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NATO Meetings and Conferences

Candid shots from military meetings, highlighting interactions between high-ranking officials in formal settings, with a professional atmosphere.

Fadden. February 18, 1941.

Anefo photo collection. Assignment: Zaandland trial run MS AIDA III. December 22, 1961

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Indonesia Markhallen. February 4, 1946

Diploma ceremony to graduates for continuing scientific training at the Royal Institute for the Marine. Captain-Lieutenant-Ter-Zee der Technical Service (Kltzt) A. J. van der Waard extends the diploma to graduates.

Australian Cake For Pensioners - Chelsea Pensioners Admire a Giant cake given them at the Royal Chelsea Hospital, London, today December 16. It is a gift of the people of Queensland, Australia. Left to Right: General Sir Bernard Paget, Governor of the Hospital; Sir Thomas White, Australian high Commissioner; and D. J. Muir, Agent-General for Queensland in London, who handed over the cake. December 16, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Portrait of the commander of the Marines General-Major of the Marines H. Lieftinck (1907) in his office at the headquarters of the Marines Corps at Westplein in Rotterdam, 1958.

1, 200 British Legion Volunteers To Act As Plebescite Policemen in Czecho-Slavakia -- The Members of the British Legion who are Organising and will take part in the venture photographed at Haig House, Eccleston Square today. They are (L to R) Major Sir Francis Fetherston-Godley; Lieut. Gen. Sir James O'Dowda, Chairman of the Legion's Northwestern area; Brig. General E.R. Fitzpatrick; Mr. J.R. Griffin; Col. Wilberforce and Col. Ashwarden.1,200 British Legion Volunteers in glue suit, leggings, special constable's caps and carrying walking stocks, will leave England this weekend to act as plebescite policemen in Czechoslovakia. October 04, 1938. (Photo by Keystone).

Anefo photo collection. NATO meets in The Hague. American Defense Minister Clark H. Clifford. April 18, 1968. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Arrival team Europe CP Hoover Maover Maatschap. October 16, 1952. Europe

Civil with binoculars ...

19400101 Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter, centre, handcuffed to J. Edgar Hoover, on the left, with another man on the right, at entrance to courthouse. J. Edgar. Hoover 1895-1972. Director of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), from 1924-1972.

District Manager R Markland Malmö is thanked in the plenary hall and at the Swedish Defense Agency, Stockholm 1956 12 28.

MGEN Lawrence F. Sullivan, commanding general, Marine Corps Logistics Base, prepares to introduce BGEN Clyde D. Dean, U.S. Marine Corps inspector general, to the officers of his command. Base: Marine Corps Logis Base, Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Transport of paintings back to the Rijksmuseum. World War II, paintings, museums, transports. November 2, 1945

Anefo photo collection. Command dr. Tekner. October 23, 1956

Col. Mesick with group , Armories, Ordnance industry, Rogers, Edith Nourse, 1881-1960, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard resistance day Soesterberg. August 31, 1985. Soesterberg, Utrecht

Shipping from the last telegram to the force in Suriname by the Chef Radiokamer, Mr Hulsebosch, from the radio room in the bunker at the Princess Julianakanne. Mr. Hulsebosch receives the text of the telegram from Colonel K. Elgersma, command command connections Koneligany Army (CVKL).

Anefo photo collection. His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard opens the Museum of the Corps Riding Artillery in Leiden in Legermuseum. May 26, 1963. Leiden, South Holland

Mr. Hore Belisha In Paris. The war Minister, Mr. Hore Belisha, who is on a visit to Paris, Lunched Yesterday at the Navy Ministry in Paris, Lunched Yesterday at the Navy Ministry in Paris. O.P.S. M. Campinohi, French Navy Minister, (Right) show Mr. Hore Belisha a Model of an old Sailing Ship. July 05, 1939. (Photo by Keystone)

Youth Meets Atom Experts:Young People between the ages of 14 and 18 from all Parts of London, discussed with experts "Atomic Energy - Good or Evil" on the occasion of a youth session at the Caxt on Hall, Westminster, today (Sat).Picture shows: Left to right: Group Captain G. L. Cheshire, V.C. D.S.O. and two Bars, D.F.C. Miss Pat Bellio of Bromley, Kent: Roger Bierron. Narrow, Middlesex, and Gerald Barlow of Cheam, *****. March 20, 1946. (Photo by L.N.A.)

MacArthur - Man of The Hour General Douglas MacArthur is pictured, left, with President Franklin D. Roosovelt and the late Secretary of War George Dern, center in Washington shortly after appointment of the general as U.S. Army Chief of Staff in 1930. MacArthur was only 50 at the time the youngest Chief of Staff in American history. January 01, 1952.

In a room filled with things that go bang and a lot of technical data on what happens before and after the bangs the Bibbys, Australia's father and son Marksmen, discuss a rifle. April 12, 1950.

HMS Howe. August 1942. Men from Vickers-Armstrong at work on the big guns.

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

A visit from State Secretary Mr. F.J. Kranenburg and the British ambassador to a light air target artillery unit.

On December 10, 1969, Keurskenders arrive at the Marine Inspection Center (Markeuirsel), which is located in the field of the Marine Training Camp (Mokh) on the emergency highway in Hilversum, where they are given the way through a corporal of the Marines.

Exhibition of Empire Products :Vice Admiral Taylor (left) and Mr. Gordon Selfridge of Selfridge Stores, London, with New Zealand exhibits at the exhibition.Vice Admiral Taylor, M.P. opened the exhibition of Empire products at Whiteleys, London. March 23, 1936. (Photo by Universal Pictorial Press & Agency).

Anefo photo collection. Turkish riot at Schiphol, the Turks at Schiphol. January 13, 1965. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

The Comet Flies Again. The Comet II arrived back at Hatfield after a proving flight to the Far East. OPS:- Group Captain John Cunningham (left) with co-pilot Peter Bugge. October 07, 1955. (Photo by Daily Herald).

MINECTION IF.int o ext workplaces.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Anefo photo collection. 150 Marines arrive from Curacao at Schiphol on the right vice admiral Maas. 11 June 1969. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Allied Nations War Strategy Conference in Casablanca, French Morocco, Feb. 1, 1943.

Anefo photo collection. Press conference Committee Actual Service Military. October 5, 1959

Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard as an Inspector General of the Royal Netherlands Air Force visiting the Group of Technology and Material Led Weapons (GTMGW) in Hesepe in West Germany.Rechts in the photo The adjutant of Prince Bernhard Lieutenant-Colonel-kite H.J. Holthuis and also the commander of the GTMGW Colonel H. Evertse.

Draper's Farewell Party for NATO. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Visit of James E. Powers, National Commander, American Legion, 9:40AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with National Commander of the American Legion, James E. Powers (right). West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.

Zaragoza, 01/07/1970. Frustrated hijacking of a Spanish plane. An eighteen-year-old student from Madrid, Mariano Ventura Rodríguez, has tried to hijack an Iberia plane, on the Madrid-Zaragoza flight. In the image, some of the passengers of the plane after having disembarked and ended the incident.

Anefo photo collection. Armed robbery at the Netherlands General Bank to Johan Huizingalaan, Amsterdam; Police look at the office. October 30, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Activities (tailoring) of crew members recorded while making a report on board cruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (C 801), 1955.

1993 Armed Forces Day Parade, in Madrid, presided over by Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain and Their Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias.

Heads of U.S. Army and Navy confer with President Washington, D.C. - Shown leaving the White House after conferring with President Roosevelt on the European situation, Sept. 1st, are left to right, Secretary of War Harry Woodring; Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison: Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson; Admiral Harold Start, Chief of Naval Operations; and Brig. General Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army. January 09, 1939. (Photo by ACME)

Working visit of H.M. Queen Beatrix at the Royal Institute for the Marine in Den Helder

Anefo photo collection. Communication Storm surge barrier at Krimpen aan den IJssel, Dr. White puts the flooding. October 22, 1958. Krimpen aan den IJssel, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Turkish riot at Schiphol, the Turks at Schiphol. January 13, 1965. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

A member of a U.S. Navy band explains the significance of various Navy ribbons to a member of a visiting Soviet military band during the Soviets' tour of the U.S. Navy School of Music. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Unveiling Monument Ir. Damme. October 23, 1947

The marine position on the Firato in the RAI building in Amsterdam is visited by various ministers. The Firato is an audio video exhibition / exhibition where Defense also has various recruitment stands.

Three men, one holding award , Awards, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Anefo photo collection. Declaration by Agt in connection with hostage axles; From Agt (R), the ULL has been made with a good ending. March 14, 1978. Assen

Anefo photo collection. Farewell General Curls as Chef Staff Military Authority. General Cross holds a speech in the hall of the Haagse Zoo. October 26, 1945. The Hague

Anefo photo collection. Cabinet formation, number 9 Lieutenant General W. den Too. April 3, 1967

German Ex-Prison Camp Commandant Given Holiday By One Of His Ex-Prisoners Of War -- Ex-Private Wickenden and family welcome the Prince on his arrival in this country last night.A Prince and a butcher sat down together to a supper of eggs, chips, sausages, and fried bread last night because of a few acts of humanity in a German Prison Camp during the war.The butcher, 30-year-old George Wikenden, of Swanscombe, Kent, has waited five years to repay Prince Waldemar su Hohenlohe, an almost penniless 53-year-old nobleman, for his kindness as commandant of the camp. August 02, 1949. (Photo by Associated Newspapers).

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Dutch Guinea: visit UN representatives Cuba Columbia agricultural testing station government training. tour South American diplomats site schoolrooms Government Training School Schependel Hamadi. August 1955. Hollandia, Guinea

Exercise "Beware"The Earl of Gosford, a former Group Captain, gets a close-up view of the cockpit of a Hunter Jet fighter when he went to the RAF Station, North Weald, during the current air defence exercise, "Beware" which is being held in three phases from Sept. 23rd, to Oct. 2nd. Pointing out features of the plane is F/Officer John Weldin, of Chesterfield. September 28, 1955.

Portrait of Jhr. R.A.P. Sandberg to Essenburg. Bust from the front, in oval.

Brussels (Belgium), July 1956. International ballooning festival in which Professors Picard and Cosyns took part. The king of the Belgians, Leopold III, attended. In the image, the moment in which the Belgian monarch talks with the two scientists. high resolution copy exists.

Anefo photo collection. HAPING KLM DC9 above the Netherlands; Arrival commander Kloosterman. August 6, 1978

Anefo photo collection. International Congress in Peace Palace of International Organization for Military Law and War Right, v.L.n.R. Stemdink (Defense), Van Vollenhoven and. May 22, 1973

DN-SN-89-08457. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Man receiving pin , Armories, Ordnance industry, Awards, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

President Truman signs HR1726, an act "to provide for the organization of the Air Force and the Department of the Air Force" a technicality in the unification plans to make the Air Force Department official. Left to right: Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Hoyt S. Vandenberg; Representative Overton Brooks (D) of La. and Secretary of the Air Force, Thomas K. Finletter. 19 Sept 1951

Anefo photo collection. Sint Willebrord after the riots. Inspector General of the National Police Corps W.The guest. April 22, 1968. Noord-Brabant, Sint Willebrord

Anefo photo collection. "Night watch Giant" butcher trade fair. October 28, 1985

Man receiving award , Ordnance industry, Armories, Military officers, Awards, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Hu Shi Xiu, director of the Bureau of Forestry and the delegation leader, and Ding Yao Hua, director of the Chengdu Zoo at Sichuan, meet MGEN Benedict, commander, U.S. air base, and COL Vernon L. Frye, commander, 7450th Air Base Group, upon their arrival at the Tempelhof Central Airport following the delivery of the panda bears Bao Bao and Tian Tian by the U.S. Air Force to Berlin from China. Base: West Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

German Ex-Generals. General Ludwig Cruewell. He was Rommel's successor as Commander in chief of the Afrika Korps. October 21, 1954. (Photo by Camera Press).

Anefo photo collection. Departure from Dutch soldiers from Schiphol to Lebanon. Minister Scholten talked to a soldier. March 10, 1979. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

DD-SN-85-09947. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Weapons - Revolvers & Pistols - Weapons.. Misc. April 26, 1941. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Man with painting of winter scene , Painting, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Vietminh Sign ArmisticePhoto Shows: General Ta Quang Buu, Defence Minister Of Vietnam Signing The Armistice Agreement in the Palais De Nations Building In Geneva Today. Standing Beside Him is Jean Paul Boncour, Secretary General Of The Conference. French and Vietminh officers, Enmies for eight years of bitter jungle warfare in indochina, early today July 21, Signed an Armistice in Geneva which will Split the coastal state of viet Nam Between Western and Communist Regimes. July 21, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo)

'Alert America' Convoy , Exhibitions, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

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