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Black and white images capturing significant political meetings and ceremonies featuring notable figures in formal attire.

France Welcomes New U.S. Ambassador - Mr. Dillon being greeted by the French President, M. Vincent Auriol (left) and Mr. G. Bidault, the French foreign minister (right).Mr. Douglas Dillon, the New U.S. Ambassador to France, has arrived in Paris. March 16, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper)

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana opens the new town hall in Vlissingen. Queen Juliana signs the guestbook. May 21, 1965. Vlissingen, Zeeland

Anefo photo collection. KVP Party Council in Arnhem, number 27 Schmelzer and Aalbersei. December 9, 1967. Arnhem

The focus of the May Day demonstrations of the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB) in Dortmund on 1 May 1971 was Chancellor Willy Brandt and his policy on the treaties with the East, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Mrs. Vlachow receives medal from the foreign press association V.L.n.R. Mr. Ballasz (secretary), Mrs. Vlachow and the Chairman. October 10, 1968

Anefo photo collection. Visit from Queen Juliana to the Persian Miniatures exhibition. September 26, 1957. The Hague, South Holland

The visit of Federal President Gustav Heinemann and his woman Hilda to Paderborn on 9 March 1972 was to the city, which was also the constituency of the then candidate for Chancellor, Rainer Barzel (CDU) . Gustav Heinemann Rainer Barzel, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard reveals a picture at the Fokker's head office. V.l.n.r. Minister Bakker, Bernhard and H. During (President Director who says goodbye today). July 21, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The Party Congress of the German Communist Party (DKP) in Bonn on 19-21 March 1976 . Martha Buschmann, . Kurt Bachmann, Hermann Gauthier, Gerd Deumlich, Herbert Mies, MaxReimann, Kurt Fritsch, N. N. v. r, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard lives the jubilee meeting of the Industrial Organization TNO in the Kurhaus in Scheveningen at Prince Bernhard during his speech. May 4, 1959

John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Nikita Krusciov

Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy, 10:31AM. Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. L-R: Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York), facing away; Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle (facing away); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn; Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio; President John F. Kennedy (with a cut above his left eye); Congressman Paul A. Fino (New York), in second row. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.rnrn

United Nations - Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix opens in Dordrecht building Social Employment Service. July 30, 1970. Dordrecht

Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy, 10:31AM. Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. Front row, L-R: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn; Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio; President John F. Kennedy (with a cut above his left eye). Others include: Congressman Roland V. Libonati (Illinois), at left, behind Johnson's shoulder; Congressman Robert N. Giaimo (Connecticut), third row, between Rayburn and Brosio, wearing glasses; Congressman Paul A. Fino (New York), in second row, between Brosio and President Kennedy; Congressman Silvio O. Conte (Massachusetts), behind Fino, face half-hidden; Congressman Joseph P. Addabbo (New York), right of the President, third row; Congressman George P. Miller (California), far right, second row. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.rnrn

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana at Ten Days Congress World Medical Association. September 18, 1972

Anefo photo collection. Ir J. Bosma receives a prize from Dutch center of directors in Hilton Amsterdam. November 26, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Permission marriage Princess Margriet and P. van Vollenhoven in Lower House, v.L.n.R. Lampe (Netherlands Antilles), Cals, Einaar (Suriname) /. July 5, 1966. Netherlands Antilles

Anefo photo collection. Prince Claus receives first guests at Schiphol for attending throne change; Claus greets Prince Takahito Mikasa from Japan, left his wife. April 28, 1980. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Oviedo, 11/22/1986. Luis García Berlanga receives, from the hands of the Prince of Asturias, the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts.

Anefo photo collection. Presentation King Willem Plaquettes 1987 Hague Prince Claus. 2 June 1987. Hague, South Holland

12/31/1949. The Hon. Mr. Conde de Ruiseñada during his speech at the event that was offered to him by the people of Santander and attended by Representations of All Entities and Provincial Authorities.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Minister Luns from Paris, here during press conference, Minister Luns. July 14, 1965. France, Paris

Colonel Giovanni Vissicchio speaking during the news conference after the arrest of Italian criminal Luciano Leggio, also known as Liggio. Milan, May 1974

Anefo photo collection. Cardinal Willebrands new bishop of Utrecht arrived at Schiphol; Willebrands (left) greeted by Mgr. Black cross. February 3, 1976. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

08/31/1993. The president of Castilla La Mancha, José Bono, during the inauguration of his new Government, with some of its members.

The Krupp concern used the visit of the important GDR politician, Guenter Mittag, to Bonn for talks in the Villa Huegel with Berthold Beitz on 17 April 1980 in Essen.Walter Leisler-Kiep (CDU) receives Guenter Mittag (SED) 9in Cologne-Bonn Airport, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Prince Claus leaves at the head of Dutch delegation to Tanzania, Schiphol, v.L.n.R. Embassy Secretary Un Rugeiyamu, I. A. Wahil, Claus. December 5, 1971. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana receives a copy of "the Netherlands will be a concern" from Prof. C. L. Temminck Groll, chairman of the Archeijkundigenbond at home ten Bosch /. 17 June 1974

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana opens the Conference of the Parliamentary Union in De Ridderzaal. Queen Juliana takes place. October 1, 1970. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Closing National Commemoration 1813-1963 in Rijnhotel in Rotterdam, Princess Beatrix in conversation with Minister President Marijnen. March 31, 1964. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. State visit President Tito of Yugoslavia. President Tito speaks with MPs in Binnenhof; President Tito gets a fire for his cigar from mountain house. October 21, 1970. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Congress Ver. European journalists in Ridderzaal, The Hague; Kok (FBV) and Van Veen (VNO) and Prince Bernhard et al. 6 October 1978. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. EEC Ministers of Finance and Economic Affairs meet on monetary developments around the dollar in Brussels, Nelissen, Giscard D Estaing. August 19, 1971. Brussels

Anefo photo collection. Unveiling Bust Ghandi by Dr. W. Drees. November 13, 1952

PRIMER GOBIERNO DE ADOLFO SUAREZ, 5 DE JULIO DE 1976. FERNANDEZ ORDOÑEZ FRANCISCO. LANDELINO LAVILLA ALSINA. JORDI PUJOL. MARTIN VILLA RODOLFO. PIO CABANILLAS GALLAS. ENRIQUE FUENTES QUINTANA. FERNANDO ABRIL MARTORELL. MANUEL GUTIERREZ MELLADO. JIMENEZ DE PARGA MANUEL. OREJA AGUIRRE MARCELINO. CLAVERO AREVALO MANUEL. OLIART SAUSSOL ALBERTO. GARRIGUES WALKER JOAQUIN. CAVERO LATAILLADE IÑIGO. LLADO FERNANDEZ-URRUTIA JOSE. MARTINEZ DE GUENIQUE JOSE ENRIQUE. SANCHEZ DE LEON ENRIQUE. CAMUÑAS SOLIS IGNACIO. OTERO NOVAS JOSE MANUEL. GARCIA DIAZ JUAN ANTONIO. ADOLFO SUAREZ GONZALEZ (1932-2014). JUAN CARLOS I DE BORBON (1938-). JUAN CARLOS I DE ESPAÑA (1938-).

Meeting with Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan, First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (USSR), 4:30PM. First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, Anastas Mikoyan (center right), speaks with members of the press following a meeting with President John F. Kennedy. White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas, stands behind Mr. Mikoyan. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.

Madrid, 3/26/1973. The Head of State, Francisco Franco, accompanied by the Minister of Public Works, Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora, inaugurate the Diego de León-Avenida de América, Prosperidad-Alfonso XIII section of the Madrid Metro.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard extends Erasmu prizes. June 3, 1978

Anefo photo collection. State visit President Kekkonen from Finland (second day President Kekkonen in Delft, walk through Delft. October 25, 1972. Delft, South Holland

The 2nd Party Congress of the German Communist Party (DKP) was held in Duesseldorf from 25. 11. 1971 to 28. 1971. Max Reimann, Herbert Mies, MAnfred Kapluck, Kurt Bachmann, Hermann Gauthier from right, Germany, Europe

Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997) was a Chinese politician, statesman, theorist, and diplomat. As leader of the Communist Party of China, Deng was a reformer who led China towards a market economy. While Deng never held office as the head of state, head of government or General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, he nonetheless served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 to the early 1990s.

12/31/1973. Mr. León Herrera Esteban, general director of the Post Office.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Chancellor Willy Brandt from Germany at Ypenburg. Willy Brandt, Luns and Minister De Jong. December 1, 1969

Anefo photo collection. Minister Abba Eban of Foreign Affairs of Israel arrives at Schiphol for official visit. Left eban, right luns. February 15, 1970

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana receives the high authorities of the European Coal and Steel on Palace Soestdijk (ECSC). February 16, 1961. Soestdijk, Utrecht

POLITICOS FIRMANTES DE LOS PACTOS DE LA MONCLOA EL 25 DE OCTUBRE DE 1977 - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - 1977. Location: SENADO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. SANTIAGO CARRILLO. MANUEL FRAGA IRIBARNE. TIERNO GALVAN ENRIQUE. CALVO SOTELO LEOPOLDO. MIQUEL ROCA. MARTIN VILLA RODOLFO. ADOLFO SUAREZ GONZALEZ (1932-2014). FELIPE GONZALEZ MARQUEZ (1942-).

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard opens Cincinati N.V. Vlaardingen. June 15, 1954. Vlaardingen, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Opening of the Dutch Art Fair 77 in the Sonesta Hotel in Amsterdam by Princess Beatrix. Princess Beatrix with Charles Apple. April 1, 1977. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The Hon. Fellow -- The Duke of Edinburgh in the robes of Honoury Fellow of the Royal College of Arts had the convocation of the R.C.A. which the Duke visited on Friday. July 8, 1955. (Photo by London Express News and Feature Services Picture).

The famous singer with a famous pianist Mark Hambourg. In the 1931 depression, they toured Australia and New Zealand. April 25, 1951.

Anefo photo collection. Visit to the Netherlands from Astronaut John Glenn and his family. John Glenn sat behind a microphone; In addition to a wife Anna Margaret Castor. October 9, 1965. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Turkish President Applauded In Congress -- Vice President Richard Nixon, upper left, and House Speaker Joseph Martin stand and applaude Turkish President Celal Bayar as he begins his speech before a joint session of Congress today. January 29, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Gov Thomas E. Dewey republican Presidential Candidate addresses Chicago convention after flying from New York to accept nomination. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Radiophoto). June 7, 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Front desk Joris Ivens i.v.m. His latest birthday in the brackish ground Russian ambassador LAVROV (left) congratulates Joris Ivens. December 11, 1968

07/11/1962. Don Manuel fraga Iribarne during the speeches he gave at his inauguration. To your left. The Outgoing Minister, Mr. Gabriel Arias Salgado.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana speaks with twenty-five young people at Soestdijk Palace I.M. Twenty-five annual government anniversary. June 23, 1973

The Congress of the East German Expellees Associations on 15. 4. 1972 in Bad Godesberg. N. Herbert Hupka, N. Heinrich Windelen (CDU) from left, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Presentation of the National Committee on the International Year of the Child 1979; President Princess Beatrix right next to her President, Mr. Th. H. BOT. December 19, 1978. The Hague

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus visit Province of Noord-Holland (second day), representatives NDSM employees proposed to Beatrix. August 22, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Dinner in honor of Nobel Prize Winners, 8:00PM. Actor, Frederic March, speaks with an unidentified woman (left) in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., prior to a dinner in honor of Nobel Prize winners from the Western Hemisphere. Later in the evening, Mr. March performed a reading of excerpts from the works of late American Nobel Prize winners.

Meeting with Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, 4:24PM. Chancellor of West Germany Konrad Adenauer President John F. Kennedy speaks as part of a joint statement with President John F. Kennedy in front of a group of reporters outside the entrance to the West Lobby of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Winston Churchill during the Second World War in Iran The 'Big Three', Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, sit together at a dinner party held in the Victorian Drawing Room of the British Legation, Tehran, in Iran, to mark Winston Churchill's 69th birthday on 30th November 1943.

Anefo photo collection. Queen's Day; Queen Beatrix receives Prime Minister Lubbers Film "The Wife" Palace Dam Square. April 30, 1988

Anefo photo collection. Prince Fah Al Feisal Burgemeester van Riyad, capital Saudi Arabia visits Philips Roxane in Amsterdam. December 9, 1958. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Lyndon Johnson opened food and agriculture exhibition in Rai. Johnson at Opening Speech. November 8, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

King Feisal Inaugurates net Iraq Pipeline - Photographed after the inauguration ceremony of the new pipeline at *****. Left to right Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Cunningham, king Feisal, Prince Abdul Illah, Prince Regent, and Mr. H. S. Gibson, CBE, Managing director of the Iraq Petroleum company.Young King Feisal of Iraq yesterday performed the inauguration ceremony of the Iraq Petroleum Company's new 30ins pipeline at *****. Present at the ceremony were the King's uncle Prince Regent Abdul Illah and Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Cunningham chairman of the board of directors of the company. November 19, 1952. (Photo by Fox Photos)

Germany, Berlin, 11.01.1993, Kurt Biedenkopf, Minister President of Saxony, presentation at Stefanusstift

Anefo photo collection. Prince Fahd Al Feisal, Mayor of Riyad (capital Saudi Arabia) visits Princess Beatrix School in Amsterdam-West. December 10, 1958. Amsterdam

Madrid, 03/1/1979.- Adolfo Suárez Voting in the General Elections, together with his wife Amparo Illana.

La Coruña, 11/30/1953. On board the Spanish transatlantic ship 'Covadonga', and shortly after its arrival at the port of La Coruña, the Spanish ambassador in Washington, José Félix de Lequerica and his wife are photographed with the personalities who came to receive them.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Fahd Al Feisal, Mayor of Riyad (capital Saudi Arabia) visits Princess Beatrix School in Amsterdam-West. December 10, 1958. Amsterdam

Madame Chiang Kai-Shek Appeals For More Aid -- Before a crowded House Chamber, in her first public appearance, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek appealed to the American people for more aid for China "which has bled and borne unflinchingly the burden of war for more than five and a half years". Madame Chiang is shown as she was introduced by Speaker Samuel Rayburn, right. In the foreground are Rep. Sol Bloom, of N.Y. Chairman of the Foreign relations Committee; Rep. Charles A. Eaton of N.J.; February 18, 1943.

Anefo photo collection. State visit Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik van Denmark; Visit Asscher DiamondsClijperij. October 29, 1975

Anefo photo collection. State visit of Italian President Giovanni Leone to the Netherlands. Visit to the Van Gogh Museum; v.l.n.r. Queen Juliana, Mrs Leone and President Leone at a self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh. October 26, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. State visit by Bondspesident Heinemann from West Germany to the Netherlands. President Heidemann, wife, Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard are welcomed in Stadhuis Rotterdam. November 25, 1969. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard at Premiere "El Cid" in Rotterdam. Mr. Emperor and Prince Bernhard. December 14, 1961. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Prince Fahd Al Feisal, Mayor of Riyad (capital Saudi Arabia) visits Princess Beatrix School in Amsterdam-West. December 10, 1958. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard opens Dutch-German mining expert congress in Congresgebouw in The Hague; arrival. September 23, 1976. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Visit to the Netherlands from Astronaut John Glenn and his family. SpacemanJohn Glenn, writing. October 9, 1965. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Washington, United States, 01/20/1961.- The incoming president, John F. Kennedy, next to the outgoing president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, photographed at the White House before leaving for the Capitol, for the inauguration ceremony of the new president.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard opens out exhibition of sculptures from Tanzania in Madurodam, The Hague. May 20, 1970. The Hague, Tanzania

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus visit Netherlands Antilles, at Maquette. July 28, 1966. Netherlands Antilles

Anefo photo collection. Arrival new prime minister of Suriname, Prime Minister S.D. Emanuels at Schiphol, v.L.n.R. Mr. Dr. R.H. POS, min. Pres. Emanuels. November 4, 1958. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Z. K. H. PR. Claus upon receipt. American astronaut James Lovell on American embassy in The Hague: Z. K. H. PR. Claus upon receipt. v.l.n.r .. August 21, 1969. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. The first ambassador of Chinese People's Republic in the Netherlands arrives at Schiphol, v.L.n.R. Offerable Lie, Hao te Ching and Mr. Van. November 2, 1972. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Madrid, 07/03/1976. Adolfo Suárez is sworn in as president of the government before King Juan Carlos.

Photograph of Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai (1898-1976) together with Nicolae Ceausescu (1918-1989) Romanian Communist politician. Dated 1966

Anefo photo collection. State visit Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard to Indonesia. Visit at the University of Djakarta. August 28, 1971. Indonesia, Indonesia, Jakarta

Anefo photo collection. Congress Club de Sahel in Amsterdam; During Congress 3rd from Left Minister De Koning, right next to him President Jawara van Gambia. November 21, 1978. Amsterdam, Gambia

Manuel del Valle Arévalo was elected mayor of Seville in the May 1983 elections. He won by an absolute majority. In the image, a moment of the inauguration ceremony of the new mayor. In the image appears his predecessor in office, Luis Uruñuela Fernández. June 1983. Photo by Sanvicente.

02/19/1992. The Teresian Sister, Mother Teresa López, speaking in Torrijos (Toledo) about the international cooperation of the Red Cross. In the Photo: Cipriano García Lubén (local president of the Red Cross in Torrijos), Ángel Ayensa (Territorial President), and Mother Teresa.

Lewis Douglas. August 28, 1950. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.).

The Duke of Edinburgh talks with young American amateur boxers on a visit to Windsor Castle. The boxers came to England for matches against the London Federation of 'Boys' Clubs. April 18, 1953. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited.).

03/16/1982. Robles Piquer in the ABC house.

Max Schmeling (1905-2005), wearing heavyweight belt, flanked by his manager Joe Jacobs and Nat Fleischer (right), editor of the boxing magazine, RING.

Anefo photo collection. Engagement Princess Beatrix, Prime Minister Cals. June 29, 1965

Anefo photo collection. Her Majesty and Prince Bernhard at celebrating 100th anniversary North Sea Canal and Ijmuiden. In Ijmuiden. November 1, 1976. IJmuiden, North Sea Canal

U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller Addresses Congressional Black Caucus Full Employment Forum as New York Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm Looks on, Washington, D.C., USA, photograph by Thomas J. O'Halloran, May 20, 1975

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Shirley Temple at Schiphol, Shirley Temple. March 25, 1965. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

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

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