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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
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
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Anefo photo collection. Yves Montand in our country for action in Koninklijke Schouwburg in The Hague. February 9, 1965. The Hague, South Holland
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American playwright Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983), author of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
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Thurgood Marshall, Attorney for NAACP, Seated Portrait, Thomas J. O'Halloran, September 17, 1957
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Two notable Chicago gangsters  - John Dingbat Oberta and  Joseph Saltis        Date: 1930
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Nano de Jerez (Cayetano Fernández González) Hotel Alfonso XIII. Sevilla 1993.
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Adj.Carlheim Gyllensköld .. adj.Carlheim-Gyllensköld.
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Anefo photo collection. Demonstrative student congress in the Kroon in Amsterdam, A. A. Regtien (head). 19 May 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan sitting during a National Security Planning Group (NSPG) meeting in the White House, Situation Room, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, August 12, 1988
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Sid Field entertains Bristol-born film star Cary Grant who is negotiating with London Films for an Alexander Korda production in England.Like many famous Americans, Cary Grant fell into the spell of Sid Field's comic personality. "He is a very funny guy" says Mr. Grant.Recently on the radio, Cary Grant expressed a wish to see Sid Field's show, and this exclusive picture shows these two famous stars chatting after the show. August 14, 1947.
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Eddie Fisher, New York, 1962.
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Pierre Salinger, Kennedy's press secretary
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Madrid, December 1973. Gonzalo de Bethencourt y Carvajal during a conference on the topic «America at the waist.
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Study A "Racker-Buster" Entering the Arena An unusually good close-up of District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey as, puffing a cigarette, he arrives at the Supreme Court, ***** 6th, for another fighting round in the ***** of James J Hines, Veteran Tammany leader. September 6, 1938. (Photo by ACME).
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El pintor nacido en Figueres (Cataluña), Salvador Dalí. Fotografía de 1962.
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Anefo photo collection. Johan Cruijff. December 28, 1966
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Don Cockell.British and Empire heavyweight boxing champion; he will be fighting America's Rocky Marciano, the holder, for the world title on May 16th, 1955, in Los Angeles. March 22, 1955. (Photo by Tom Blau, Camera Press).
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Howard Hughes. September 12, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Wirephoto).
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Concetto Guttuso. Photograph by L.J. Bruce-Chwatt.
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JOHNNY CARSON in THE JOHNNY CARSON SHOW (1955).
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Joe DiMaggio, of the New York Yankees, kisses his signature baseball bat, Dec. 1941. DiMaggio's 1941 record for a 56-game hitting streak still stands  (BSLOC_2018_3_191)
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Bruno hauptmann who was arrested 30 months after the kidnapping. He was found guilty and family went to the electric chair. October 30, 1934.;Bruno hauptmann who was arrested 30 months after the kidnapping. He was found guilty and family went to the electric chair.
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Film still of Ray Milland (1907-1986) from 'Dial M for Murder'.
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Anefo photo collection. Portrait of the Minister of Economic Affairs of Israel, Mr Gaim Zadok. November 25, 1965
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Madrid, 08/29/1972. Photograph of José Miguel Santiago Castelo in the ABC newsroom on Serrano Street.
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CARY GRANT in HOLIDAY (1938), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.
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General Pedro Aramburu - President Of The Argentine Republic -- He succeeded General Eduardo Lonardi as President on the 14th November, 1955. December 13, 1955. (Photo by Camera Press).
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RVD / Royal House photo collection. Prince Claus. 1966
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JAMES STEWART in MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939) -Original title: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON-, directed by FRANK CAPRA.
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Engelbrekt Lindström, chairman of the teletidning flash. 1950 - 1970.
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Paul Newman in The City Jungle. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 - September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, and entrepreneur. Newman was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and three Golden Globe Awards.
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Maximilian schell, 1962
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Anefo photo collection. Gerard Kornelis van het Reve (novelist). November 28, 1963
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The 18th Party Congress of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) was held in Duesseldorf on 25 January 1971. Kurt-Georg Kiesinger, Helmut Kohl f. l, Germany, Europe
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Soviet physicist, the President of the USSR Academy of Sciences Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov (1891-1951), Anonymous
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DIRK BOGARDE in DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE (1954), directed by RALPH THOMAS.
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The Italian fascist journalist Mario Granbassi, in one of his radio speeches in 1935.
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U.S. President Lyndon Johnson giving victory sign on election night, Driskill Hotel, Austin, Texas, USA, Cecil Stoughton, November 3, 1964
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Personalities from politics, economy and culture from the years 1965-71. Hannes Stuetz (DKP) d. 2022 Cabaret artist, DEU, Germany, Dortmund, Europe
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Alex Steinweiss (designer).
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U.S. President Richard Nixon with Stacks of Telegrams after War Speech, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, photograph by Warren K. Leffler, November 4, 1969
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JOHN FORSYTHE and FREDERICK STAFFORD in TOPAZ (1969), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.
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American Politicians: Senator Richard Nixon -- Vice-President of the United States. April 14, 1955. (Photo by Camera Press).
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Washington, D.C.:  March 21, 1947 Former New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia as he testifies before the Senate Banking Committee in favor of the low-cost housing bill.
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Anefo photo collection. Willem of the Amsterdammertje. November 2, 1963
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Anefo photo collection. Arrival at Schiphol from new Indonesian ambassador Our country Mr Sumpono Bayuaji. November 13, 1978. Noord-Holland, Schiphol
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RAY WISE in GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (2005), directed by GEORGE CLOONEY.
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JERRY LEWIS.
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President Richard Nixon at a Chinese banquet. He watches as his glass is re-filled with Mao-tai, the potent alcoholic beverage used for the numerous toasts. Feb. 27, 1972.
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Personalities from politics, business and culture from the years 1965-71. Franz Steinkuehler (IG Metall), DEU, Germany, Dortmund, Europe
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El cantante argentino Billy Cafaro.
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Anefo photo collection. French director Francois Truffaut for cinema Cinétol, where his film is running Le Peau Douce? During Nouvelle Vague Festival. On advertising board Film by Claude Chabrol "Le Beau Serge". March 15, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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WALT DISNEY.
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Thurgood Marshall, Attorney for NAACP, Half-Length Portrait, Thomas J. O'Halloran, September 17, 1957
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President Richard Nixon after signing Senate Bill 1075, creating the Council of Environmental Quality on Jan. 1, 1970. Six months later, by executive order, he created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a single, independent federal agency .
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Italian journalist and member of the Parliament Giulio Andreotti holding a pen and a notebook in his hands. Italy, 1980s
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Anefo photo collection. W. Duys with a poster for television broadcast "Give health". August 23, 1971
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BUSTER KEATON.
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FBI director Clarence Kelley June 1973.
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Muhammed Ali and Howard Cosell on 'Speaking of everything with Howard Cosell' on WABC radio in 1965.
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John Ogdon.
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Anefo photo collection. Johan Cruijff. December 28, 1966
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CLARK GABLE in BETRAYED (1954), directed by GOTTFRIED REINHARDT.
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Personalities from politics, business and culture from the years 1965-71, DEU, Germany, Europe
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