Notable Figures in Mid-20th Century

Images of prominent individuals from the mid-1900s, capturing historical moments with a focus on expressions and formal settings.

Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl Snowdon, born 1930, English photographer, pictured visiting the London Silver Vaults in Chancery Lane the week before his wedding to Princess Margaret. Date: 1960

J. Shortell, Pres. NSW ALP. February 15, 1955.

Anefo photo collection. Andre Claveau. March 11, 1958

Richard Milhous Nixon 37th President of the United States (1913-1994)

Anefo photo collection. Championships in Ostende, Henny de Ruyter (the Netherlands) headers. August 4, 1964. The Netherlands, Ostend

Paul Berg (born June 30, 1926) American biochemist and professor emeritus at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980

Elsevier photo collection. visit Amsterdam, Prince Claus visited Niemeyer Museum aan de Amstel. visit, prince smoked blow tobacco pipe stone pipe. February 20, 1968. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

June 15, 1961 - John B. Connally, Jr., Sec. of the Navy, at press conference

Jerome B. Wiesner, Science Advisor to President Kennedy. Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner, sits in his office. Washington, D.C.

Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl Snowdon, born 1930, English photographer, pictured visiting the London Silver Vaults in Chancery Lane the week before his wedding to Princess Margaret. Date: 1960

Ne Win (1910 - 2002) Burmese politician and military commander who served as Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma from 1962 to 1981. Ne Win was Burma's military dictator during the Socialist Burma period of 1962 to 1988.

Anefo photo collection. Congress DS70 in Den Bosch, number 12 and 13 De Brauw (head). April 7, 1973. Den Bosch

Reginald Aubrey Doyle at the Federal Bankruptcy Court today. February 18, 1953. (Photo by Bert Power/Fairfax Media).

Dr. von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center, spoke of the progress in the Saturn Program during his appearance before the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. He was accompanied by Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, Portrait Seated at Desk, Washington DC, USA, Harris & Ewing, 1936

Academy award winner, Thomas Mitchell, died at his Beverly Hills home today, aged 70. May 21, 1955.

White House Staff photographs. Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen. White House, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Hector Perez Garcia began his leadership for Hispanic civil rights in 1947. He founded the American G.I. Forum in Corpus Christi in 1947. He was active three decades, and worked with Presidents Johnson and Carter. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1984 and President Clinton delivered the eulogy at his 1996 funeral. 1949 photo. (BSLOC_2014_13_135)

Dr. Reginald Stuart Jones.***** at his home this morning. September 18, 1952.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Swedish actor Gunnel Bjorn beach at Schiphol. June 14, 1965. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

President Richard Nixon at his Oval Office desk on his first day as President. Jan. 21, 1969.

Portrait of the Italian actor and director Folco Lulli.

DEU, Germany, Ruhr Area The election campaign for the Bundestag elections on 10. 9. 1969 in the Ruhr area. Heinrich Windelen, Europe

EL REY JUAN CARLOS I, JEFE DE ESTADO EN FUNCIONES DURANTE LA ENFERMEDAD DE FRANCO, 19 DE JULIO DE 1974. PERIODO PRECONSTITUCIONAL DEL. Location: PALACIO REAL DE EL PARDO. EL PARDO. MADRID. SPAIN. JUAN CARLOS I DE BORBON (1938-). JUAN CARLOS I DE ESPAÑA (1938-).

New York, New York: November, 1960 Author Norman Mailer leaving jail after being arrested.

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Singer in Hilton hotel. June 7, 1973

Jerome B. Wiesner, Science Advisor to President Kennedy. Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner, sits in his office. Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. New alderman from Amsterdam, Drs. R. J. de Wit (head). April 28, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

White House Staff: Presidential Aide Kenneth P. O'Donnell, Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Deputy Presidential Aide Walt Whitman Rostow, Presidential Secretary Evelyn Lincoln, Special Assistant to the Attorney General James A. Reed, Special Assistant to the President Dr. Jerome S. Wiesner, and Air Force Aide to the President Gen. Godfrey T. McHugh. Special Assistant to the President Kenneth P. O'Donnell at a desk in the White House, Washington, D.C.

White House Staff photographs. White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger. White House, Washington, D.C.

Elsevier photo collection. official act Prince Bernhard vacation Congress Junior Chamber International RAI convention center Amsterdam. welcomed Drs. J.M. Den Uyl, Minister Economic Affairs Chairman Organizing Committee H.L. Remember. September 2, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Photo Prince Bertil Sweden at Schiphol. 8 June 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Gilbert Bécaud at Schiphol. October 21, 1960. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Liberal Christianity and faith freedom press conference DS. Dr. Cramer. August 13, 1964

Captains of U.S. Industry: Benjamin F. FairlessPresident, United States Steel Corporation. March 22, 1948. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

Henry Agard Wallace, 1888-1965. Photographed in 1945. Henry Agard Wallace was the 33rd Vice President of the United States (1941ñ1945), the Secretary of Agriculture (1933ñ1940), and the Secretary of Commerce (1945ñ1946). In the 1948 presidential election, Wallace was the presidential nominee of the Progressive Party.

Anefo photo collection. Command Volkskrant Chairman Bridbond Mr. ALK van Loben Sels. April 22, 1978

Jerome B. Wiesner, Science Advisor to President Kennedy. Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner, sits in his office. Washington, D.C.

10/24/1968. Manolo Santana during an interview given to the newspaper Abc.

EDGAR NEVILLE - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - SIGLO XX.

Anefo photo collection. Rob Kennedy during press conference at Schiphol. 26 February 1962. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Robert Rossen, movie producer, testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1953. Rossen had been a member of the American Communist Party from 1937 to 1947. He was blacklisted in 1951 when he refused to testify to the HUAC. In 1953, at his second HUAC appearance he named 57 people as current or former Communists and was removed from the blacklist. His most notable films were ALL THE KINGS MEN (1949) and THE HUSTLER (1961).

ALBERTO SORDI in SUNDAY IS ALWAYS SUNDAY (1958) -Original title: DOMENICA E SEMPRE DOMENICA-.

Elsevier photo collection. The special representative of President Johnson, H. Cabot Lodge, is received at the Catshuis by Prime Minister Marijnen. August 20, 1964. The Hague

El pintor nacido en Figueres (Cataluña), Salvador Dalí. Fotografía de 1962.

Dale Carnegie, signing his concrete slab at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. His book, 'How To Win Friends and Influence People' of 1931 is a classic and still relevant self-help book. Ca. 1930s. - (BSLOC_2014_17_201)

Walter Gill Former Chauffuer Buckingham Palace. November 20, 1955.

Anefo photo collection. Prime Minister Biesheuvel leaves from Schiphol to the West and New York, Biesheuvel during press conference (head). January 14, 1972. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Italian politician Giuseppe Di Vittorio speaking into the microphone raising his fist. 1950s

Anefo photo collection. Presentation of medals for the best baseball players, Ruud Zijlstra. January 19, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Martinair director of Schroder back from Ceylon (where DC-8 crashed); Mr. Schroder during press conference (head). December 7, 1974. Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Anefo photo collection. Mr. Dankers, director of the cinema du Midi in Amsterdam. 24 July 1959. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana receives at home palace ten Bosch advisers for the cabinet formation. Mr Koekoek, farmhouse. May 18, 1963. The Hague, South Holland

Gambling boss Meyer Lansky (1902-1983), led by a detective for booking on vagrancy charge at 54th Street police station, New York City, February 13, 1958.

Governor James (Big Jim) Folsom (pictured) has ordered Alabama police to crack down on "hooded terrorism" caused by racial tension. April 2, 1948.

MONTGOMERY CLIFT in I CONFESS (1953), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

William S. Paley (1901-90), President of CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) which he founded in 1928 through a merger of sixteen radio stations. By the time portrait was taken in his New York office in 1939, CBS had established its leadership in news reporting.

Don Candy - Tennis. February 21, 1951.

U.S. Senator Lyndon Johnson speaking with U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon, Washington, D.C., USA, Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, July 29, 1958

Jean Chauvel. August 12, 1949. (Photo by Cowles Syndicate).

Britten seeks young stars for unwritten opera Benjamin Britten's New Opera, Based on "The Turn of the screw" by Henry James, is due to open in Venice next September. So far, however, Britten has not started worn on the score. He is looking for two children to sing the central roles and today held an audition for boys and girls of 11 and 12. The Audition took place at the royal court theatre, Sloane square, London, S.W... If Britten fails to find the two younger singers he wants the parts in the opera will have to be spoken. If a pair of children are successful they will have intensive coach during the coming month. December 01, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd)

Elsevier photo collection. Premier de Jong television studio Hague, announce birth Prince Maurits. April 17, 1968. Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. KVP party council together in Den Bosch. Drs. TH.E. (Tjerk) Westerterp. November 26, 1966. 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant

Anefo photo collection. Press conference on cancellation of Prime Minister Biesheuvel's visit to the Netherlands Antilles in the Nieuwspoort press center in The Hague. Press conferences, portraits, ministers presidents, visits. September 10, 1980. The Hague, South Holland

Italian Ambassador" ArrivesCount Nicole Carandini, the recently Appointed Representative of the Italian Government in ***** In London *****. December 31, 1944. (Photo by Associated Press Photo)

Richard Wright, African-American poet and novelist, who wrote the classic, NATIVE SUN, 1940. He was born in the South, grew up in a poor and unstable family, and joined the 'Great Migration' north to Chicago in 1927. 1943 photo by Gordon Parks (BSLOC_2016_7_20)

Anefo photo collection. Golden televizier ring, the Dutch prize for television programs, won by comedian and singer Show Hermans for his One Man Show. Award ceremonies, comedians. November 6, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

SEAN CONNERY in CUBA (1979), directed by RICHARD LESTER.

04/30/1991. Adolfo Suarez.

Anefo photo collection. Press conference Verolme-NDSM in The Hague. Mr. C. Verolme. July 9, 1968. The Hague, South Holland

Gordon Chater - Australian Actor. November 25, 1955.

American actor Don Murray.

JACKIE GLEASON in THE HUSTLER (1961), directed by ROBERT ROSSEN.

BURT LANCASTER in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957), directed by ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK.

08/01/1977. Adolfo Suárez, President of the Government, smokes a cigarette sitting in his seat in the Congress of Deputies.

Al Capone, with a cigar and a big smile, leaving Federal building in Miami, Florida, preceded by his attorney Abe Teitelbaum. 1941.

Prince Farouk, aged 16, now King of Egypt, sits at his study desk in his English home. March 23, 1936.

Congressman John Kennedy to support Adlai Stevenson for 1952 Democratic Presidential nomination. July 22, 1952.

Wernher von Braun (March 23, 1912 - June 16, 1977). German, and later naturalized, American rocket scientist, and one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany during World War II and, subsequently, in the United States.

Anefo photo collection. Leonard Bernstein receives the Edison Classical. Leonard Bernstein is listening to a speech. September 20, 1968. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

U.S. President Gerald Ford voting in the 1976 General Election, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs, November 2, 1976

Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr. (17 August 1896 - 13 July 1970) was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, a top secret research project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II.

American Politicians: Governor Leroy Collins.Democrat, he was elected Governor of the State of Florida for a four-year term in 1953.The truce was announced last night by Negro leader James Orange after talks with President Johnson's personal representative in Selma, Leroy Collins.Orange announced that demonstrators would be allowed to march on Dallas county courthouse in small numbers and hold *****. August 31, 1955. (Photo by Camera Press).

Anefo photo collection. Arrival at Schiphol van Leopold Gratz, Minister of Education of. Minister Gratz. March 31, 1971. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Departure Real Madrid at Hiltonhotel Amsterdam. Coach Munoz on departure. September 21, 1967. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Vittorio de Sica at Schiphol (London-Rome) buys souvenirs. March 22, 1962. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Minister Lubbers opens in Utrecht TechnoBorurs and trade fair General delivery, Minister Lubbers during opening speech. May 13, 1974. Utrecht (city)

SATRUSTEGUI , JOAQUIN. POLITICO ESPAÑOL FOTO 1975.

Elsevier photo collection. successor mr. G.E. Van Walsum W. Thomassen, 55 years, appointed mayor Rotterdam. Thomassen PvdA, mayor Zaandam Enschede. married 5 children. April 16, 1965 accepts function .. February 15, 1965. Enschede

Anefo photo collection. Television game "Freule Julie", Ger Roos new AVRO director. October 27, 1960

ORSON WELLES in THREE CASES OF MURDER (1955), directed by DAVID EADY and GEORGE MORE O'FERRAL.

Jorge Casal. Cantante de tangos argentino (Buenos Aires, 1924). Actuo en las orquestas de Florindo Sassone (1947-1949) y Anibal Troilo (1949-1955) y posteriormente como solista. Protagonizo tres peliculas musicales del genero.

Black and white photograph of King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1894-1972) giving his radio address proclaiming his abdication on 11 December 1936.

ERNEST BORGNINE in MARTY (1955), directed by DELBERT MANN.

Washington, DC, -- Radio broadcaster Arthur Godfrey announcing ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the laying of the Washington Monument cornerstone. 7/3/48. Photo: Abbie Rowe

01/01/1970. 1975 (Ca.) Mario Cabré, who had dazzled audiences with his interpretation of Don Juan in Zorrila's famous work, "Don Juan Tenorio".

Joe E. Brown. May 06, 1950. (Photo by Pictorial Department)

Tom Dougherty. September 04, 1952.

Madrid, May 1957. Primo Carnera reading the Black and White.

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.

Anefo photo collection. CDA summit speaks with bishop's conference in Utrecht; CDA party chairman De Vries calls. March 5, 1984. Utrecht (province), Utrecht (city)

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