Mid-20th Century Political Moments

Images capturing political figures in discussions or gatherings, dressed in formal attire, exuding a serious and formal atmosphere.

Martinez Barrio President of the Cortes with Miguel Azana 1936

Fadden, new PM, leaves after election & House Canberra. August 28, 1941.

11/30/1922. The Lausanne conference Lord Curzon (1), Mr. Mussolini (2), and Mr. Poincare (3), leaving the important interview they held at the Beaurivage hotel.

Arno Breker, German sculptor, on a visit to Paris, May 1942. The work of Breker (left) was popular with several leading Nazis and Hitler in particular. In 1942 he exhibited a show of his work in occupied Paris. The photographer is unknown.

05/26/1929. Barcelona, at the Ferrán institute. HM King Alfonso Xiii greets the distinguished bacteriologist Dr. Jaime Ferrán.

Press conference with Hautmann Weiss, Hermann Esser, State Secretary Funk. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Martinez Barrio President of the Cortes with Miguel Azana 1936

12/31/1933. The Plenipotentiary Minister of Romania in Spain Mr. Jean Florescu with the President Mr. Companys Visiting the Palace of the Generalitat.

Black and white photo of Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940), British Prime Minister, arriving in Cologne for the Godesberg meeting with Hitler, 15 September 1938

French Ministers Lunch With Churchill.Picture Shows: Left to right: M. Rene Mayer; Mr. Winston Churchill; M. Georges Bidault; Mr. Anthony Eden; and M. Robert Buron at no. 10, Downing Street today.Mr. Winston Churchill was host at luncheon at No.10. Doming Street London, to-day (Friday) to the French Prime Minister, M. Rene Mayer, the French Foreign Minister M. Georges Bidault, and the French Minister for Economic Affairs, M. Robert Buron. February 13, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto)

Arrival of D. Alfonso Xiii to Paris on April 17, 1931.

03/10/1956. Antonio Pedro Rodríguez Buzon stands on his shoulders after giving the Holy Week proclamation in Seville.

Arno Breker, German sculptor, on a visit to Paris, May 1942. Artist: Unknown

The cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and Nikita Khrushchev on Lenin's Mausoleum Tribune, Anonymous

British Empire premiers Confer With Churchill -- Primers from four British Dominions conferred in London May 1 with prime minister Winston Churchill. Seen here at No. 10 Downing street before their meeting are, left to Right; W.L. Mackenzie King of Canada; Jan Christiaan Smuts of the Union of South Africa; Churchill; Peter Fraser of New Zealand; and john Curtin of Australia. Photo was received in New York by Radio from London May 1. January 5, 1944. (Photo by Associated Press Radiophoto).

Date: 1913 - Roosevelt at Y.M.C.A. Rio Janeiro.

Anefo photo collection. His royal highness Prince Bernhard received the "Confrerie St. Etienne Alsace" on Paleis Soestdijk (winemakers). March 1, 1969. Soestdijk, Utrecht

12/31/1909. The founder of the Psoe, Pablo Iglesias, in full speech.

05/26/1957. Cela receives the academic medal from Manos de Ramón Menéndez Pidal, after having read the Induction speech, which dealt with the literary work of the painter Solana, which was answered by Dr. Marañón.

09/30/1919. London. At the Mansion House. Mr. Asquith (X), Chairing the inaugural meeting of the League of Nations.

Adolf Hitler, Hungarian Prime Minister Gyula Gömbös and Hermann Goering at Reception, Full-Length Portrait, Berlin, Germany, 1935

U.S. President Harry S. Truman, (center), Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Potsdam Conference, July 1945

Adolf Hitler (* 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn) ( 30 April 1945 Berlin), Leader of the Nazi Party, Reich Chancellor from 1933, also self-appointed "Fuehrer" and head of state of Germany

Royal Visit Fremantle Thursday -- The Mayor of Fremantle Mr. F.E. Gibson welcoming the Duke at Fremantle. October 8, 1934.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Chancellor Willy Brandt from Germany at Ypenburg. Arrival Moro. December 1, 1969

Elsevier photo collection. State visit Britain 1950 Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard car Guildhall, guest Lord Mayor London. November 22, 1950. Britain, London

The Big Four' made all the major decisions at the Paris Versailles Peace Conference (from left to right, David Lloyd George of Britain, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, Georges Clemenceau of France, Woodrow Wilson of the U.S.)

06/11/1939. Photo: Félix Correia. Together with the Spanish ambassador in Lisbon, Nicolas Franco, Millan Astray declares to the representative of Abc:; "Of the Viriatos there is nothing more to say than that they are Portuguese - and the Portuguese have always been the best Legionnaires".

Charles Augustus Lindbergh addresses the American people, speaking over the radio at the Washington Monument. Date: 1927

French Foreign Minister Makes Important Speech at Southampton -- M. Bonnet talking with Lady Swaythling at the luncheon. At right is the Mayor of Southampton, Mr. A.H. Powdrill.M. Georges Bonnet, French Foreign Minister, who flew from Paris by special plans, made an important speech at the luncheon given at Southampton by the Southern Railway Company to delegates of the annual Congress of the British Federation of the Alliance Francaise. May 13, 1939.

Photograph of David Lloyd George (1863-1945) former Chancellor of the Exchequer, meeting with Adolf Hitler (1889 1945); Austrian-born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party. Dated 20th Century

Supreme War Council meeting, Paris, 31 May 1940. Winston Churchill, General Sir J Dill, Sir Ronald Campbell British Ambassador, Clement Atlee, Paul Reynaud, French Prime Minister, on the steps of French War Ministry.

Cosgrove minister of agriculture of Tasmania. May 16, 1938.

03/29/1914. The conference of the Spanish Ladies Union. Don Gabriel Maura during the notable conference he gave yesterday at the Ritz hotel tonight.

Pierre Laval, Foreign Minister of the Government of Vichy. Nicknamed 'The Man of Germany'.

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) with King Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947) of Italy, enroute to Quirinal, Rome, Italy, Bain News Service, January 4, 1919

Photograph of Ismet Inonu (left with single medal) and Kemal Ataturk, Right). Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881 1938), founder of the Republic of Turkey. President from 1923 until his death in 1938. Ideologically a secularist and nationalist, his policies and theories became known as Kemalism. Ismet Inonu Inonu (1938 - 1950) was a Turkish general and statesman, who served as the second President of Turkey from 10 November 1938 to 27 May 1950, and as the first Prime Minister after the declaration of the Republic, serving three terms: from 1923 to 1924, 1925 to 1937, and 1961 to 1965

The New Nippon Cabinet Hirota - All State Ministers of the Hirota Cabinett.First row: War Minister Count General Hisakazu Terauchi; Premier and Foreign Minister Koki Hirota;Industrial and Commercial Minister Takukichi Kawasaki; Second row: Navy Minister Admiral Osami Nagano; Finance Minister Yeiichi Baba; Justice Minister Dr.Raisaburo Hayashi. Third row: Overseas Minister Hidejiro Nagata; Communications Minister Keikichi Tanomogi; Agricultural and Forest Minister Toshio woo.anNoJesia6aniommAn Mayeda and Home Minister and Education 16P089000-HINS Minister Keinosuke Ushio.March 30, 1936.

Prince of Wales's Tour in South America:The Prince of Wales and Prince George between whom is President Uriburu on the steps of the British Embassy in Buenos Aires. The British Ambassador, Sir Ronald Macleay, is seen bareheaded behind Prince George's shoulder. May 14, 1932.

07/31/1911. The president of the Portuguese republic. Don Manuel de Arriaga leaving the congress palace after his election and being acclaimed by the people.

Al Smith and Franklin Roosevelt at Democratic Party rally. They attacked President Hoovers statements on US monetary policy as a 'Libel on the credit of the national.' They described his tariff reforms as a 'campaign of fear.' Brooklyn Academy of Music, on Nov. 4, 1932.

Canadian Prime Minister At No. 10, Downing Street - The Canadian Prime Minister (left) seen upon arrival at No. 10, Downing Street for lunch on Saturday, in the company of Viscount Swinton, Secretary for Commonwealth Relations (right). They are being greeted by Captain Christopher Soames, Sir Winston Churchill's son-in-law.Mr. St. Laurent, the Canadian Prime Minister, who is on a world tour, arrived at London Airport on Friday night (Feb. 5th), accompanied by his son Jean Paul, and his daughter Mrs. Hugh O'Donnell. On Saturday, Feb. 6th., Mr. St. Laurent and his family were entertained to luncheon at No. 10, Downing Street, by Sir Winston and lady Churchill. On Sunday Mr. St. Laurent left London for Paris. February 06, 1954. (Photo by Foxphotos).

06/30/1914. Tribute to an illustrious politician. The distinguished patrician from Cordoba, Mr. Antonio Barroso (X), with the Cordoban commission that has given him the album with which his Countrymen, without distinction of Political Nuances, have Gifted him.

Hitler and Albert Speer, Anonymous

04/23/1980. H.H. Mm. The Kings Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía present the Cervantes Prize to the Writers Jorge Luis Borges and Gerardo Diego in the auditorium of the University of Alcalá de Henares. In the Image, Both Writers Answer Questions from the Press.

Rome - S.E. Mussolini and the Foreign Minister of Bulgaria

Pierre Laval, Foreign Minister of the Government of Vichy. Nicknamed 'The Man of Germany'.

Anefo photo collection. State visit President Tito from Yugoslavie; President Ti speaks with MPs in Binnenhof. October 21, 1970. Yugoslavia

British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) and the head of the Italian government, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), after the interview at English Embassy on March 19, 1933, Rome, Italy, photo by Bruni, from L'illustrazione Italiana, year LX, n 13, March 26, 1933.

09/03/1923. Madrid. The solution to the Crisis. The president of the Council. Lord Marquis of Alhucemas (1) with the New Ministers, Messrs. Suarez Inclan (2) Portela (3). Armiñan (4), upon leaving the palace after taking his oath of office.

Elsevier photo collection. Eisenhower Amsterdam from left right. Eisenhower, Prince Bernhard, Prime Minister Schermerhorn, acting mayor Feike de Boer. October 6, 1945. Amsterdam

Photograph of Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George (1895-1952) and Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) awaiting the return of their brother, of Edward, Prince of Wales (1894-1972) Dated 20th Century

Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

GEORGES CLEMENCEAU visiting Strasbourg and Alsace in November 1919 Date: 1841 - 1929

CHURCHILL (1874-1965), ROOSEVELT (1882-1945) y STALIN (1879-1953) en la CONFERENCIA DE YALTA (1-11 de febrero de 1945) junto con STETTINIUS, MOLOTOV, HARRIMAN y EDEN.

Photograph of Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) an Italian politician, dictator, and journalist. Dated 20th Century

10/31/1919. Madrid. At the Athenaeum. The President, Mr. Ramón Menéndez Pidal, after the solemn opening ceremony of the course.

ALFONSO XIII. REY DE ESPAÑA. MADRID 1886 / 1941. VISITA PARIS , 1905. GRABADO DE L ' ILLUSTRATION.

Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Photograph of President Calvin Coolidge being greeted by General Gerardo Machado of Cuba on his arrival in Havana to address the Pan American Conference of 1928. Dated 20th Century

12/31/1936. Don Juan Negrín, the new president of the government of the Spanish Republic, upon leaving the visit made to Mr. Azaña.

Anefo photo collection. Italian Minister of Budget Professor Guiseppe arrived at Schiphol. Guiseppe De Medici. November 14, 1963. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Elsevier photo collection. Eisenhower Amsterdam. Eisenhower (left) conversation Prince Bernhard Prime Minister Schermerhorn. October 6, 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

11/11/1917. The new representative of Brazil in Spain. Mr. Pedro Toledo (X), who yesterday presented his Credentials to His Majesty the King, accompanied by the senior staff of the Brazilian legation.

Lloyd George, the ex-Prime Minister of Great Britain, meeting Adolf Hitler at Haus Wachenfeld in 1936 near Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps.

Photograph showing Clement Attlee (right) and General Jose Miaja in conversation, Madrid, 1937. Clement Attlee, then leader of the Labour Party in Great Britain, caused something of a stir by visiting the Republican held parts of Spain in 1937. As the British Conservative government was trying to uphold a non-intervention policy with regard to the Spanish Civil War, the arrival of Attlee in the front-line of the conflict caused a certain amount of argument. Date: 1937

Photograph of President Calvin Coolidge being greeted by General Gerardo Machado of Cuba on his arrival in Havana to address the Pan American Conference of 1928. Dated 20th Century

Anefo photo collection. SarvePalli Radhakrishnan at the Quay. Radhakrishnan and the Quay. October 18, 1961

Józef Piłsudski During the Ceremonies in Zakopane A Multi Person Portrait Jurkiewicz, A.

Communist Party General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev (right) waves off an offer of a glass of champagne from Secretary of State William Rogers (left), after he accidentally knocked over a tray of glasses. In center is Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny, and behind him is Soviet Premier, Alexei Kosygin. May 23, 1971.

Adolf Hitler ( 20 April 1889 30 April 1945) Austrian-born German leader of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany (as Führer und Reichskanzler) from 1934 to 1945

Photograph of Julian Besteiro (1870-1940) a Spanish socialist politician, elected to the Cortes Generals.

Presidential Election -- Ernst Thalmann, candidate of the Communist Party, in a demonstration in Berlin. May 04, 1932.

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) during the welcoming event at the New York city Hall of the French-Polish Military Mission arriving in the United States to recruit volunteers for the Polish Army in France. International Film Service (Nowy Jork ; studio filmowe ; 1915-1921), photo studio

Anefo photo collection. Opening Large or Martinikerk in Doesburg by Princess Beatrix. August 31, 1972. Doesburg

Death of 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.

04/07/1930. The inauguration of the Madrid press house. Visit of the Hispanic American Journalists who attended the Inauguration of the Madrid press house. Alfonso Xiii and Jose Francos Rodríguez.

Anefo photo collection. President Bourguiba in the company of Princess Margriet visit to Rotterdam, right Mayor Thomassen, at Royal Rowing and Sailing Club de Maas. July 8, 1966. Rotterdam, South Holland

President William McKinley 1900. Shaking hands from the rear platform.

Leonida Bissolati speaking with a reporter after talks with King Vittorio Emanuele III, Rome, Italy, photograph by Abeniacar, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVIII, No 14, April 2, 1911.

Duke and Duchess of Windsor At American Service In Paris. Photo Shows:- Major-General the Duke of Windsor and the Duchess arriving at the American Church, Paris.Major-General the Duke of Windsor and the Duchess were Present in the American Church on the Quai D'Orsay, Paris, for the Annual Joint. Thanksgiving Service organised by the American Protestant Churches Represented in Paris. November 28, 1939. (Photo by General Section Press And Censorship Bureau).

Mr. Attlee Flies to America For Atom Talks with President Truman and Mr. Mackenzie King -- Mrs. Attlee and her son, Martin, who is in the Merchant Navy, waving to Mr. Attlee as he left Northolt aerodrome for his flight to the United States of America.Anew meeting of Britain, the United States, Russia, France, and China will be the first subject to be discussed between Mr. Attlee and President Truman at their forthcoming meeting in Washington. The Cabinet is agreed that the setting up of an effective world organisation must take precedence over the question of the atom bomb. After Mr. Attlee had finished his business in Washington, he will proceed to Canada. November 9, 1945.

Commonwealth Prime Ministers gather in London for the coronation of King george VI 1937. Left to right: Prime Ministers, Michael Savage of New Zealand, joseph Lyons of Australia, Stanley Baldwin of Great Btitain, The King, Prime Minister william McKenzie King of Canada and Prime Minister james Barrie Herzog of South Africa

Anefo photo collection. Theo J. Lenssen (businessman) after 15 months imprisonment in East Germany, arrival T. J. Lens at Schiphol. November 25, 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Princess AT R.A.F. Concert -- Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise with Air Marshal Sir A.S. Barrett, A.O.C. -in-C. Army Co-Operation R.A.F. Command, at the concert. Princess Helen Victoria and Princess Marie Louise attended a concert given at the R.A.F. Co-Operation Command Headquarters in the Home Counties. December 28, 1942. (Photo by London News Agency Photos).

Tito And Churchill Meet In Italy -- Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Right) of great Britain, shakes hands with Marshal Tito (left), Military leaders of Yugoslavia, as the two met in Italy during the former recent visit to the Italian theater of war. April 9, 1944. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Black and white photograph of Arthur Seyss Inquart (1892-1946), who served as Chancellor of Austria for two days prior to his country's annexation with Germany.

05/30/1913. The Consultations due to the crisis in the Palace. The former president of the Senate, Marquis of Pidal, upon leaving the consultation with His Majesty.

MAURA , ANTONIO. POLITICO ESPÀÑOL. PALMA DE MALLORCA 1853 - 1925. SALIENDO DEL PALACIO REAL TRAS DESPACHAR CON EL REY , AÑO 1907. REPRODUCCION FOTO.

Pope Receives Duke of Gloucester -- Pope Plus XII at the Vatican today May 10 with the Duke of Gloucester, Left, Uncle of Queen Elizabeth II, and field Marshal Lord Alexander, Whom he received in private audience. The Duke, President of Britain's War Graves Commission, is on a Week's tour of British soldiers graves in Italy. May 10, 1955.

Paderewski Polish Commission

Anefo photo collection. Visit President De Gaulle to the Netherlands. De Gaulle, Mrs. De Gaulle and Luns. March 16, 1963. The Netherlands

President Theodore Roosevelt at the Y.M.C.A. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil before the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition to the Amazon River which began in 1913.

Benito mussolini. 1930-40

Madrid, 11/11/1951. Salvador Dalí conference at the María Guerrero theater.

German Royalty - Prince Christian of Hesse - Wife Was Formerly Mrs. Ann Pearl Field, Widow of Sydney - John Field. November 12, 1934. (Photo by Keystone).

03/03/1933. Roosevelt is sworn in as President. Moment of Roosevelt's swearing-in at the Washington Capitol. Hoover is seen on the right.

Philippe Petain in court on trial for treason, 23 July, 1945. Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain, 1856 - 1951, aka Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain. General commander of the French Army in World War I

In October 1937, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (Ex-King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson), visited Germany, against the advice of the British government, and met Adolf Hitler at his Obersalzberg retreat. Dated 20th Century

Louis Johnson, United States secretary of defence; Prof. Ernst Reuter; Otto Ernst Heinrich Hermann Suhr, senior Burgomaster; and John Jay McCloy, U.S. High Commisioner; in Berlin. Louis Arthur Johnson (January 10, 1891 - April 24, 1966) was an American politician and attorney who served as the second United States Secretary of Defense from 1949 to 1950. Ernst Rudolf Johannes Reuter (29 July 1889 - 29 September 1953) was the mayor of West Berlin from 1948 to 1953, during the time of the Cold War. Otto Ernst Heinrich Hermann Suhr (17 August 1894 - 30 August 1957) was a German politician as a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He served as the Governing Mayor of Berlin (i.e. West Berlin) from 1955 until his death. John Jay McCloy (March 31, 1895 - March 11, 1989) was an American lawyer, diplomat, banker, and a presidential advisor. He served as Assistant Secretary of War during World War II under Henry Stimson

Royal Visit Kings Park - Perth Thursday -- The Duke responding to address of welcome at Civic Reception. Left to Right - Duke of Gloucester, Lord Mayor of Perth Mr. J. Franklin Town Clerk, Mr. W.E. Bold and Sir William Lathlain. October 8, 1934.

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