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
Vladimir Lenin on the Red Square on May 1, 1919 by Anonymous /State Museum of History, Moscow/1919/Photograph/Russia/History
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The Maharaja of Nepal Chandra Shumsher Junga Bahadur Rana (1863-1929) in Milan, Italy, photograph by Fiorilli, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXV, No 32, August 9, 1908.
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Vintage photograph. Thomas Edison
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Portrait of Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866-1936), Spanish dramatist, here on the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid. RAMON MARIA DEL VALLE INCLAN (1866-1936).
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SPENCER TRACY and CLARENCE BROWN in EDISON, THE MAN (1940), directed by CLARENCE BROWN.
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Russian playwright and writer, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), left, with Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). Date: circa 1908
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Bela BARTOK, 1881-1945 Hungarian composer, with Zoltan KODALY, 1882-1967 Hungarian composer, and the Hungarian quartet, photograph
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Albert einstein, hans heinrich bruning
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Famous (and infamous) English cricketer Dr William Gilbert Grace ('WG') (1848-1915) and HRH Edward The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) (1894-1972). This photograph was taken in the summer of 1911 - possibly soon after his investiture as Prince of Wales on 13th July 1911. Date: 1911
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'Edward VIII working in his office at St. James's Palace, London', 1936. Artist: Unknown.
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Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) and Maxim Gorky (1868-1936). Yalta, Sredin, Leonid Valentinovich (1860-1909)
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BISMARCK, Otto-Leopold, Prince of (1815-1898). German statesman. Bismarck in Friedrichruhe. Engraving.
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Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with his son, Alexei the Tsarevich. Alexei Nikolaevich (1904 - 17 July 1918) the Tsarevich of the Russian Empire. He was the youngest child and only son of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. He was born with haemophilia; his mother's reliance on the faith healer Grigori Rasputin to treat the disease helped bring about the end of the Romanov dynasty.
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman, (1836-1908). British Liberal Party politician. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1905-1908) and was Leader of the Liberal Party (1899-1908). Speech of Sir Henry Campbell at Westminster, London. Engraving. "L'Illustration", 1906.
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Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.
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09/30/1923. The new Mayor of Barcelona Lieutenant Colonel of General Staff Mr. Fernando Álvarez de la Campa.
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Portrait of four famous nuclear physicists. L-R: Niels Bohr; James Franck; Albert Einstein; and Isidor Rabi. All were Nobel laureates as well as refugees from Europe between 1933-43. - (BSLOC_2015_1_69)
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Photograph of James Keir Hardie (1856-1915), Scottish Labour leader and politician. Date: c. 1905
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Anefo photo collection. In Stedelijk Museum Sikk Prizes awarded, left the French architect Le Corbusier and on the right artist Livinus van de Bundt. September 26, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Secretary Herbert Hoover, an enthusiastic radio fan, listens in to reports of returns from the recent state primaries which so materially increased his lead in the race for the Republica nomination for president. 1928 or earlier.
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Anefo photo collection. Princess Irene opens the war museum in Overloon, with photo of her grandmother, Princess Irene continues to look. May 23, 1960. Noord-Brabant, Overloon
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New Zealand's Gift for Sir Winston -- Acting High Commissioner for New Zealand Mr. R. M. Campbell presents his Country's birthday gift to Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill at 10, Downing Street, London, this afternoon (Thursday). The gift is an Oil Painting, by Mr. Sydney L. Thompson, of the seaward Kaikouras, a range of Mountains on the north-East coast on New Zealand's South Island. A letter from New Zealand's Prime Minister, Mr. S. G. Holland, was also given to the British Premier. December 02, 1954. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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Composer Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) and Opera singer Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), Anonymous
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Dame Sybil Thorndike and her husband, Lewis Casson, will take part in the scenesTrom Macbeth soon to be broadcast from Daventry. Dame Sybil will also speak the prologue at the opening ceremony of the fourth conference of the Associated Country Women of the World. June 05, 1939.
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The Big Four', LLoyd George, Vittorio Emmenuele Orlando, Woodrow Wilson & Georges Clenenceau, who battled out the First World War peace treaties meet at Paris.
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New Associate of The Royal Academy.A new & unpublished photograph of Mr. Reginald Grenville Eves. who election as an Associate of the Royal Academy is announced. He is here seen with his painting of the Bishop of Chester. June 4, 1934. (Photo by Universal).
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Gustav Louis Otto.
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ERICH VON STROHEIM in L' ALIBI (1937), directed by PIERRE CHENAL.
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Portrait of famous lawyer and author Anatoli F. Koni (1844-1927) by Russian Photographer /The State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow/1905/Silver Gelatin Photography/Russia/Portrait
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Portrait of the author Olga Forsh (1871-1961), Russian Photographer
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Queen Victoria's pictures. Two gentlemen.
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Albert Einstein and Irene Joliot-Curie, c 1940
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Elliott Shaw & wife
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Albert Einstein (1879-1955), físico alemán nacionalizado estadounidense, acompañado de otros científicos. Premio Nobel de física en 1921. Abril de 1922.
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Photographic portrait of Grant Allen (1848-1899) a Canadian science writer and novelist, and a proponent of the theory of evolution. Dated 19th Century
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Anefo photo collection. State visit Groothertog and Groothertogin Luxembourg to our country. Visit to Rijksmuseum. Queen Juliana tells her guests something about painting. September 12, 1967. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Gordon Harker (1885-1967), English film actor, 1935. Artist: Unknown
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JEAN GABIN in THE CAT (1971) -Original title: LE CHAT-, directed by PIERRE GRANIER-DEFERRE.
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Yakov Sverdlov, President of Russia, half-length portrait, seated at table 1919 June 14. Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov 3 June 1885 16 March 1919, was a Bolshevik party leader and chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee.
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Members of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation: left to right: Jesse L. Lasky, Adolph Zukor, Samuel Goldwyn, Cecil B. DeMlle and Al Kaufman. 1916. Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
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ROSCOE "FATTY" ARBUCKLE in GASOLINE GUS (1921), directed by JAMES CRUZE.
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ORDET (1955), directed by CARL THEODOR DREYER.
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Theodore Roosevelt Reaching upwards as he speaks to Crowd from Flag-Draped Platform, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA, May 23, 1912
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Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Two great pioneers in the Equal Rights cause. Without them, American women would not have progressed as far as they have in their fight for freedom.
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The last portrait of Pope Pius X : The Pope on vacation. 1913
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Einstein given Hebrew University Degree, International News Photos, 1949 photograph New York (city) photographic support gelatin silver print Princeton
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España. Catalunya. Lluís Companys Jover (1883-1940), presidente der la Generalitat de Catalunya, en un mítin rabassaire en 1922.
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RICHARD BURTON in BREAKTHROUGH (1979) -Original title: STEINER-DAS EISERNE KREUZ-, directed by ANDREW V. MCLAGLEN.
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ROBERT DONAT in THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (1934), directed by ROWLAND V. LEE.
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Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) and pianist and conductor Alexander Siloti (1863-1945), Anonymous
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Autochrome of Mark Twain late in his life, 1908
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Actor Emil Jannings during the shooting of the film Ohm Krueger, historical photo, 1941, Berlin, Germany, Europe
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President Theodore Roosevelt Speech, Grand Island, Nebraska, USA, Stereo Card, Underwood & Underwood, 1903
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Anefo photo collection. Professor Martin Buber arrived at Schiphol for in receipt Erasmus prize. Professor Martin Buber. July 2, 1963
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Herbert Adams
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Rabindranath Tagore With Helen Keller, Usa, 1930.
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Victor Fleming in Japanese Geisha House.
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President Paul Von Hindenburg (1847 2 August 1934) Prussian-German field marshal, statesman, and politician, and served as the second President of Germany from 1925 to 1934.
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RICHARD BURTON in ABSOLUTION (1978).
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Advert for Winston Churchill memorabilia. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Dated 20th Century