Historical Figures in Relaxed Settings

Images of notable individuals, including inventors and musicians, captured in relaxed poses, conveying a casual yet dignified presence in their respective eras.

Vladimir Lenin on the Red Square on May 1, 1919 by Anonymous /State Museum of History, Moscow/1919/Photograph/Russia/History

The prime Minister Mr. R.G. Menzies photographed at his first Press conference since becoming Prime Minister this afternoon. April 17, 1950. (Photo by Winton D. Irving/Fairfax Media).

Maurice Ravel in Le Belvedere, Montfort l'Amaury by Anonymous /Musee Maurice Ravel/1920s/Colour Lithography/Portrait

Inventor Thomas Alva Edison

Vladimir Lenin on the Red Square on May 1, 1919 by Anonymous /State Museum of History, Moscow/1919/Photograph/Russia/History

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy Giovanni Giolitti (1842-1928), photo by Dante Paolocci (1856-1926), from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVI, No 12, March 21, 1909.

Sir Arthur Stanley. Photograph.

Ulysses Grant at his New York cottage three days before his death from throat cancer. For six weeks, he lived there while finishing off his memoirs, 1885

Giuseppe Biancheri (1821-1908), Italian politician, in the garden of his villa in Boccanegra, near Bordighera, Italy, photograph by Ezio Benigni, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXI, No 47, November 20, 1904.

Georges Clemenceau photographed at his home

Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Vladimir Lenin in his office in Gorki. 1922, early August. Photographer - V. V. Loboda

George Robey 83 Tomorrow -- Mr. George Robey, seen at his home at Buckingham gate, London on the eve of his 83rd birthday. September 19, 1952. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

Portrait of Schulze-Naumburg. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and 2nd Wife Edith Bolling Wilson Seated in Convertible Automobile while Participating in Armistice Day Festivities, Washington, D.C., USA, November 11, 1922

Portrait of Tadeusz Korzon (1839-1918), historian. unknown, photographer

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the United States 1901-09, Seated Portrait next to Globe, 1905

Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio in the study at his Vittoriale degli Italiani estate, Gardone Riviera, Italy, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLVIII, No 47, November 20, 1922.

Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937), U.S. secretary of State (192529) at the State Department in 1925. Kellogg received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1929 for Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, an international agreement prohibiting war.

Theodore Roosevelt in his private office at the editorial offices of Outlook on 2-23-12

Illustration of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832- 1910), a Norwegian writer and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Dated 1900

Sir Patrick Manson. Photograph.

U.S. President William Howard Taft at Desk, Portrait, Washington DC, USA, circa 1910

Gabriel D'Annunzio in 1920.

Photograph of Jean Richepin (1849-1926), a French poet, novelist and dramatist, the son of an army doctor, was born at Médéa, French Algeria. Dated 20th Century

Elsevier photo collection. Queen Juliana receives advisers cabinet formation Huis ten Bosch Palace Hague.J.A. Jonkman, chairman room, leaves palace. June 14, 1956. Hague, South Holland

Marie Curie, Polish-Born French Physicist, Portrait during Trip to USA to Raise Funds for Radium Research, Bain News Service, 1921

Mr Gilbert Chesterton - 1930's British Writer Journalist - Personality. July 8, 1931.

U.S. President Warren G. Harding with Robert Todd Lincoln and U.S. Congressman from Illinois and former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Joseph Cannon, Washington DC, USA, Harris & Ewing, May 30, 1922

President Theodore Roosevelt and his 1904 running mate, Senator Charles Fairbanks. The conservative Indiana politician was not TR's choice, and as VP, Fairbanks was ignored and given no significant responsibly. Photo taken at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, N.Y. (BSLOC_2017_4_45)

William McKinley (1843-1901), 25th President of the United States 1897-1901, Full-Length Portrait, Photograph by Francis Benjamin Johnston, 1898

Giuseppe Zanardelli (1826-1903), Italian politician, in Salsomaggiore, Italy, photograph by Coen, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXI, No 1, January 3, 1904.

Seymour Thomas standing next to his portrait of Sir William Osler. Photograph.

Queen Emma of the Netherlands makes a radio broadcast in 1929

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, Portrait Reading Newspaper, Washington DC, USA, National Photo Company, May 1924

U.S. Secretary of War William Howard Taft with Elihu Root, Photograph by Barnett McFee Clinedinst, 1904

Photograph of American Republican Senator, Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) Historian from Massachusetts. Dated 1890

Emile Berliner (1851-1929), American inventor of the phonograph, seated in front of early microphone, circa 1926.

Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American Industrialist

Thomas Edison, American inventor. THOMAS ALVA EDISON.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the United States 1901-09, Half-Length Portrait Seated at Desk, 1905

Alexander Wierh as Bolz

Boston, Massachusetts: October 7, 1934. Charles Ponzi in his cabin on the S.S. Vulcan as he is being deported back to Italy after spending more than ten years in jails for his 'get rich quick' financial schemes that impoverished thousands.

Don Emilio Castelar in 1899.

STEPHANE RAOUL PUGNO French pianist and composer, photographed in 1905. Date: 1852 - 1914

El canciller federal Konrad ADENAUER (1876-1967) y el primer ministro israelí David BEN GURION (1886-1973). En 1953 se llegó a un acuerdo entre la República Federal de Alemania e Israel sobre reparaciones de guerra.

Frederic Passy, French economist and writer, 1901. Artist: Unknown

01/31/1907. An Academic Cardinal. His Eminence, Monsignor Mathieu, who has just taken up his position as an individual of the French Academy.

Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz). June 1966. Don Juan the Count of Barcelona, has arrived at the port of Bonanza aboard his yacht "Giralda".

Sigmund Freud, (1856-1939), Austrian Physician

Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley (1896 ñ 1980) English politician, known principally as the founder of the British Union of Fascists (BUF).

Black and white photograph of Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940), British Prime Minister, and Edward Wood, Lord Halifax (1881-1959) at the beginning of the Czech crisis.

Sergei Diaghilev and Igor Stravinsky by Anonymous /Private Collection/1920s/Photograph/Opera, Ballet, Theatre,Portrait

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, Portrait with Newspaper, Washington DC, USA, National Photo Company, May 1924

U.S. President William Howard Taft with Supt. Sidney Williamson during Construction Inspection of Panama Canal, Photograph by American Press Association, November 1910

Sec. of State Charles Evans Hughes with George Harvey, Ambassador to Great Britain. June 13, 1923. Harvey was a central figure in the 'smoke-filled room' of the GOP national convention in Chicago in 1920. (BSLOC_2015_15_58)

Secretary of State Robert Lansing ca. 1910-1920.

Dr. H. Benjamin

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix visits the Netherlands Antilles, here she says goodbye to Debrot's governor. February 24, 1965. Netherlands Antilles

President William Howard Taft sitting at his desk circa 1909-1913.

William Allaire Shortt ca. 1910-1915.

Thanks For A Happy Birthday: At Westminster hall, Sir Winston had received a portrait of himself - parliament's united gift on his birthday. One of the happiest pictures of his fourscore years as Sir Winston Churchill chuckles and gives his world famous 'V' sign while Lady Churchill delightedly waves her bouquet from the response to the crowds gathered to greet the premier on his return from Westminster hall. November 30, 1954. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

The English Actor-Manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree (seated), pictured with Sir Thomas Beecham, English conductor and impresario together in Tree's study at His Majesty's Theatre in London. The pair collaborated in 1913 on Somerset Maugham's adaption of a play by Moliere, "Le Bougeois Gentilhomme" and Dr Richard Strauss's opera, "Ariadne auf Naxos". Date: 1913

Sir H. Plunkett, Dr. J.H. Kellog, G. Pinchot, S.S. McClure, and Irving Fisher ca. 1910-1915.

Black and white photograph of the film industry; Pierre Fresnay in "M. Vincent".

12/31/1908. Last portrait in life of Carlos María de Borbón y Austria-Este, self-titled "Duke of Madrid" and "Count of Alcarria", Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name of Carlos VII, in his residence in Varese (Italy).

ALBERTO SORDI in IL BOOM (1963), directed by VITTORIO DE SICA.

OCTAVE-HENRI-MARIE MIRBEAU French writer and playwright, photographed in 1905. Date: 1850 - 1917

Presidents Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, and Governor David R. Francis, April 30, 1903. Francis, a former Missouri governor, greeted the former and incumbent Presidents as the President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (BSLOC_2017_4_57)

1890-CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT-CAMPAÑA POR SUFRAGIO FEMENINO EN 1920 LO CONSIGUE. CATT CHAMPMAN CARRIE.

Portrait of Teofilo Braga (1843-1924), first President of the Portuguese Republic, 1910 photo by Blanco, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVII, No 43, October 23, 1910.

President Wilson visits Italy and is greeted with cheers upon his arrival in Rome. The King of Italy is pictured standing to his left. This photograph was taken in 1919.

Sir Jack Cassidy And Lady - Q.C. January 07, 1946.

ANDRE ANTOINE French actor, in 1935 Date: 1858-1943

Douglas Chandor, noted British portrait painter, shown at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington with the much discussed picture of President Hoover circa 1931.

Harvey Williams Cushing and Sir Charles Scott Sherrington. Photograph, 1938.

Two Presidents with Robert Lincoln at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial on May 20, 1922. Former President, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, William Howard Taft (left) led the ceremony. President Warren Harding stands with the oldest and only surviving son of President Abraham Lincoln. (BSLOC_2015_15_29)

BARBARA STANWYCK in FORBIDDEN (1932), directed by FRANK CAPRA.

Portrait of Nicolás Salmerón dated 1908.

El escritor H.G. Wells en el año 1929.

THOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor with his Edison Business Phonograph Date: 1847 - 1931

1908 - William Howard Taft speaking.

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge and U.S. Vice Presidential Nominee Charles Dawes, Washington DC, USA, National Photo Company, July 1924

The President of the Italian Republic Antonio Segni watching the time on his watch at Quirinale. Rome, 20th June 1962

DOUGLAS SIRK.

Pau Casals Defilló (1876-1973), compositor, director de orquesta y violoncelista catalán, y Macià Alavedra Moner (1934-), en Tolouse, en 1962.

U.S. President William Howard Taft with Professor Schuyler during Visit to City College of New York (CCNY), New York City, New York, USA, Photograph by Bain News Service, October 1912

MARGARET RUTHERFORD and ALASTAIR SIM in THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE (1950), directed by FRANK LAUNDER.

Anna Rochstad, the first woman elected to the Storthing (Norwegian parliament) in 1909, 'the envy of all British suffragettes' according to the ILN. Date: November 17th 1909

01/25/1936. The president of the Spanish academy congratulates Mr. Cabrera, moments after his admission as a Language Academician.

SEGISMUNDO MORET Y PRENDERGAST, LITERATO Y POLITICO ESPAÑOL, 1913.

Anefo photo collection. Happiness secret of Princess Beatrix for the Public Art Property Foundation, which has been making a series of art programs for the radio since 1957 in which explanation is given about visual arts in Dutch museums. Johannes Gustaaf Wertheim, sculptor and founder of the Public Art Property Foundation. November 22, 1965

1890 (ca.). Queen Victoria of England and Empress of India. He was born in 1819, ascended the throne in 1837 and died in 1901.

Anton Chekhov (1860_1904) and Maxim Gorky (1868-1936). Yalta by Sredin, Leonid Valentinovich (1860-1909)/Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House)/1900/Photograph/Russia/Portrait

Vladimir Lenin at a radio recording in the Kremlin, Anonymous

Week of 17 January 1943 - Conference at Casablanca, Morocco - President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill talk on the lawn of the President's villa.

Carnegie in Berlin

George Washington Wilson, 1860

State visit to Russia by president Raymond Poincare here he arrives back in Paris 1914.

DIRK BOGARDE in DEATH IN VENICE (1971) -Original title: MORTE A VENEZIA-, directed by LUCHINO VISCONTI.

Ferran Maymo fué presidente del Círculo español de Artes Mágicas.

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