anderson, carrying the Presidents academic cap and gown). Washington, D.C.

Queen And Children Wave From Balcony After 'Trooping'- The Queen, Prince Charles and Princess Anne wave from, the Buckingham palace balcony after the Queen's return to the palace balcony after the Queen's return to the palace following the traditional Trooping the Colour ceremony on Horse guards parade. From the balcony members of the Royal family the balcony members of the Royal family saw a fly-past of three squadrons of jet planes of the Royal Auxiliary air force - the first occasion on which the Auxiliary air force has been given the honour. The Queen wears her scarlet tunic and dark blue riding habit as Colonel-in-chief of the Coldstream guards. She was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, who is 33 today, wearing the uniform of Colonel of the Welsh guards. The trooping ceremony and the fly-past following it mark the Queen's official birthday. June 10, 1954. (Photo by United Press Photo).

Easter Egg Roll at White House. Bagpipers in the United States Air Force Pipe Band perform on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C., during the White House Easter Egg Roll; guests, including children and families, observe.

GEN Norman H. Schwarkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, reunites with his family upon his return to the United States following Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida(FL) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Beatrice Young, victim of police beating. Young talks with Clarence Mitchell of NAACP after testifying before the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights. Feb. 28, 1957.

Director of United States Secret Service James J. Rowley with ladies group touring White House. A group of unidentified women stands on the East Lawn during a tour of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Dinner in honor of Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, 8:00PM. Dinner in honor of Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia. President Bourguiba and President John F. Kennedy stand on South Portico Balcony, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Cabinet crisis, Mr. van Thiel on arrival house ten Bosch. March 1, 1965. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Baptism Prince Johan Friso, Utrecht. December 28, 1968. Utrecht (city)

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs - Assistant Secretary of the Department of Labor Geri Palast Farewell

DN-ST-87-00697. Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)

China: Zhu De and Song Qingling meeting foreign guests at Beijing's Capital Airport, Lu Xiangyou (Mao Zedong's personal photographer), 1961

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

Trip to South America: Colombia, Techo, Alianza ceremony, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy waves to the crowd at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia; the ceremony marked the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso).

Anefo photo collection. Sjtsjaransky Tribunal, jury judgment; Andrew Young. May 13, 1980. Amsterdam

Visit of the 1962 Mardi Gras King Queen, Voris King and Rebekah Jo Hannie, 10:05AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with the 1962 Mardi Gras King and Queen, Voris King and Rebekah Jo Hannie (center), and other guests in the Rose Garden. Chairman of the Mardi Gras Ball, Representative T. Ashton Thompson (Louisiana), stands at far left; all others are unidentified. White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to Mexico: Tour and address at the Independencia Housing Project, 9:35AM. President John F. Kennedy (center, right) visits with crowds during a tour of the Unidad Independencia (Independencia Housing Project) in Mexico City, Mexico.

Trip to Costa Rica: President Kennedy at a welcoming ceremony given by Costa Rican Christian Democratic Youth (Juventud Costarricense Demócrata Cristiana) at the United States Embassy Residence in San Rafael de Escazú. At left, members of the Costa Rican Christian Democratic Youth (Juventud Costarricense Demócrata Cristiana) greet President John F. Kennedy (right) during a welcoming ceremony at the United States Embassy residence in San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica. The group (holding a banner written in Spanish) presented President Kennedy with a letter bearing 500,000 signatures from the people of Costa Rica committed to the Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso). U.S. State Department interpreter Donald Barnes (second from right) and U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica Raymond L. Telles (applauding, mostly hidden on far right edge of image) stand right of the President.

Anefo photo collection. 10-year commemoration installation New Guinea Council in Congress Building The Hague, President of West Papua, Kaisiepo. December 1, 1971. The Hague, South Holland

MacArthur's Son Meets Japanese Princes -- Arthur MacArthur (left), 11-year-old son ***** General Douglas MacArthur, sits with the eldest and youngest sons of Emperor Hirohito at an inter-collegiate swimming meet in Tokyo, September 15. In center is Crown Prince Akihito, 15. At right is Prince Masahito, 13. It was the first time that the son of the U.S. supreme commander in Japan had met the sons of the emperor. September 19, 1949. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

South Africa's President, Nelson Mandela, talks with other distinguished visitors on the flight line after his arrival..

Mrs. Jane M. Denton, sponsor (center) speaks during the christening ceremony for the Aegis guided missile cruiser MOBILE BAY (CG-53). She is accompanied by Mrs. Madeleine M. McPhillips, matron of honor (left), and Miss Mary Elizabeth Denton, maid of honor. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Maine Massachusetts: Maine, Orono, Address at the University of MaineOrono, 11:00AM. Convocation at the University of Maine at Orono; President John F. Kennedy (right, back to camera) walks off platform with President of the University of Maine, Dr. Lloyd H. Elliott. Also pictured: Dean of Men, John E. Stewart; trustee Kermit S. Nickerson; Dean of Women, Dr. Mary S. Zink; Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. H. Austin Peck; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Duncan, Floyd Boring, and Arthur L. Art Godfrey. Alumni Memorial Athletic Field, Orono, Maine.

Anefo photo collection. Mr. J.A. Pendant member Surinamese states. July 11, 1962. Suriname

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Retiring Employees Vivian Twisdale (ILAB), Marvin Holland (ETA), and Wayne Hanson (OIG)

1960S Family Walking From Red Brick Church

Washington, DC, April 6, 1953 -- The White House lawn in the aftermath of the annual White House Egg Roll. Photo: Abbie Rowe

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

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