Political Leaders in Historical Context

Black and white photos of historical political leaders at key moments, capturing the essence of their roles in significant events.

1945: US Chief of the Army Dwight Eisenhower with Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), leader of the Free French in World War II.

Canadian Prime Minister Meets Sir Winston Churchill - Mr. St. Laurent waves to the crowd as ***** on the steps of No.10 with Sir Winston Churchill after the Luncheon.Mr. St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada, now making a short visit to London, during a round ***** world flight, launched with Sir Winston Churchill at No.10 Downing St. February 06, 1954.

King Gustav Adolf V presents Luigi Pirandello with the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature at a ceremony in Stockholm. -approximate date.

Field Marshal Papagos Visits Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

1945: US Chief of the Army Dwight Eisenhower with Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), leader of the Free French in World War II.

Sir Earle Page representing Australia with Mr. Churchill. The first meeting of the London Pacific War Council held, today at No. 10 Downing Street, London. Ministerial representatives of Australia, New Zealand, and Holland attended with Mr. Winston Churchill. May 20, 1942. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

De Valera Comes To Downing Street Eire's Premier Opens Anglo-Eire Economic Talks -- Mr. de Valera, (left) chats with Clement Attlee at No. 10 Downing Street, fater his arrival from Eire.Mr. Eamon de Valera, Prime Minister of Eire, arrived in ***** London to take part in extended trade talks with the British Cabinet. The talks are expected to cover the entire field of economic and financial relations between Great Britain and Eire.Mr. de Valera lunched with Prime Minister Clement Attlee at 10 Downing street, before beginning talks with the Premier and members of the British Cabinet. September 19, 1947.

Anefo photo collection. 25 years exist Tilburg's Catholic Ecomic University. Robert Schuman Ere Doctor. Prime Minister Drees. December 11, 1952. Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. Congress Europe America in the RAI, v.L.n.R. The Ministers Geertsema, Schmelzer, van Veen and Koster. March 26, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Soong - Chinese Foreign Minister and Brother of Madame Ching Kai-Shek Arrives in London. Dr. T. V. Soong (centre) with Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese Ambassador in London (right) and Sir Maurice Peterson, Undersecretary at the Foreign Office, photographed at a London station. Dr. T. V. Soong, the Chinese Foreign Minister, has arrived in London at the invitation of His Majesty's Government. He took part in the recent Washington talks with Mr. Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt. July 24, 1943.

Dulles Confers With Lebanese Foreign Minister - Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, right, gestures during his conference with Lebanon's foreign minister Georges Hakim in Beirut Yesterday. The Lebanese parliamentary foreign affairs committee informed Dulles that America must "remove from its mind any possibility of Arab Peace with Israel. "Dulles visited Lebanon on his 20-day swing through India and the Middle East. May 18, 1953. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)

Willie Sutton. May 08, 1952. (Photo by Look Magazine).

Anefo photo collection. Paris conference. The Belgian minister Spaak leaves the seat. He will be done by the French Foreign Minister, Georges Bidault (left). July 12, 1947. France, Paris

Sir Otto Niemeyer. October 22, 1930.

Opening of the United Nations Organisation Conference In London - Senator Tom Connally, one of the United States delegates, greeting Mr. Jam Masaryk, leader of the Czechoslovak delegation. He is the Czech Foreign Minister. (on right) The first General Assembly of the United Nations Organisation met in Central Hall, Westminster, London, when Mr. Clement Attlee, British Prime Minister, formally welcomed the delegates of 51 nations to London. More than 500 delegates have gathered for the conference which it is hoped will lay the foundations of a new world order. January 10, 1946.

Anefo photo collection. Mijnramp Bois du Cazier, Marcinelle in Belgium. King Baudouin and Minister of Acker. August 9, 1956. Belgium, Marcinelle

Cherwell Home: 'No comment' on resignation reportLord Cherwell, Paymaster-General and atomic adviser to Sir Winston Churchill, pictured at London Airport today (Monday) on his arrival by BOAC liner from New York. He visited the United States on his way home from Australia. and the Woomera rocket range, and had a 10-minute talk on atomic development with President Elsenhower Lord Week. October 19, 1953. (Photo by Reuter).

Dr. Evatt Arrives to Attend U.N. -- Dr. Herbert V. Evatt, Australian Minister of external affairs, is met on his arrival in New York City, Sept. 12, to attend the General Assembly of the U.N. Left to right, Norman J. Makin, Australian ambassador to the U.S.; Sir. Carl Berendsen, minister to the U.S. for New Zealand; Mrs. Evatt; Dr. Evatt: Co. Wm. Roy Hodgson, permanent Australian delegate to the U.N. December 9, 1947. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Date: 1913 - Roosevelt & Minister Morgan, Rio Janeiro .

President Lyndon Johnson and West German Chancellor, Kurt Georg Kiesinger. April 24, 1967.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Claus Congress attended the Doelen in Rotterdam (Association of Dutch Municipalities). 8 June 1966. Rotterdam, South Holland

J. P. Crennan, Owner. March 1, 1952.

ADOLF HITLER With von Hindenburg Date: 1933

03/10/1933. President Hoover and his Successor, Roosevelt, Photographed Leaving the White House by Car.

DE IZQUIERDA A DERECHA LLUIS COMPANYS , PRESIDENTE DE LA GENERALITAT EN 1933 FRANCESC MACIA , PRESIDENTE DE LA GENERALITAT EN 1931 MANUEL HAZAÑA , JEFE DEL GOBIERNO ESPAÑOL DEL AÑO 1931 AL 1936.

Commonwealth Conferees -- Prime Minister Mackenzie King of Canada, Prime Minster Churchill, and Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand (left to right) meet at No. 10 Downing street for the Commonwealth Conference. April 28, 1944. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Australian Vice-Primer Arrives in Rome -- Herbert Evatt, Australia's Vice-Primer (center), is seen leaving the Ciampino airport in Rome with Mrs. Evatt (left) and Sir. Victoria Mallet, the British Mr. Evatt is paying a short visit to Rome before leaving for New York to attend the United Nations Security council meetings. March 16, 1949. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Lluís Companys i Jover (El Tarròs, 1882-Barcelona, 1940), presidente de la Generalitat de Catalunya, junto a Indalecio Prieto (1883-1962). LLUIS COMPANYS JOVER. Indalecio Prieto Tuero.

Stresa Conference, April 1935. Italy, France and Britain discuss blocking of German ambitions in Austria. Left ot right: Laval, French; Mussolini, Italian dictator; Macdonald, British Prime Minister; Flandin, French Prime Minister.

The Acting Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald Crick, yesterday tendered a Civic Reception to the recently arrived High Commissioner for Canada, Mr. K. A. Greene.Mr. Greene is in the centre with the premier of NSW, Mr. McGirr on the left and Ald Crick on the right. October 20, 1947. (Photo by Frederick John Halmarick/Fairfax Media).

Israel's Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, visits with US Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, at the Pentagon as Ambassador Abba Eban looks on 1951

Anefo photo collection. Paris conference. The Italian minister Carlo Count Sforza (Italy) leaves the meeting. July 12, 1947. France, Paris

Anefo photo collection. Reception Decision New ministers by Queen Juliana. Bordess Scene Palace Soestdijk. Beyen (left) and Luns ministers. September 2, 1952. Soestdijk, Utrecht

Mr Spooner an steps of Parliament House after his victory. August 7, 1939.

12/21/1959. Eisenhower's visit to Spain.

Anefo photo collection. Presentation of honorary doctorates from the Free University in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Prince Bernhard during the final word. October 20, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Pandit Nehru In DublinPandit Jawaharlal Nehru (centre), Prime Minister of India, pictured on arrival at Dublin Airport, republic of Ireland April 27. Greeting him are Ireland Prime Minister John A. Costello (right) and Eamon De Valera (left), leader of the opposition in the Government of Ireland. Pandit Nehru went to Ireland from the conference of Commonwealth prime ministers in London, where it was announced that India would remain a member of the British Commonwealth after she becomes a sovereign independent republic, as planned. Ireland recently severed herself from the British Crown to become an independent republic. May 01, 1949. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Duke of Windsor Leaves for the U.S.A.Photo Shows:- The Duke Of Windsor Photographed at Southampton this Morning.The Duke of Windsor who came to this country to attend the king's funeral, left Southampton To-Day on Board the liner "Queen Elizabeth" for New York. While here he stayed with his mother, Queen Mary, At Marlborough house. He also Made A Short trip to Paris for the Purpose of Finding a new home. February 28, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper)

Anefo photo collection. Government crisis 1966. Minister of Finance Anne Vondeling (PvdA) and Minister of Justice Ivo Samkalden (PvdA) arrive for the last session of the Council of Ministers in the Binnenhof. October 14, 1966. The Hague, South Holland

Before the Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. Ernest T. Weir, arch-foe of the New Deal and Chairman of the National Steel Corporation. 19390101

Here For Commonwealth Talks -- Mr. R.G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister seen on arrival at London Airport to attend the Commonwealth PM's conference which opens at No.10 on Monday. On the left is Lord Swinton, secretary for Commonwealth Relations who greeted him. January 27, 1955.

Italian politician and Minister of Public Education of Italy Giacinto Bosco and Minister of Tourism and entertainment of Italy Alberto Folchi attending the 8th Meeting of the Christian Democratic Party (DC). Naples, January 1962

Photo Shows: The RT. Hon. Ronald Cross (Left). and Lord Kemsley at the Luncheon. Rt. Hon. Ronald Cross Attends - Egyptian Luncheon.The Rt. Hon. Ronald Cross, newly appointed High Commissioner for Australia, attended the Anglo-Egyptian Chamber of Commerce annual Luncheon at the Savoy Hotel (London). June 17, 1941. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.).

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

Meeting with Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, 11:00AM. Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, arrives at the White House to pay a farewell call on President John F. Kennedy and is greeted by Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers (wearing glasses and a striped tie). West Wing, White House, Washington, D.C.

Derby Luncheon At The Press Club -- The Hon. J. J. Astor, M.P., The chairman (right) to Sir Humphrey De Trafford, at the luncheon. May 30, 1938. (Photo by Keystone).

New Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Warren E. Burger (far right) standing with (from l-r) former Chief Justice Earl Warren and President Richard M. Nixon, Washington, DC, 6/23/69)

Guests Of The Pilgrims -- Mr. Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General to the United Nations (centre) with Sir Gladwyn Jebb, Ambassador-designate to France and formerly Britain's permanent delegate to U. N. (left) with their host, Sir Campbell Stuart, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Pilgrims, at the annual Pilgrims dinner at the Savoy Hotel, Strand, London, to-night (Thursday). Mr. Hammarskjold attended the dinner shortly after receiving news that he had been elected to the Swedish Academy. March 18, 1954. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

The Party Congress of the German Communist Party (DKP) on 1-4. 11. 1973 in Hamburg. Max Reimann (KPD), Kurt Hager (SED) Kurt Bachmann (DKP) from r, Germany, Europe

The photograph shows Winston Churchill and Ernest Bevin on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on VE Day. Date: 8th May 1945

Bernard Baruch. September 14, 1943. (Photo by Associated Press).

Anefo photo collection. Conference of Foreign Affairs Ministers of EEC countries in The Hague, Ridderzaal, number 8 Schmelzer and Minister Medici. November 20, 1972. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. William Lyon Mackenzie King, Minister President of Canada, at the town hall in Amsterdam. Posing with mayor d'Ailly. November 19, 1947. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Prince Edward Arrives In Vienna -- Prince Edward photographed when he arrived at the station in Vienna after leaving England following the abdication. He is staying at the Castle Enzesfeld. December 15, 1936. (Photo by Keystone).

Anefo photo collection. KVP party council in Arnhem, number 12 and 13 Prime Minister De Jon and Minister Lunsi. December 9, 1967. Arnhem

Jordi Rubio, Joan Fuster, Josep Mª Castellet, A. Moragas Badía y Margarit. Año 1969. Museum: PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Meeting Of Three Old Friends - Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower flank their host, Bernard Baruch, at an informal meeting in Baruch's residence here yesterday. The meeting was followed by a formal dinner at which the war time prime minister and the wartime military leader discussed world problems. Ike and Winnie plane several more meetings. January 06, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

07/31/1910. The journey of the Kings of Spain. Ss.Mm. Don Alfonso Xiii and Doña Victoria Eugenia when leaving the Ritz hotel, where they stayed.

Konrad Adenauer (1876 19 April 1967) German statesman. first post-war Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) from 1949 to 1963

***** Premier left & Cosgrove (right) Tasmania. August 18, 1948.

Anefo photo collection. The Association for Conservation of Natuurmonumenten celebrates its golden anniversary. Queen Juliana is present at the jubilee in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. March 17, 1956. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

President Herbert Hoover speaking at Gettysburg Battlefield. His Memorial Day speech reflected his Quaker faith, as he called for national unity and peaceful tolerance. June 27, 1930.

Photograph of the Premier, Dr. Groza and Mrs Anna Pauker.

The SPD's election campaign in North Rhine-Westphalia, here at an election event in Dortmund's Westfalenhalle in 1966, was accompanied by the well-known entertainer Peter Frankenfeld. N. Karl Schiller, Heinz Kuehn, Willy Barndt, Heinrich Sondermann, N. from l. to r. Germany

Anefo photo collection. President of the European Parliament Robert Schumann received by Minister President de Quay. June 16, 1959

05/19/1937. Mr. Giral At the exit of the first Council of Ministers held in Valencia by the new government.

Washington, D.C.: March 18, 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gen. Douglas MacArthur shake hands after having had lunch together at the White House.

United Nations secretary general Trygve Lie (left) of Norway poses with Sir Owen Dixon U. N. Mediator in the Kashmir dispute. During ***** Meeting in the Goring hotel, Victoria, London, May 24, ***** Sir Owen is one of the Australian ***** minister in Washington.Sir Owen Dixon (right) ***** Trygve Lie, at the time Sir Owen was U. N. ***** dispute. December 1, 1943.

'Winston Churchill and President Benes', c1940s, (1947). Creator: Unknown.

Photograph of (James) Ramsay MacDonald, the British Prime Minister, being welcomed to Ostia, Italy, by Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator, 1933. MacDonald had arrived in a seaplane, flown by General Balbo, to hold talks with Mussolini in Rome. 1933

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Pella, in the Netherlands. November 24, 1953

Princess Royal - General Royalty. March 01, 1937. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Poll photo collection. A Belgian minister, probably Emile Francqui (1963-1935), Minister of State. 1935. Brussels

Neville Chamberlain (British Prime Minister returns from signing the Munich Agreement 1938. The agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia. it is widely regarded as a failed act of appeasement toward Germany. The agreement was signed in the early hours of 30 September 1938

Anefo photo collection. Jumping Amsterdam, Prince Bernhard in conversation with Dr. H. Tetzner. October 26, 1962. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

PRIMER DESPACHO ENTRE ALFONSO XIII Y PRIMO RIVERA EN EL PALACIO DE ORIENTE - 9-9-1923. MIGUEL PRIMO DE RIVERA. MARQUES DE ESTELLA. ALFONSO XIII (1886-1941).

Photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis. President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) an American politician, Army general and 34th President of the United States. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874-1965) a British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891-1969) a senior British Army officer. Dated 20th Century

Grew Meets Nomura:American Ambassador Joseph Grew, left, is seen with Foreign Minister Kichisaburo Nomura, right, at the latter's official residence this afternoon, for the third time. December 18, 1939. (Photo by The Domei News Photos Service).

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard in Veenendaal. May 25, 1949. Utrecht, Veenendaal

Elsevier photo collection. ministers Noordeinde Palace Queen Juliana sworn. left Ministers Wemmers, Albregts, Mulderij Staff. March 15, 1951. Hague, South Holland

Joseph Grew, American Ambassador to Japan at outbreak of war, is interviewed by press on arrival in New York aboard Swedish liner Gripsholm with 1,450 other U.S. Citizens. September 5, 1942. (Photo by AAP).

Israeli Gift To Prime Minister -- Mr. Eliahu Elath, Israeli Ambassador in London, presenting Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill with a folio golding a selection of woodcuts showing scenes in ***** Jerusalem. The folio is a gift from the Government and people of Israel to commemorate his 80th birthday. The woodouts are the work of the Israeli artist Mr. Jacob Steinhardt. February 25, 1955. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Anefo photo collection. Moshe Sharett (former Prime Minister Israel) at Schiphol, links Ambassador David Stahil who welcomes him. January 17, 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

EMIL JANNINGS; VICTOR FLEMING.

PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON delivering his inaugural address, 3/5/13.

The new President, William McKinley, delivering his inaugural address March 4, 1897 as former President Cleveland listens

President Franklin D Roosevelt addressing an audience circa 1936

Photograph of Ion Antonescu (1882-1946) and Hermann Göring (1893-1946) at the Belvedere Palace, Vienna, Austria. Dated 1941

Anefo photo collection. American State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Katzenbach in The Hague. Minister Luns and State Secretary Katzenbach. January 4, 1968. The Hague, South Holland

Syria's new President, Hashem Attassi, stands to attention while the band plays the National Anthem at a ceremony in Damascus, marking the new regime. March 13, 1954. (Photo by The Associated Press Ltd.)

Mr. Harry Ferguson speaking at his press conference in the Ferguson tractor in London today.Mr. Harry Fergusson, 62 year old British tractor inventor who has just filed a £62, 775,000 ***** for damages in ***** against the ***** demonstrated his tractor to press *****. January 22, 1948.

The Duke of Windsor in Vienna -- The Ex-King of Gt. Britain on his arrival in Vienna, with Dr. Michael Skubel (the Viennese Police President). December 16, 1936. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

The King of Italy in France; The King of Italy and his father-in-law, September 28, 1917, in Neuilly, on the doorstep of the hotel inhabited by the King of Montenegro', 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2 " L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Dean Gooderham Acheson (April 11, 1893 - October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer. As United States Secretary of State in the administration of President Harry S. Truman from 1949 to 1953, he played a central role in defining American foreign policy during the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Marshall Plan and played a central role in the development of the Truman Doctrine and creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Acheson's most famous decision was convincing President Truman to intervene in the Korean War in June 1950. He also persuaded Truman to dispatch aid and advisors to French forces in Indochina, though in 1968 he finally counseled President Lyndon B. Johnson to negotiate for peace with North Vietnam. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, President John F. Kennedy called upon Acheson for advice, bringing him into the executive committee (ExComm), a strategic advisory group.

Lord & Lady Louis Mountbatten - General Scenes - Personalities. March 26, 1946.

Anefo photo collection. 25 years exist Tilburg's Catholic Ecomic University. Robert Schuman Ere Doctor. December 11, 1952. Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. Evatt, President Uno session in Paris. September 23, 1948. France, Paris

Photographic print showing Samuel Insull (1859-1938) a British-born American business magnate; an innovator and investor. Dated 20th Century

Bachelor Party -- Philip Mountbatten, the Duke of Edinburgh (center), who will wed Princess Elizabeth today in Westminster ***** London, sits with Capt E.G.McGrogor (left) of the Royal Navy and Earl Mountbatten, Governor General of India, at bachelor party in London's Hotel Dorchester last night. November 20, 1947. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

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.

Black and white photo of the German foreign minister Konstantin von Neurath (1873-1956) with the French Ambassador Francois Poncet.

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