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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.

Madrid, 12/19/1961. The institute of Spain pays tribute to Julio Casares, secretary of the Royal Spanish Academy.

ERNESTO GIMENEZ CABALLERO COMO EMBAJADOR DE PARAGUAY. GIMENEZ CABALLERO ERNESTO. JIMENEZ CABALLERO ERNESTO.

British Political Personalities 1936-1945 The Churchill Coalition Government 11 May 1940 - 23 May 1945: Lord Beaverbrook (left) at a conference held at the Headquarters of the US Office of Production Management in Washington. William S Knudsen, OPM Director-General, is seen on the right. Beaverbrook had held political office in the First World War and built up a newspaper empire. He entered Churchill's War Cabinet in August 1940 as Minister of Aircraft Production (1940 - 1941); Minister of Supply (1941 - 1942) and Lord Privy Seal (1943 - 1945).

Prince Felix Yusupov and his wife, Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, Anonymous

Ontmoeting Tussen Pandit Pandit Nehru, Andrei Visions en C. Romulo in New York, Keystone Press Agency, photograph London photographic support gelatin silver print New York (city)

Anefo photo collection. Dr. Installation J. Samkalden as Mayor Amsterdam the Mayor Samkalden just installed. August 21, 1967. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The Duke of Windsor at Monte Carlo:The Duke of Windsor with General Marriott enjoys a round of golf on the links of the Monte Carlo Golf Club at Mont Agel. January 11, 1949. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

12/31/1934. Ricardo Samper Giving his speech during a rally organized by the radical party in the Mestalla field, Valencia. Masip barber house photo.

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor Visit BerlinThe Duke and Duchess of Windsor received a great ovation on their arrival at the Friedrich Strasse Station. October 11, 1937. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Adolf Hitler (* 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn) ( 30 April 1945 Berlin), Leader of the Nazi Party, Reich Chancellor from 1933, also self-appointed "Fuehrer" and head of state of Germany

Józef Klemens Pilsudski, (1867 1935); Polish statesman; Chief of State (191822), 'First Marshal of Poland' (from 1920), and de facto leader (192635) of the Second Polish Republic, Minister of Military Affairs. From mid-World War I he had a major influence in Poland's politics;

12/27/1937. Madrid Journalists Say Goodbye to Mr. Companys. The President of the Generalitat, Surrounded by the Madrilenian Presidents who visited him upon his return to our capital.

Charles De Gaulle - President - Scenes After War And Prior To 1958. January 25, 1955.

Milan. La Scala Theatre. Portrait of the Italian composer and conductor Victor de Sabata during a performance.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard keep the traditional New Year's reception in the palace on Dam Square. Dr. Arrival Banch American Embassy. January 3, 1949. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Dr. Herbert Evatt. August 12, 1946.

12/25/1922. Barcelona. In the Civil government. The new Governor, Mr. Raventos (X), Upon His Arrival.

Hans Weidemann, unofficial representative of Germany's Nazi Government at the century of progress exposition in Chicago, is shown here on the left photographed with sir of Australia in the Horticultural building at the fair. June 1,1933. (Photo by Associated Press Photo)

Sergei Diaghilev and Igor Stravinsky, Anonymous

Tunisia achieves Independence in 1956. The Bey of Tunis with Tunisia's first Prime Minister Habib Bourguiba. Muhammad VIII al-Amin was the last Bey of Tunisia until he was deposed in 1957

Mr. Joseph E. Davies. President Truman's personal representative, with Mr. Churchill at Chequers. Mr. and Mrs. Churchill with Mr. Davies, in the garden at Chequers. Mr. Joseph Davies, who is in England on a special mission for President Truma spent to-day (Sunday May 27th) at chequers as the guest of the Prime Minister. May 27, 1945. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

President Franklin Roosevelt at Pearl Harbor on June 11, 1944. L-R: General Douglas Mac Arthur, President Roosevelt, Admiral Chester Nimitz, and Admiral William Taft Leahy.

Grove Patterson. July 16, 1953. (Photo by Look Magazine).

Photograph of Marshall Pilsudski leader of Poland with French Foreign minister Barthou and Polish Foreign minister Beck 1934

Delegations to Villa Spinola, Italo-Yugoslavian Treaty of Rapallo: from left, Italian War Minister Ivanoe Bonomi, Yugoslav Finance Minister Kosta Stojanovic, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Ante Trumbic, Yugoslav Prime Minister Milenko Vesnic, Italian Council President Giovanni Giolitti, Italian Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza, Italy, from L'Illustration Italiana, Year XVLII, No 47, November 21, 1920.

Benito Mussolini, the German ambassador Von Neurath and Undersecretary for Foreign affairs Dino Grandi after signing the Franco-German arbitration treaty, Rome, Italy, December 29, 1926, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year LIV, No 2, January 9, 1927.

Gandhi meets visiting Ex-President Herbert Hoover of the USA, in Delhi 1946. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 30 January 1948), was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India

EBERT, Friedrich (Heidelberg, 1871-Berlín, 1925). Político alemán. Nombrado presidente del partido socialdemócrata en 1913. Después de las elecciones de 1919, fue elegido presidente provisional del Reichstag por la Asamblea nacional constituyente de Weimar. Reproducción de fotografía.

HENRI CHRETIEN.

Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), 04/23/1977.- Award ceremony for the First Cervantes Prize, which went to Jorge Guillén.

The last Khrushchev's appearance at the Lenin's mausoleum rostrum, Baltermants, Dmitri (1912-1990)

03/26/1977. Cela chats with Dámaso Alonso on the day of Torrente Ballester's inauguration as an academic.

Madrid, 05/12/1936. Indalecio Prieto leaves the Palace of Cortes after declining to form a government.

Black and white photograph Josef Beck (1880-1944) and Count Ciano (1903-1944), Polish and Italian Foreign Ministers in Rome.

12/10/1931. Alcalá Zamora after being sworn in as President of the Republic, wears the necklace of Isabel la Católica imposed moments before. Next to him, Julián Besteiro. Photo: Diaz Casariego.

Josef Stalin with French writer Romain Rolland 28 June, 1935 by Anonymous /Private Collection/Photograph/Russia/Portrait

Carlo Alberto Salustri, Trilussa, 1950.

Mr.David Ben-Gurion, Chairman of the Jewish Agency in Palastine, shared the the passover meal and wine with Jewish soldiers and civilians, at the very moment when their traditional enemies the Arabs, were evacuating Haifa in terror and disorder. June 15, 1951. (Photo by Howard Byrne).

Mr. Robinson. April 06, 1954.

Francesco cossiga and giuseppe parlato at padovani funeral, 1976

12/31/1929. Ricardo Samper, Valencian politician of the radical Lerrouxista party, occupying various positions in the government, became president in April 1934. Photo Diaz Casariego.

Washington, DC, March 10, 1960 - David Ben-Gurion. Photo: Abbie Rowe

12/13/1922. Madrid - at the Ministry of State the new Argentine ambassador to Spain, Mr. Carlos Estrada (X), talking with the minister during his visit yesterday.

Anefo photo collection. KVP party council together in Den Bosch. Drs. W.K.N. (Norbert) Schmelzer speaks. November 26, 1966. 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant

Adolf Hitler (* 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn) ( 30 April 1945 Berlin), Leader of the Nazi Party, Reich Chancellor from 1933, also self-appointed "Fuehrer" and head of state of Germany

Elsevier photo collection. Decision six ministers Soestdijk Palace. leaving palace, left left right. top bottom: Struycken, bakery, white, Quay, Klompé Prime Minister Zijlstra. November 22, 1966. Soestdijk

New Governor General of Canada -- A photograph taken by a staff photographer of the Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice, at Brantridge Park, Balcombe, Sussex. The Earl of Athlone has just been appointed Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada in succession to the late Lord Tweedsmuir. He was Governor-General of the Union of South African from 1923 to 1931. May 06, 1940.

Photographic portrait of Sir Henry Alfred Lytton ((1865-1936), the English actor and Savoyard, who was famous for his performance of roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas. 1936

Anefo photo collection. Birthday of his Royal Highness Prince Bernhard at Soestdijk Palace, Prince Bernhard. June 29, 1964

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-10 November 1938) was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the modern Turkish state. Atatürk was a military officer during World War I. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, he led the Turkish national movement in the Turkish War of Independence. Having established a provisional government in Ankara, he defeated the forces sent by the Allies. His military campaigns gained Turkey independence. Atatürk then embarked upon a program of political, economic, and cultural reforms, seeking to transform the former Ottoman Empire into a modern, westernized and secular nation-state. The principles of Atatürk's reforms, upon which modern Turkey was established, are referred to as Kemalism.

Anefo photo collection. Memorial ceremony in Canadian honorary cemetery in Groesbeek. V.l.n.r. Queen Beatrix, mr. MacDonald, Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. May 7, 1980. Gelderland, Groesbeek

Yuri Gagarin and Gamal Abdel Nasser, Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, 1962. Gagarin (1934 - 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961. .

06/30/1919. Madrid. When leaving the Palace. The new Minister of Supply Mr. Carlos Cañal (1), upon leaving, accompanied by the President Mr. Sánchez de Toca (2), after taking the oath.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana receives new ambassadors. The Swiss ambassador, his Excellence Sven Steiner. July 6, 1967. The Hague, South Holland

President Anwar Sadat of Egypt(1918-1981) attending prayers at Jerusalem's El Aqsa Mosque. Sadat became the first Arab leader to set foot in Israel in its 29 years of existence when he arrived in Tel Aviv at the start of his two day visit. Date: November 1977

Maxim Gorky and French writer Romain Rolland by Anonymous /Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow/1935/Photograph/Russia/Portrait,Genre

José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones de León (Salamanca, 27 November 1898 Madrid, 13 September 1980) was a prominent Spanish politician in the period leading up to the Spanish Civil War.

Photograph of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) an American politician, academic and former President of the United States of America. Also pictured is Raymond Poincare (1860-1934) a French statesman who served as both Prime Minister and President of France. Dated 20th Century

ARTURO TOSCANINI Italian conductor (right), known for his dynamic style - seen here with Siegfried Wagner in 1930 Date: 1867 - 1957

DINO DE LAURENTIIS; CARLO PONTI.

Ben Chifley. May 14, 1946. (Photo by Arthur Bullard)

Anefo photo collection. Georges Pompidou, candidate for presidential election, France. April 29, 1969. France

Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957), conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and Paul Claudel (1868-1955), French Ambassador to the U.S. and poet, are awarded with academic medals by Georgetown University chancellor, in the United States, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, year LVII, n 15, April 13, 1930.

Photograph of David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, the Welsh Liberal statesman, addressing a large crowd at Rochdale during the election campaign of 1923. Forgetting he was using a microphone to address the people of Rochdale (previously represented by Richard Cobden), Lloyd George asked 'aside' to a supporter 'Was Cobden a Lancashire man'. The microphone picked up the 'aside', causing a great deal of laughter in the crowd. 1923

Clemenceau and General Petain, 1917, France, Europe

CASARES QUIROGA, SANTIAGO. POLITICO ESPAÑOL. 1884-1950. JEFE DEL GOBIERNO EN EL AÑO 1936. FOTO CON SU DEFENSOR EN EL PROCESO ROJAS. 1935.

11/21/1975. Don Juan Carlos swearing before the president of the Cortes Mr. Rodriguez de Valcarcel to be proclaimed King.

Luis Company's - President of Catalonia - Personality. April 26, 1937.

JOSE FERRER in THE COCKLESHELL HEROES (1955), directed by JOSE FERRER.

09/30/1895. Portrait of a sixty-year-old Valera in his office in Madrid.

Aleman Makes Inaugural Address - Miguel Aleman, inaugurated today as president of Mexico here, is shown shortly after taking the oath of office as he made his inaugural address. December 01, 1946. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

R. Butter & Anthony Eden. July 01, 1954. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.)

Theodore Roosevelt Speaking to Crowd at Sagamore Hill, Cove Neck, New York, USA, 1916

Black and white photo of Antonio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970), Prime Minister of Portugal (1932-1968); Salazar giving a speech.

Point In Hand -- President Eisenhower uses finger as he explains point to Francis Cardinal Spellman at reception prior to the annual dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation, Inc., at the Waldorf-Astoria here tonight. The Chief Executive was the principal speaker at the dinner. October 21, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Dewey Waves To Crowds In Philly -- Leaving the hotel Bellvue-Stratford, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, waves to crowds from his car as he tours Philadelphia -- First stop on the Gop Hopeful's presidential campaign tour. September 7, 1944. (Photo by ACME).

Josef Pilsudski, 1867-1935

President Harry S. Truman with the Shah of Iran in the Oval Office. Nov. 18, 1949. The Shah was on an extended trip to the U.S., visiting industrial, agricultural, educational and military installations. - (BSLOC_2014_15_34)

President Truman And General Eisenhower photographed at the office of the President in Washington. February 6, 1952. (Photo by Camera Press).

Benito Mussolini - With Wife & Family - Personalities. May 25, 1936.

Zatopek Arrives In London -- Emil Zatopek, who will meet Pirie again after his defeat by Pirie in Prague, leaving his hotel for a practice run. The Prague athletic team who are to compete against London at White City arrived today at London Airport. October 11, 1955. (Photo by Daily Herald).

Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945), German politician, c1930s. Artist: Unknown

Adolf hitler, rudolph hess

02/03/1923. Madrid. At The "Restaurant" Tournie. The distinguished writer Mr. Antonio L. Buenretiro (X) at the banquet held on the occasion of the success of his comedy "La Fever Verde".

California Scientists Meet Einstein -- A group of distinguished American Scientists with Professor Albert Einstein whom they greeted here recently. Left to right are, - Dr. M.L. Humason, ED.P. Hubble, Dr. Charles St. John, Albert A. Michaelson, Prof. Albert Einstein, Dr. W.W. Campbell, W.S. Adams. January 16, 1931. (Photo by International Newsreel Photo).

Premier Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, is seen at the platform of the Hibiya Public Hall, Hibiya Park, this afternoon, as making an address on the Japanese subjects' virtue. February 5, 1939. (Photo by The Domei News Photos Service).

British Political Personalities 1936-1945 The Churchill Coalition Government 11 May 1940 - 23 May 1945: The Churchill Coalition War Cabinet: standing, from left to right, Sir Archibald Sinclair, Mr A V Alexander, Lord Cranborne, Herbert Morrison, Lord Moyne, Captain Margesson and Brendan Bracken. Seated, from left to right, Ernest Bevin, Lord Beaverbrook, Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Winston Churchill, Sir John Anderson, Arthur Greenwood and Sir Kingsley Wood.

Robert Duvall, on-set of the TV Film, "Ike", ABC-TV, 1979

12/31/1935. Manuel Portela Valladares.

Photograph of Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954) a German conductor and composer. Dated 20th Century

Josip broz tito

Henry Ford, Thomas Edison & Harvey Firestone, Full-Length Portrait, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, 1931

Winston Churchill at Blenheim Palace speaking to a crowd of 60,000. The former Prime Minister decried the Labour socialist government, declaring that socialism was a calamity second only to the recent World War 2. August 5, 1947. - (BSLOC_2014_17_48)

N. S. Khrushchev welcomes the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. 1961.

Photograph of Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) an Italian politician, dictator, and journalist. Dated 20th Century

Lenin, vladimir ilyich ulyanov

Black and white photo of Engelbert Dollfuss (1892-1934), Chancellor of Austria until his assassination, giving a speech in the Austrian capital.

Anefo photo collection. New ambassadors offer Queen Juliana their credentials. The new Soviet ambassador and Jhr. D.G. De Graeff. September 4, 1953

Seated, from left to right, Doroteo Arango Arambula (1878-1923) known as Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary general, Eulalio Gutíerrez (1881-1939) Mexican politician, President of Mexico 1914-1915, Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919) Mexican Revolotionary leader, and Felícitas Villareal. 1914 .

FDR's third term Vice President, Henry A. Wallace took the oath of office as administered by outgoing VP, John Nance Garner. L-R: Chief Justice, Charles Evans Hughes, Thomas Qualters, FDR's Bodyguard, VP Wallace, President Roosevelt, directly behind Wallace, Capt. James Roosevelt, John Nance Garner, and Cordell Hull. Jan 20, 1941.

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