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Historical Female Portraits

Classic portraits of women from various eras, showcasing dignified expressions and elegant attire, emphasizing their roles in society.

Candidate For First Lady -- Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower, wife of the Republican presidential nominee, wears a broad smile as she poses for photographers at Blackstone Hotel today. July 12, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. Princess Juliana at awarding Four Freedoms Awards in Middelburg; Simone Veil (European Parliament), heads. 23 June 1984. Middelburg, Zeeland

Anefo photo collection. Princess Christina. 20 years. February 15, 1967

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Wilhelmina photographed in the palace on the Dam on the occasion of its upcoming 70th birthday on August 31, 1950. 1950

March 17, 1972. Josefina Manresa, widow of Miguel Hernández, Interviewed by Tico Medina for Abc on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Poet's death.

The Lady Chanwood's New Book.Recent Studio Portrait of the Lady Charnwood who has written a new book, "call hack Yesterday" which is to be published next week, books, including one on collecting autographs - a subject on which she can speak with authority, as she possesses one of the most remarkable collections in England.Lady Charnwood who married lord Charnwood in 1897, was formerly Dorothea mary Roby, Daughter of the late Hoby Thorpe, of "Ottingham, and a member of Mr. Glandstone's Cabinet. November 29, 1937.

Margaret Rutherford, Publicity Portrait, on-set of the British Film, "The V.I.P.'s" (aka Hotel International), MGM, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Magda Janssens sixty years at stage. Portrait of magda janssens. October 19, 1961

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Queen Juliana, standing in Palace Soestdijk, 1958. 1958

Suicide for the ideal frau.Hitler's Ideal Woman's For London -- Frau Scholtz-Klink.Herr Hitler is sending his Ideal Woman, Frau Scholtz-Klink to London in the near future for the rally of the worlds social workers at the 3rd international conference this month. Fraue Scholtz-Klink, Fieriest of Nazi Advocates for families, homes and husbands, deplores Emancipation. August 10, 1936. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Elizabeth Arden. March 16, 1939.

Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights, head and shoulders portrait, NASA Langley Research Center, Bob Nye for NASA, 1980

Dilys Powell, Writer and Film Critic. September 06, 1953. (Photo by Camera Press).

Anefo photo collection. Retirement Silent Soestdijk; Queen Juliana. June 7, 1977. Soestdijk, Utrecht

MARIA LUISA PONTE.

Ex-Queen Of Italy, Marie-Jose - Separated from Ex-King Umberto, lives in Lausannes with her children. April 11, 1950. (Photo by Camera Press).

The Union Day of the German Peace Union (DFU) on 29 November 1975 in Dortmund is a party conference. Mira von Kuehlmann, Germany, Europe

Mrs. Caresse Crosby photographed in lounge of daughters flat in Belgravia London. She is visiting England for British publication of her book "The passionate years." Mrs. North's daughter is Mrs. John North, wife of one of the Earl of Guildford's sons. November 03, 1955.

Inga Thorsson

Anefo photo collection. Presentation of the book "In the name of the Führer" by Lydia Chagoll. Books, portraits, writers, Chagoll, Lydia. April 20, 1979

CHRISTIE , AGATHA MARY CLARISSA MILLER ESCRITORA Y DRAMATURGA BRITANICA 1891 - 1976.

Accused Of Spying For Russia. Trail In Stockholm -- Two of the accused in the Swedish spy trail, which opens here on Monday 16th June. And right 31-year-old Lilian Ceder Enbom's secretary. Charges against her include operating a secret radio supplied by the Soviet Embassy. Six Swedish men and Lilian Ceder are accused of sending information about Sweden's coastal batteries and inland defences to Russia for the past ten years. June 13, 1952.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Juliana Prince Bernhard hit Silver 50 Guldenmunt T.G.V. 50-year marriage Utrecht Utrecht; Princess Juliana. 17 February 1987. Utrecht

Late Dame Gilmore. August 01, 1951.

Anefo photo collection. Commonge Volkskrant; Beppie Nooy Senior. July 25, 1970

Lucy Peabody President of the Women's National Committee for Law Enforcement an organization of 12 million that lobbied for strict enforcement of the 18th Amendment prohibition sale of alcoholic beverages. March 1930.

Anefo photo collection. Fotomodel Baris. January 22, 1958

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Christina, 1965. 1965

Anefo photo collection. Queen Beatrix ignites the liberation fire in Eindhoven. Queen Beatrix at the commemoration of the liberation of Eindhoven on 18-9-1944, on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the city. September 18, 1982. Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant

Faina Georgievna Ranevskaya / Anonymous / Photograph / 1950s / Russia / Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow / Opera, Ballet, Theatre,Portrait

Hat Style for Wife of ' Folies Chief -- Mme. Paul Derval, wife of the 'father' of the 'Folies Bergere' in Paris, wore this striking hat when, accompanied by her husband she attended a reception at Ciro's in London to-day (Friday).M. Derval, head of this spectacular Parisian revue for 31 years, is over here to Supervise the new London production of 'Folies Bergere' which opens at the London Hippodrome on March 6. March 2, 1951.

Anefo photo collection. Announcement Theater prices Elisabeth Andersen (Theo d'Or). May 14, 1984

British Conservative Party leader and Leader of the Opposition Margaret Thatcher, half-length portrait, Marion K. Trikosko, U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, September 1975

Anefo photo collection. Congress Abop; Surface Chairman Jan van den Bosch chairman Ella Vogelaar, head. March 16, 1988

Anefo photo collection. Arrival of Sint-Nicolaas in Amsterdam. Annet Nieuwenhuizen. November 13, 1982. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Mrs. E. Byers Sec. Of The Labour Day Committee. September 19, 1955. (Photo by Clive H Benecke/Fairfax Media).

American Personalities:Louella Parsons, film columnist and critic. April 26, 1955. (Photo by De Morgoli, Camera Press).

What No Hat--The Duchess of Windsor and some New York milliners in a tizzy today because she sailed from here for France with this little mask veil over her eyes and no hat! One Methodist expressed "shock", said she had never seen the Duchess with out a hat- and added the hope that "this doesn't start anything like the hosiery people had when when women stopped wearing stocking. May 25, 1951. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Woman Novelist Wins 100,000 Francs - Madame Agnes Chabrier with a copy of her prize-winning book.Madame Agnes Chabrier, French authoress, has been awarded the Critics' Prize, worth 100,000 francs, for her work "La Vie des Morts" (The Life of the Dead). July 4, 1946.

Anefo photo collection. Baptism of Prince Willem-Alexander. Queen Juliana during baptismal ceremony. September 2, 1967

Anefo photo collection. Prinsjesdag 1977. Queen Juliana reads the Troonse. September 20, 1977. The Hague, South Holland

Mascot arrivals - Wife of Sir Rupert Lady Clarke of Victoria Passed Through Sydney yesterday after4 weeks on board orcades & in Honolulu. November 3, 1955. (Photo by Ted Foster).

Elsevier photo collection. Prinsjesdag 1968. Queen Juliana Speech Speech Pronouncement. September 17, 1968. Hague, South Holland

Champion Of Human Rights."Throughout the world there are many people who do not enjoy the basic rights which have come to be accepted in many other parts as inherent rights of all individuals, without which no one can live in dignity and freedom." - Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. November 4, 1949.

Anefo photo collection. Assignment financial newspaper: "Meet Netherlands Government"; Minister Smit Kroes (V & W). 20, 1987

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Christina, 1967. 1967

Anefo photo collection. Minister Defense Bolkestein artist Marte Rolling "Transfer" Starfighter. Artists, ministers, jet, portraits, marte rolling, rolling, marte. August 18, 1989

H.H. Princess Marie Louise, V.A..C.I., G.C.V.O., G.B.E. -- Grand-daughter of the late Queen Victoria. Born on August 12th, 1872, daughter of H.R.H. Princess Helena Augusta Victoria and General H.R.H. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Her mother was the 5th child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. October 19, 1955. (Photo by Vivienne, Camera Press).

Anna Louise Strong (pictured), the American woman journalist who campaigned for much of her life for Mao Tse-tung's China, died in Peking last night, aged 84. March 08, 1949.Alleged Spy. Deported from Russia. Anna Louise Strong, 64-year-old American writer, was photographed at an interview at the Federal Court House, New York, where she gave evidence before a grand jury investigating subversive activities. She refused to give details of Russian charges against her. March 08, 1949.

Frances Bult. January 07, 1932.

Anefo photo collection. Press conference Christina Deutekom Foundation; Christina Deutekom (heads). August 31, 1987

Activist Maggie Kuhn (August 3, 1905 - April 22, 1995), founder of the Gray Panthers, speaking at a rally against nuclear weaponry in Washington D.C., May 6, 1979.

Queen Opens Hydro-Electric Scheme -- Her Majesty Pulls The Lever which put the Loch Sloy water power Through the power station on the banks of Loch Lomond.Queen Elizabeth pulled a lever on the bank of Loch Lomond, Scotland, Oct 18, and Sent 1,000,000 Kilowatts of Electricity into The National (Electric) Grid. The Occasion was the Culmination of five years work and seven million pounds sterling on the first of the Scottish Hydro-Electric power schemes. October 19, 1950. (Photo by Associated Press Photo)

Marjorie Merriweather Post in a 1950s portrait.

Mrs. Pearl Gibbs. Aboriginal Welfare Board. August 5, 1954. (Photo by George Lipman/Fairfax Media).

Anefo photo collection. Mies Bouwman hands up Simon Carmiggelt book: "Juliana 75 National Photo Album"; Mies Bouwman. April 3, 1984

Anefo photo collection. Second Chamber Tax Deals. New Parliament PvdA Miss Barendrecht. November 14, 1967

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Mrs Roogaards-Sandberg 27 October 80 years, still actress. Shooting at home. October 9, 1956

SPD Party Conference April 1982. Vera Ruediger, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Mrs. Dr. G. Kurtz at Schiphol, receives Albert Schweitzer prize (head). January 22, 1965. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Vintage Photograph. Unsure woman sits for a studio portrait reconsidering her decision.

Photograph of Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (1890-1976) English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. Dated 1966

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana opens new building. Higher shipping school in Amsterdam; Queen Juliana speaks in Walkie-talkie (heads). April 6, 1978. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Queen Mary - Portraits - Royalty. January 22, 1951. (Photo by Camera Press).

Anefo photo collection. Command of Volkskrant: Gertie Hesseling, head. May 28, 1982

Anefo photo collection. Mrs. M. Miedema. Portraits, Miedema, M .. February 21, 1983

Anefo photo collection. State visit president of Bangladesh. Queen Juliana. April 24, 1979. Flevoland, Noordoostpolder

Anefo photo collection. German pre-war film star Lilian Harvey brings visit to our country. During press conference. August 28, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Petula Clark at Schiphol, Petula Clark during the press conference. March 18, 1960. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Opening World Omroep building by Queen. Queen Juliana during opening speech. October 11, 1961

Margaret Chase Smith, U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd district, 1943. She served in Congress for 5 terms, before she was elected to the Senate, where she served 4 terms (BSLOC_2016_7_42)

Mrs. Roosevelt Acknowledges Ovation - With a smile and a wave of her hand, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt responds to ovation as she appears on rostrum tonight to address the democratic national convention. She got by far the biggest cheer anyone has received so far at the convention and before it was finished, an old - fashioned political parade got underway. July 22, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. Rehearsals Opera "Aida" in the Holland Festival in Carre, Pauline Tinsley Play Aida (head). June 21, 1973

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Christina lying in Palace Soestdijk, 1967. 1967

Constance B. Motley, standing at door of her office "Executive Office - President of the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA, Fred Palumbo, New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, April 19, 1965

Millicent Fenwick (1910-1992), American Politician and Diplomat, head and shoulders Portrait as member of U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th District, Thomas J. O'Halloran, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, February 6, 1975

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Margriet. 1979

Photograph of a younger Angela Merkel (1954-) a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2005.

Anefo photo collection. Actress Hetty Beck will be 75 years old. February 15, 1963. Amsterdam

Lady Violet Bonham Carter -- One of the leaders of the Liberal Party, she is the daughter of the late Rt. Hon. H.H. Asquith, former Prime Minister. She is Hon. President of the United Nations Association, and Vice-Chairman of the United Europe Movement. November 27, 1951. (Photo by Bassano, Camera Press).

Anefo / London photo collection. Portraits / Persons / Anefo London series. Ms. L. Haakman. March 1942. Britain, London

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Christina in the back garden of Palace Soestdijk, 1968. 1968

Margaret Rutherford, Publicity Portrait, on-set of the British Film, "The V.I.P.'s" (aka Hotel International), MGM, 1963

África de las Heras, militante comunista española y espía de la KGB.

Mrs. Coleman. December 01, 1946.

Anefo photo collection. General Meeting of the International Union for Child Welfare in The Hague. Queen Juliana opens the meeting in the Ridderzaal. September 1, 1966. The Hague, South Holland

Activist Maggie Kuhn (August 3, 1905 - April 22, 1995), founder of the Gray Panthers, speaking at a rally against nuclear weaponry in Washington D.C., May 6, 1979.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana opens new building higher shipping school in Amsterdam. April 6, 1978. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. EVA assignment; Mrs Wessing, head. November 6, 1970

Wanda Landowska, harpsichordist, in the 1950s

Lady Jebb -- Wife of Sir Gladwyn Jebb, British Ambassador to France; before their marriage, in 1929, she was Cynthia Noble. They have three children. December 1, 1954. (Photo by Harcourt, Camera Press).

Anefo photo collection. Dimitri Frenkel Frank receives the Nipkow disc of Dutch newspapers (TV reviewers) in Amsterdam in Amsterdam. June 5, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Lillian Florence Hellman (1905 - 1984) American playwright, author, and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway, as well as her communist sympathies and political activism. She was blacklisted after her appearance before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) at the height of the anti-communist campaigns of 1947-1952. Although she continued to work on Broadway in the 1950s, her blacklisting by the American film industry caused a drop in her income. Many praised Hellman for refusing to answer questions by HUAC, but others believed, despite her denial, that she had belonged to the Communist Party.

Harriet Cohen Plays Again After ***** Injury -- Miss Harriet Cohen, at the piano. Harriet Cohen, famous concert pianist, has started to play again, after a long absence from the keyboard. Nearly two years ago she cut an artery in her right wrist after a fall, This week the 48 year old dark hair exponent of Bach went back to her mews house, near Portland Place, for her piano exercises. "It will be like starting all over again" she said. January 20, 1950. (Photo by Fox Photos).

HELEN MIRREN in LAST ORDERS (2001), directed by FRED SCHEPISI.

Royal Guest -- This charming study of Princess Elizabeth was made as she signed the Royal Canadian Air force Gust book while making the flight from montreal to Washington Aboard an RCAF plane, October 31. November 07, 1951. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Press conference i.v.m. Coming World Conference of the United Nations; Mrs. Lucille Mair. April 24, 1980

Lady Grifford. January 01, 1939.

Anefo photo collection. Retirement File Soestdijk; Queen Juliana waving. April 6, 1978

JAMES CAGNEY in MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES (1957), directed by JOSEPH PEVNEY.

Anefo photo collection. Visit Greek Minister Culture Melina Mercouri exhibition Acropolis Athens Amsterdam. Melina Mercouri speech. December 21, 1985. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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