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Mid-20th Century Portraits

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Mr. W. D. Forsyth (right), delegate of Australia on the Assembly's Fourth (Trusteeship) Committee. December 01, 1953.

Anefo photo collection. Silver phonograph Bernard Haitink. April 12, 1988

John Mills, on-set of the Film, "Dulcima", MGM-EMI, 1971

Joseph P. Kennedy, Chairman of U.S. Maritime Commission, as Appearing before Congressional Committee, Washington DC, USA, Harris & Ewing, December 1937

Anefo photo collection. unknown . German Finance Minister. March 29, 1965

Anefo photo collection. Receives by Queen Juliana from Demission Premier Den Uyl at Huis ten Bosch. Revenue, Prime Ministers. March 28, 1977. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. House of Representatives ; The Brauw from DS70 for last time in the House of Representatives. March 13, 1975

Anefo photo collection. P Portraits / Persons / Anefo London series. E. N. van Kleffens, Minister of Foreign Affairs,. Great Britain, London

Antonio Mingote in 1961.

John Barrymore reading books

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.

Madrid, 1959. Portrait of the caricaturist and bullfighting critic D. Ricardo García López, «K Hito».

Anefo photo collection. Tomorrow the famous Dutch architect, poet, writer and philosopher is celebrating Prof. H.T. Wijdeveld are 95th birthday. October 3, 1980

Sir George Bellow, Garter King of Arms, who, carrying his seal of office, walked in procession when Viscount Brooksborough, Northern Ireland Premier, took his seat in the House of Lords. November 12, 1952.

John Curtin Speaking at Liberty Nawans. February 19, 1942. (Photo by The Fairfax Photo Library).

Federal Chancellor Kurt-Georg Kiesinger in 1969 opens the campaign for the 1969 federal election in his constituency of Loerrach (Baden Wuerttemberg), Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Leo de Leeuwe, the oldest opera singer of our country, will commemorate his 85th birthday on November 25, 1952. 17 November 1952. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

1983 - Capt. Grace Murray Hopper attends a ceremony taking place to dedicate a center for computer learning in her name at Brewster Academy..

Anefo photo collection. Princess Juliana Prince Bernhard Donator Day World Wildlife Fund; Prince Bernhard André van Duin. November 19, 1988

Anefo photo collection. Charles Boost receives cinemagic prize contribute insight importance quality film. January 22, 1988

Anefo photo collection. Minister Logeman. February 23, 1946

Miss Holmqvist. Photo in October 1949. Fröken Holmqvist. Foto i oktober 1949.

Peace At The Conference -- British Prime Minister Clement Attlee Reads a Newspaper before the opening of the August 3 plenary session of the Peace Conference in Luxembourg Palace, Paris. January 06, 1950. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. PvdA congress in the RAI. President Tans to lunch. November 24, 1967

Anefo photo collection. Sociologist Norbert Elias distinguished Minister Deetman (Amsterdam). 22 June 1987. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. World Press chairman H. G. Christmas with winning photo. March 6, 1975

Ivo Garrani, 60s.

Anefo photo collection. Composer Professor Hendrik Andriessen Farewell College Held University in Nijmegen. July 9, 1963. Nijmegen

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Prince Bernhard. 1965

Anefo photo collection. J.P.A. Gruyters installed as 1st mayor of Lelystad. January 2, 1980. Lelystad

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943).Russian composer, pianist and conductor, in the Bohemian Club Grove, California.

Hugh Waddell Mulligan. Photograph.

Anefo photo collection. On Tuesday afternoon our royal couple and Princess Beatrix from Schiphol left for Mexico for the state visit that will be taken from 10 to 17 April. After the departure, the private secretary of the Queen, Mr. J. van der Hoeven, with the secretary of Princess Irene Mej. Wines, in Schiphol's press room a statement about the marriage of Princess Irene. April 7, 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

England: c. 1960 A portrait of noted chemist and author Charles Percy Snow.

Anefo photo collection. Cabinet crisis. Arrival of Mr. J.M.A.H. (Joseph) Luns (KVP) at the Ministry of General Affairs on Plein 1813 in The Hague. November 18, 1966. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Leo de Leeuwe, the oldest opera singer of our country, will commemorate his 85th birthday on November 25, 1952. The singer at a picture of him manufactured by a friend. November 17, 1952. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Pal Justus. Laszlo Rajk (8 March 1909 - 15 October 1949) was a Hungarian Communist politician, who served as Minister of Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was an important organizer of the Hungarian Communists' power, but he eventually fell victim to Matyas Rakosi's show trials.

F. A. Cooper - Premier of Q'land on board New Zealand Star. November 3, 1945. (Photo by Martin/Fairfax Media).

Italian lawyer and Christian Democrat deputy Danilo De' Cocci sitting in an armchair. 1963

$Anefo photo collection. Reception of the fraction leaders by Queen Juliana at Huis ten Bosch palace. Arrival Group Chairman De Gaay Fortman (PPR). March 24, 1977. The Hague, South Holland$

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Prince Bernhard. 1974

Mrs. Hemström. Photo 1949. Fru Hemström. Foto 1949.

Anefo photo collection. Prof. Hussein Djajadigrat (member of the federal government of Indonesia). January 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

SPENCER TRACY in CASS TIMBERLANE (1947), directed by GEORGE SIDNEY.

Britain's New Air Minister -- Lord De L'Isle and Dudley, V.C. at his desk to-day. November 02, 1951.

Personalities from politics, business and culture from the years 1965-71, DEU, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana is present at the opening of the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh in Amsterdam. Ir Q. Van Gogh, retard of the painter, keeps a speech. 2 June 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Mr Paino, 1930s, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.

Anefo photo collection. Mayor of Fenema (Zandvoort). March 28, 1962. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

The famous Russian-American author Vladimir Nabokov (1899 - 1977) always carried bits of paper and a pencil to write when he felt inspired. Photograph taken in 1967 in Montreux, Switzerland.

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (1894 - 1971) was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and chairman of that country's Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964.

British MP here Mr. Frank Beswick, a British Labor MP, arrived by Qantas Constellation at Mascot today on a month's visit to Australia. September 17, 1953.

Anefo photo collection. House conferencing of the Tuschinski group Alex de Haas in the Tuschinski Theater honored in Amsterdam. Comedians, theater, hornings. November 5, 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The writer Mikhail Sholokhov (1905-1984) by Anonymous /The Russian State Library, Moscow/1960s/Photograph/Russia/Portrait

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard visits sailing ship "De Eendracht" in Den Helder; Prince Bernhard. April 26, 1976. Den Helder

Jim Gerald. August 04, 1952.;Jim Gerald.

MARIANO MEDINA.

Christie - Sent For Trial - John Reginald Halliday Christie, 55, is driven from Clerkenwell Court in a police car today after being sent for trial at the Old Bailey, accused of the murder of his wife and three other women. May 6, 1953. (Photo by United Press Photo).

William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer. 1975.

Anefo photo collection. Rob van Reijn as the "male Marcus". August 7, 1963

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Prince Bernhard. 1969

Madrid, 01/23/1979. Venancio Mayoral de las Heras, born in 1877, participated for more than three years in thirty combats in the Philippines. Last survivor of the Philippine War.

Anefo photo collection. Dr. Wiesenthal in the Netherlands to speak about his work here at Schiphol Netherlands. April 21, 1963. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Financieel Dagblad, Mr. Postma (Dir. General Finance Minister). March 16, 1984

Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fraser of North Cape (The first Sea Lord) seen arriving.The world premier of Captain Horatio Hornblower took place at the Warner theatre, Leicester Square, London tonight (Thursday), In the presence of H.R.H. Princess Margaret. April 12, 1931. (Photo by L.N.A.).

TEODORO ROOSEVELT-POLITICA DE CONSERVACION DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES. Theodore Roosevelt.

Italian journalist and member of the Parliament Giulio Andreotti playing cards. Rimini, 10th October 1982

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Prince Bernhard. 1969

12/31/1960. Actor Spencer Tracy.

Poll photo collection. Visiting Wiesbaden. Hermann Peffer with camera on a terrace in Wiesbaden. October 1959. Germany, Hessen, West Germany, Wiesbaden

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Prince Bernhard. 1964

Charles Coburn, on-set of the Film, "Louisa", Universal Pictures, 1950

Elsevier photo collection. Prince Bernhard. June 22, 1968

11/30/1976. Psoe Congress in Madrid. In the Image, Francois Mitterrand.

Hollywood, Los Angeles (California), USA 1924. The Spanish set designer poses before the camera in his North American home, at 1735 Wilcox Avenue. He spent the last years of his life working for the cinema, where he achieved great renown in his profession. In the image, in the garden of his house before leaving for the filming of the film starring Pola Negri, "La Zarina".

Anefo photo collection. Ered doctorate for ir. Vincent W. van Gogh, ir. Vincent W. van Gogh after the award ceremony. January 10, 1966

President Truman during a speech in New York, in the public governor Thomas Dewey, Anonymous, International News Photos, 1948 news photograph New Yorkpublisher: United States of America baryta paper gelatin silver print politics New York

Air Vice-Mar-Shal Sir Philip Game, a former Governor of New South Wales, Died last night. Sir Philip, who was 85, was N.S.W. Governor from 1930 to 1935. January 16, 1935.

Poll photo collection. The Dutch envoy in Brussels, Jhr. A.W.L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachoumer. 1935

Former U.S. President Harry S. Truman, Smiling Portrait Holding Two Cameras, June 1960

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Prince Bernhard 70 years at the Pilee in Garden Palace Soestdijk. 1981. Baarn, Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana in Uddel, mayor A. L. des Tombe van Apeldoorn. March 30, 1967. Gelderland, Uddel

Anefo photo collection. Hans Krieg will be 60 years old, Hans Krieg on his wing in the Waalstraat in Amsterdam. April 3, 1959. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Arthur Rubinstein.

Franklin D. Roosevelt entertained Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha, of Norway, at the Summer White House. L-R: Eleanor Roosevelt, Prince Olav, Sara Delano Roosevelt, the President's mother, Princess Martha, and FDR. Hyde Park, New York. April 30, 1939.

The 91st Archbishop of York (Dr Cril Garbett) 80 years old next Sunday (Feb 6th).The Archbishop in the jovial mood as he recalls a visit to the States. February 3, 1955. (Photo by Daily Herald).

$Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana receives fraction leaders. The Arch Chairman of the Ar, Mr. Brown slot, at home ten Bosch. December 24, 1960. The Hague, South Holland$

Anefo photo collection. Golden plate for Robert Stolz and Hilton Hotel Amsterdam Robert Stolz with golden plate. September 8, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The Japanese Imperial Family -- Emperor Hirohito In A Paddy Field -- The ageing Emperor Hirohito of Japan, ceremonially cutting rice in a paddy field withing the confines of the Imperial Palace. The Emperor, who was born in April 1901, succeeded to the throne in December 1926. December 1, 1926. (Photo by Tim, Camera Press).

Paul von Hindenburg on his deathbed, historical photo, 02.08.1934, Neudeck Manor, Germany, today Poland, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Gerard de Klerk (Sinterklaas) receives award Sinterklaas. November 24, 1987

Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 - 18 April 1955) German-born theoretical physicist. He developed the general theory of relativity, 1940

Field-Marshal Smuts At Cambridge -- 'Cambridge honours Field-Marshal Smuts. A close-up of Field-Marshal Smuts, dressed in his robes, after his installation as Chancellor of Cambridge University. Field-Marshal Smuts was installed as Chancellor of Cambridge University to-day (Thursday), and conferred honorary degrees on a number of distinguished men including, the Archbishop of York (Dr. Cyrill Garbett), Sir Stafford Cripps, chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Winston Churchill. June 10, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto)

What Max Baer Has To Face -- Tommy Farr, the British heavyweight champion, photographed during training for his fight with Max Baer, former world champion, at Harringay Arena tomorrow. This "British Bulldog" has a canins bulldog as companion. April 14, 1937. (Photo by Keystone).

Anefo photo collection. The winner of the Prix Italia. Bob uschi from the NOS arrives at the RAI Amsterdam. Bob uschi with the Prix Italia diploma. September 24, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Cabinet crises 1966: The night of Schmelzer. Chairman of the First Chamber Professor Dr. J.P. Macoure (PvdA) arrives at Huis Palace ten Bosch in The Hague. October 15, 1966. The Hague, South Holland

Harold Vanderbilt, Rowing - Harvard/Yale, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

01/24/2006. Madrid, 01/25/06.- Tribute to bullfighting photographer Juan Cano "Canito", Photo: Daniel G. Lopez ....Archdc.

Man; inscribed 'Vicar Wingfield' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

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