Historical Figures in Interviews

A collection of vintage portraits showcasing individuals engaged in interviews. Captures include formal attire and settings from the mid-20th century.

1950s 1960s PORTRAIT AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS MAN LOOKING AT CAMERA

Bill Cosby Comedian and Actor (b.1937)

05/31/2001. Interview with Pelé.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Anthony Gruerio, 1929-1968, 20th Century

Photograph by Johann Victor Krämer showing Theodor von Sickel in 1905, depicting formal portrait and attire details.

Clarence Thomas, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, in His Office

Minister Paulens Sannon, Hatian minister to the United States (ca. early 1900s).

1960s PORTRAIT OF LAUGHING AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN WEARING SUIT AND TIE LOOKING AT CAMERA

A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979), American labor unionist and civil rights activist, half-length portrait at microphones during press conference, Ed Ford, New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Boxing champion Georg Foreman at Schiphol, Georg Foreman after arrival at Schiphol. March 17, 1973. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Press conference of the Surinamese ambassador Henk HERRENBERG after informative to have been a new government in Suriname. Diplomats, portraits. February 2, 1983

Anefo photo collection. Edgar Cairo. Writers, portraits. November 18, 1982

Big Bill Broonzy.

Chuck berry, 1973

Muhammad Ali,(1942 - 2016). Ali was an American professional boxer and activist; He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century.

Nelson Mandela 1961. Mandela (18 July 1918 ñ 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999

Jimmy Witherspoon in 50's.

Anefo photo collection. Duke Ellington at the Amstelhotel, Duke Ellington and Sam E. Hammond. September 18, 1959

Anefo photo collection. The Surinamn Prime Minister Henck Arron has a speech. April 1, 1975

Raymond St. Jacques, Head and Shoulders Portrait for the Film, "Change of Mind", Cinerama Releasing Corp., 1969

Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs sponsored Chiefs of Mission Conference, with appearances by Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr., U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Randall Tobias, Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte, Presidential Assistant for National Security Affairs Stephen Hadley, and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski

Architects' portraits by Anthony Weller, United Kingdom. Architect: Various. Elsie Owusu OBE RIBA FRSA. Specialises in regeneration, art into architecture, transportation and environmental matters.Probably taken in 1980s.

Louis Armstrong, American Jazz Performer, Aquarium, New York City, New York, USA, William P. Gottlieb Collection, July 1946

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Nigerian Finance Minister Okili Ebon at Schiphol. Okili ebon. October 16, 1963

WESLEY SNIPES.

Signed photographs of Robert Mugabe (1924 - 2019) Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017.

Anefo photo collection. New governor of the Netherlands Antilles, Drs. B. M. Leito, arrives at Schiphol; Leito, head. 25 June 1970

Louis Armstrong American Jazz Trumpeter (1900-1971)

Jomo Kenyatta was the leader of Kenya from independence in 1963 to his death in 1978, serving first as Prime Minister and then as President. He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation

Anefo photo collection. Surinamese ministers Schiphol. Portrait Iharvey Naardenorp, chairman National Military Council Suriname .. September 2, 1981. Noord-Holland, Schiphol, Suriname

Louis Armstrong American Jazz Trumpeter (1900-1971)

Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì, also known as Abàmì Èdá, was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He is regarded as the King of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with American funk and jazz. At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of Africa's most "challenging and charismatic music performers".

Jesse Jackson in 1976, Washington D.C.

Jerry Butler, American soul singer. 1965.

Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Pianista, director de orquesta y compositor de jazz estadounidense.

Louis armstrong

Malcolm X Waiting at Press Conference

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Treasurer Partai Nasional: Septimus Malibela. August 1960. Guinea

Anefo photo collection. Edgar Cairo. November 18, 1982

Our Margaret photographed by Frances Stebbins Allen, 1854-1941, photographer. Head-and-shoulders portrait of an African American woman

Cesar Chavez in the fight for farm workers' rights, 1975

German pop singer Roberto Blanco visiting Magdeburg in his caravan, German pop singer Roberto Blanco visiting Magdeburg in his caravan

DAVID NIVEN, GEORGE GOBEL and HARRY RAY in THE BIRDS AND THE BEES (1956), directed by NORMAN TAUROG.

Bobby Rush at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Dolemite Is My Name' held at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, USA on September 28, 2019., Westwood, California, 223

Herbie Hancock in 1977.

REX HARRISON in THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (1965), directed by CAROL REED.

Soundview Galiber, State Senator. Photographs. 1973. New York Public Library Archives. New York Public Library

1970s HEAD AND SHOULDER PORTRAIT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN WITH AFRO HAIRDO AND FASHION OF TIMES SUIT AND TIE

Martin Luther King, Jr., at Microphones, after meeting with President Lyndon Johnson to discuss Civil Rights, at White House, Washington, D.C. USA, Warren K. Leffler, December 3, 1963

John Edward Jacob, President of National Urban League, head and shoulders portrait, New York City, New York, USA, Bernard Gotfryd, 1982

11/7/2013 Madrid. Interview with chucho Valdés photo Isabel Permuy Archdc.

DANNY GLOVER in I WANT TO BE A SOLDIER (2010) -Original title: DE MAYOR QUIERO SER SOLDADO-, directed by CHRISTIAN MOLINA.

Duke Ellington

Benny Carter, 1941.

William Wilson, a dandy of Hickory city. From Travel Diaries, vintage engraving, 1884-85.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during his confirmation hearing in the Senate.

PAUL WINFIELD in PRESUMED INNOCENT (1990), directed by ALAN J. PAKULA.

Nelson Mandela, president of South Africa between 1994 and 1999, and anti_apartheid hero, at an event on behalf of his 46664, his Robben Island prison...

Oliver Tambo with Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918 - 2013), South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader; served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Pictured in London

Joe Jackson arrives at Villa Oxygen during the 64th International Film Festival of Cannes, 2011, Cannes, France, Europe

Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) American musician, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.

Malcolm X waiting at Martin Luther King Press Conference, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Marion S. Trikosko, March 26, 1964

portrait of John Lee Hooker sitting hunched over guitar facing camera left

1970s AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS ANCHOR LOOKING AT CAMERA SIDEBURNS BLUE SHIRT SUIT JACKET BIG TIE

LOUIS GOSSETT JR. in LACKAWANNA BLUES (2005), directed by GEORGE C. WOLFE.

Rusiate Vuruya, a vigorous forward of 6ft 2in and 13st 7lb. April 07, 1952. (Photo by Rob Wright).

Vernon Jordan, President, National Urban League, Benjamin Hooks, Civil Rights Activists, attending Press Conference, New York City, New York, USA, Bernard Gotfryd, 1973

Haile Selassie (1892-1975), Emperor of Ethiopia, Portrait during Radio Broadcast Upon his Return to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia after Allied Defeat of Italian Fascist Occupation Forces, Office of War Information, 1941

RICHARD PRYOR in SOME KIND OF HERO (1982), directed by MICHAEL PRESSMAN.

Photograph of Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, 1964

Gary Anthony Williams at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Soul Plane' held at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood on May 17, 2004. Westwood, California, USA, North America

Marian Anderson (1897-1993) African American contralto singing at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, Easter Sunday, 1939.

Chesapeake Bay Program, Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, Mellon Auditorium , Environmental Protection Agency

Pele, 70's

BLAIR UNDERWOOD in RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (2000), directed by WILLIAM FRIEDKIN.

Mike Tyson photographed in his Las Vegas home.

09/22/1935. Joe Louis.

Harriet Tubman, American anti-slavery activist, c1900. Artist: Unknown

Kwame Nkrumah, the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1951 to 1966

Anefo photo collection. Pele, the world's most expensive football player at Schiphol. October 19, 1962

Haile Selassie I (1892-1975). Ethiopia's regent (1916-1930) and emperor (1930-1974). He was a member of the Solomonic Dynasty. Portrait. Watercolor.

Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Breakin'", MGM/UA Entertainment Company, 1984

Inauguration Ceremony of Barack Obama on the National Mall in Washington DC

Pele, 70's

Martin Luther King Jnr. (1929-1968) American Baptist minster and black civil rights leader: Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, 1964. Poster by the Movement Against Racism and for Peace (MRAP) announcing a meeting in Paris in homage of his life a few days after his assassination on 4 April 1968.

Portrait of Bobby McFerrin on steps

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