← Celebrities

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

Princess Fawzia and New Husband: Princess Fawzia (right), sister of King Farouk of Egypt and Former wife of the Shah of Persia, is pictured with her new Husband, Colonel Mohamed Ismail Chirine Bey (left) and Mohamed Taher Pasha, Chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, as they watched the world pending championships at the Helicpolic Palace Hotel, Egypt, April 15, when the women's foils title was contested. The Princess presented the trophy to the winner, Austria's Frau Muller Preiss. April 02, 1949. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

President Aleman wave's Key to capital president Miguel Aleman of Mexico (left) waves the Key to the capital given him during reception on his arrival here today for several Days Visit. President Truman, his host, looks on smiling at right. April 29, 1947. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)

Yuri Gagarin with Nikita Khrushchev at Moscow's Vnukovo airport after Gagarin's historic flight in 1961.

04/09/1913. Yesterday's banquet at the Villa Nurseries. The Mayors of Tarragona, Mr. Guasch (1), and of Madrid, Mr. García Molinas (2), Embracing each other at the end of the banquet with which the Madrid municipality presented yesterday to the choir of Tarragona.

U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt Greeting Explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Washington DC, USA, Harris & Ewing, 1935

Emmeline Pankhurst arrested by Superintendent Rolfe outside Buckingham Palace, London, May 1914. Artist: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. During his visit to Amsterdam, the Greek Field Marshal Papagos also visited the Rijksmuseum. February 3, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Versailles, France: 1919 The four representatives of the great powers who drafted the peace treaty at the end of WWI. L-R are Signor Orlando of Italy, Lloyd George of England, Clemenceau of France, and President Wilson of the United States.

Mao Zedong with Liu Shao Chi (left) on the first anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. October 1, 1950.

Elsevier photo collection. Ex-King Leopold III Belgium visited Institute Tropics Amsterdam. king, primarily Indian's living habits forest screens, left institute 4 pm. king dedicated Dr. C. Nagtegaal, secretary Institute (right). left private secretary De Kolonel B.D. Quinet, besides Mr. F.H. Van Heukelom, vice-chairman Board Tropen Institute. April 12, 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

London (United Kingdom), 7/14/1936. The new ambassador of Spain to the United Kingdom, Mr. López Oliván, after presenting the credentials to King Edward VIII at Buckingham Palace. On his way out he was photographed with the head of the English diplomatic cabinet, Sir Sidney Clive, and other high-ranking palace figures.

Their Majesties King Haakon VII of Norway, King Gustav V of Sweden, and King Christian X of Denmark, meeting in Stockholm, Sweden circa 1923

Reich Governor von Epp and State Secretary Hermann Esser in the Bavarian legation in Berlin. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Prince and Princess Kaya, who left here for their inspection tour in Europe on March 8th afternoon, were taken at the farewell tea party under the auspices of the Tokyo Municipality. April 9, 1934. (Photo by Shimbun Rengo News Photos Service).

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

Spanish parliamentary deputies elected in 1931 including Julián Besteiro (2nd from left) and Trifon Gomez (2nd from right).

Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 1964) future Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. Addressing a crowd in London 1936

11/30/1975. Swearing in as Minister of Foreign Affairs before Don Juan Carlos.

The general secretary of Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) Giuseppe Di Vittorio applauding during the 8th National Congress of the PCI (Italian Communist Party). Rome, December 1956

Sergio Osmena y Suico (September 9, 1878 - October 19, 1961) was 4th and the second President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944. He was a founder of Nacionalista Party.

Photograph of Soong Mei-ling (1897-2003) a Chinese political figure and the First Lady of the Republic of China, during her first trip to America. Also pictured is Sam Rayburn (1882-1961) an American politician and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Dated 20th Century

Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941)

Black and white photograph of the French Council of Ministers with General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), Head of the Provisional French Government.

Celebrities in the motion picture world at the opening of the new Paramount World Theatre New York City, N.Y. at the "Cross roads of the World" in November last. From left to right:- Mr. Jesse L. Lasky, First Vice President in charge of production of Famous Players Lasky Corporation; Mr. Will H. Hayes, President of the Motion Picture Distributors Association of America; Mr. Thomas A. Edison, "the father of the motion picture", and Mr. Adolph Zukor, President of Famous Players Lasky Corporation,

Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), President of the United States of America, reads a speech at the Congress, December 7, 1915, photograph by Underwood & Underwood from the magazine L'Illustration, year 73, no 3799, December 25, 1915.

Photograph of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion meeting with other officials. Left to right: Major-General E.L.M. Burns, of Canada, newly appointed Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) in Palestine; Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion of Israel; Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir and United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold. Dated 20th Century

LEFT TO RIGHT. Group photo of Lloyd George, Premier of England, Senor Orlando, Premier of Italy, Georges Clemenceau, Premier of France and President Woodrow Wilson of the United States. The photo was taken at Hotel Crillon in Paris, Seine, France during World War I. This photo belongs to the collection of American military activities during the war.

Black and white photo of Pierre Taittinger, President the Patriotic Youth Movement in France and civilian head of the Paris council in world war two.

Vladimir Lenin on May 1, 1920 by Anonymous /State Museum of History, Moscow/1920/Photograph/Russia/History

Benito mussolini. 1930.

Anastas Mikoyan, Nikita Khrushchev, wave from the Lenin Mausoleum, Moscow, Russia (USSR)

Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich of Russia (1876-1938) with his wife, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Anonymous

12/31/1930. Last Monarchical crisis: the Ministers: Count of Bugallal, Gascon and Marín and Juan de la Cierva, leave the palace for the last time.

France's Prime Minister Paul Reynaud with British politician Anthony Eden. Paul Reynaud (15 October 1878 - 21 September 1966) was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period, noted for his stances on economic liberalism and militant opposition to Germany. Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 - 14 January 1977), was a British Conservative politician who served three periods as Foreign Secretary and then as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1957.

Princess Elizabeth and Duke Of Edinburgh Off on Second Part of Honeymoon -- Princess Elizabeth with her Corgi and the Duke of Edinburgh about to board the train at Kings Cross this Evening.Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh left Kings Cross this evening Nov. 26th on the remaining Period of their honeymoon to be spent in Aberdeenshire. November 26, 1947. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Raymond Poincare, French politician, 1920. Creator: Unknown.

Joseph Stalin-Soviet dictator, Vyacheslav Molotov-Soviet statesman, 1935

Niceto Alcala-Zamora y Torres (1877-1949), Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic, future President of the Republic, and Francesc Macia (1859-1933), President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, year LVIII, n 19, May 10, 1931.

05/24/1910. The Paris horticultural exhibition. The President of the Republic, M. Falliéres, inaugurating the contest.

05/01/1908. Mostoles. Yesterday's inauguration of HM The King. Accompanied by the royal family and the Government, Discovering the monument of the famous mayor D. Andrés Torrejón.

Laszlo De Bardossy - Premier Former Premier of Hungary. February 13, 1946.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard give New Year's reception in Palace on the US Dam Ambassador. January 20, 1969

King Zog of Albania with Italian Foreign Minister, Count Ciano 1936

06/02/1919. Madrid. At the Athenaeum. The illustrious Argentine writer D. Manuel Ugarte (X) after his admirable conference last night about "the problem of America".

Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on the steps outside the Mus饠Galli鲡 during their four day visit to Paris. They had just opened an exhibition illustrating eight centuries of British life in Paris Date: May 1948

January 20, 1945, Washington, DC - Franklin Delano Roosevelt shown just after taking his 4th Oath of Office. The ceremony only lasted 15 minutes. Vice-President Harry Truman is on the left and Roosevelt's son James stands next to his father, Washington, DC.

Photograph of Sir Winston Churchill sitting alongside other members of his War Cabinet. (Back row: left to right) Mr Arthur Greenwood (1880-1954) Deputy Leader of the Labour Party; Mr Ernest Bevin (1881-1951) Minister of Labour; Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879-1964) Minister of Aircraft Production; Sir Kingsley Wood (1881-1943) Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Front row: left to right) John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley (1882-1958) Lord President of the Council; Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Clement Attlee (1883-1967) Lord Privy Seal; Anthony Eden (1897-1977) Foreign Secretary. Dated 20th Century

Madrid. 10/01/1975. Franco's last public appearance in a massive event held in the Plaza de Oriente.

The presentation of a Portrait of the Earl Athlone to the Middlesex hospital took place this morning in the board room of the hospital. The Earl of Athlone photographed at the ceremony with Mr. T.B. Money Coutts, vice-chairman, she unveiled the Academy painting of the Earl of Athlone. January 12, 1938. (Photo by Keystone)

King George and President Roosevelt are now old Friends: Serious moments came between the smiles as King Gorge and president Roosevelt Drive Pennsylvania avenue in Washington on June 8, for they are the heads of the two greatest countries in the world. June 22, 1939. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Sir Robert Menzies - Speaking & Addressing Meeting. December 01, 1955.

12/31/1958. Mr. Wenceslao Fernández Flórez and Mr. Gregorio Marañón.

April, 1936 - Franklin D. Roosevelt at podium. Washington, D.C.

The visit of the Soviet Head of State and Party Leonid Brezhnev to Bonn from 18-22 May 1973 was a step towards easing tensions in Willy Brandt's East-West relations. Leonid Brezhnev at Gymnich Castle, Germany, Europe

Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking at podium. Washington, D.C. circa April 1936 .

David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister, with some of his colleagues, 1917 (1936). Artist: Unknown

Elsevier photo collection. Crown Prince Akihito from Japan in The Hague arrived by train from Brussels. He will stay in the Netherlands for 5 days. In addition to him Ambassador Suemsasa Okamoto. July 27, 1953. The Hague

Juan NegrÌn y LÛpez (1892 ñ 12 November 1956) Spanish politician and physician. leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and served as finance minister. He was the last Loyalist premier of Spain (1937ñ39), and presided over the defeat of the Republican forces by the Nationalists under General Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War.

WOODY ALLEN in ZELIG (1983), directed by WOODY ALLEN.

Photograph of Soong Mei-ling (1897-2003) a Chinese political figure and the First Lady of the Republic of China, during her first trip to America. Also pictured is Sam Rayburn (1882-1961) an American politician and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Dated 20th Century

03/31/1913. The King of Sweden in Paris. Gustav V (X), King of Sweden, leaving to inaugurate the new Swedish church in Paris. Photo Hugelmann (Stamp).

Washington, United States, Israeli leader Chaim Weizmann meeting with President Harry Truman 1948

Mr. Kung Hsiang-hsi met with Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany in 1936. Kung Hsiang-hsi (1881 - 1967), often known as Dr. H. H. Kung, was a Chinese banker and politician in the early 20th century. He married Soong Ai-ling, the eldest of the three Soong sisters; the other two married President Sun Yat-sen and the latter President Chiang Kai-shek. Together with his brother-in-law, Soong Tse-ven, he was highly influential in determining the economic policies of the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government of the Republic of China in the 1930s and 1940s.

King Edward On Holiday. His Majesty King Edward VIII is seen Sight- Seeing in Istanbul where he landed during his holiday cruise on the Nahlin. He went by Special train from Istanbul to Vienna where he is to stay a few days. Our picture shows the King landing. October 05, 1936.

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration South Moluccans in The Hague. The leader of the RMS, Ir. Manusama .. September 26, 1970. The Hague, South Holland

Rousing welcome. Marcel Cerdan as shouldered in triumph on his arrival in Paris after winning the world middleweight boxing title for France. December 16, 1948.

Winston Churchill with King George VI, May 8, 1948. They are in the garden of Buckingham Palace during the celebration of Victory in Europe. - (BSLOC_2014_17_43)

HERRERA ORIA , ANGEL. CARDENAL ESPAÑOL. SANTANDER 1886-1968. FOTO SALUDADO POR EL GENERAL FRANCISCO FRANCO.

Commonwealth Delegates together for First time at Downing StreetThis Picture was taken in the garden of No. 10 Downing Street, London to-day (Thursday), when Mr. Clement Attlee, the British Prime Minister, and Mrs. Attlee entertained the Commonwealth statesmen now assembled in London for the Commonwealth Conference. This was the first time the delegates had met together since their arrival.In front row are - left to right - Mrs. Attlee; Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister; Lady Cripps; Mrs. Malan; Mr. Attlee and the Attlees' dog 'Ting'; Begum Liaqat Ali khan; and Mr. Joseph Chifley, Australian Prime Minister.Back row - left to right - Sir Stafford Cripps, British Chancellor of the Exchequer; Mr. Lester Pearson, Canadian Foreign Minister; Liaqat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan; Mr. Peter Fraser, New Zealand Prime Minister; Dr.Daniel Malan, South African Prime Minister; Mr. D.S.Senanayake, Ceylon Prime Minister; and Mr. P. Noel-Baker, British Secretary of State for Co

Benito Mussolini. 1940

Latest Pictures Of Spanish Government In Valencia -- President of the Spanish republic Senor Manuel Azana photographed with Premier Largo Caballero and Ministers just; ESPLA; De Garcia; Alvarez Del Vayo during a meeting of the Cabinet at the Benicia palace in Valencia. December 02, 1936. (Photo by Key Stone).

President Paul Von Hindenburg with Adolf Hitler in 1929. Hindenburg (1847 - 2 August 1934) was a Prussian-German field marshal, statesman, and politician, and served as the second President of Germany from 1925 to 1934.

11/11/1915. A tribute to the mayor of Madrid. Don José del Prado y Palacio (X) during the speech he gave yesterday at the "Lunch" held in his honor at the Palace hotel.

Marshal Tito Broadcasts -- This latest picture of Josip Broz (Marshal Tito) shows him addressing a radio audience from his study in Belgrade over the Yugoslav network. January 12, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard in Alkmaar. September 13, 1950. Alkmaar, Noord-Holland

The Lord Mayor, Sir John Laurie, greeting Mr. Winston Churchill, at the Mansion House for the Banquet today. November 10, 1941. (Photo by Keystone).

Photograph of Billy Butlin (1899-1980) a British, South African born, entrepreneur whose name is synonymous with the British holiday camp. Dated 20th Century

Vladimir Lenin at the Stepan Razin monument dedication, Anonymous

Adolf Hitler 1889-1945. German politician and Józef Beck (1894 1944) Polish foreign minister in the 1930s

Photographic print of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party, Chancellor of Germany, and Führer of Nazi Germany, Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893-1946) a Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany, and Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Dated 20th Century

Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist revolutionary and leader, c1960s(). Artist: Unknown

Mahatma Gandhi on his arrival at Paris, France, December 5, 1931 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

A Smile From The Duke. The Duke and members of the St. Giles Choir exchange smiles after the re-dedication service. On Sunday H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh attended a re-dedication service held by the British Legion in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. June 30, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.).

Senator Huey P. Long speaking in early 1935 .

Franklin Roosevelt, the Earl of Athlone, Canadian Prime Minister McKenzie King, British PM Winston Churchill, Quebec, Canada, Aug 1943

01/01/1938. Valentín González, "the Peasant" (2nd Left.

Colour image of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mackenzie King and the Earl of Athlone. The photograph was taken at the Quebec Conference, where they planned the invasion of France, 1943.

HOMENAJE A VALLE-INCLAN - BANQUETE CON OTROS PERSONAJES. MIGUEL DE UNAMUNO. RAMON MARIA DEL VALLE INCLAN (1866-1936).

The President of the Italian Council Francesco Nitti and the Prime Minister of France Alexandre Millerand at the Conference of Sanremo, Italy, International Allied War Council, April 19-26, 1920, Italy, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, XVLII, No 17, April 25, 1920.

Dr. Walter Funk - German Minister Of Economies 1938 - Personality. September 11, 1939. (Photo by The Associated Press)

COSTA RICA-PRESDTE FIGUERAS,R.NIXON Y ESPOSAS COMEN PLATANO EN HACIENDA. Figueras. NIXON RICHARD 1913-1994 / RICHARD NIXON.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) - British statesman and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom holding a speech. Date: 1923

Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt Speaking to Crowd from Raised Platform, Photograph by American Press Association, October 12, 1910

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

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana reveals the statue of Dr.ir. Lely in Den Oever, at the foot of the Afsluitdijk. September 23, 1954. Den Oever, Noord-Holland

Mao Zedong (1893 - September 9, 1976), was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which he ruled as the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death

Vladimir lenin, josif stalin, 1922

Anefo photo collection. Prescription Prince Bernhard in Amsterdam G. Zonderman. March 3, 1952. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Fuente De, in the Liébana region, Cantabria, 9/12/1966. Francisco Franco at the inauguration of the National Tourism Parador and the cable car of the Cantabrian town. The cable car reached the Mirador del Cable, with a length of 1.45 kilometers.

Photograph of Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, half-length portrait, facing right, seated in carriage with chrysanthemum emblem on the door. Dated 1918

of 3