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Historical figures including musicians and leaders, depicted in classic attire. The images reflect a vintage aesthetic with a focus on prominence in their fields.

American actor Sidney Poitier (born February 20, 1927), c.1962.
American actor Sidney Poitier (born February 20, 1927), c.1962.
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San Francisco, California:  1951. Judge Charlie Strathers.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. waving to the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington. 1963. Portraits. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968, African American leadership, African American civil rights workers, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963, Civil rights demonstrations, Civil rights leaders, African Americans , Civil rights
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Chuck berry, the buxton festival, buxton, 1973
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Star inside centre George Cavaleu captained the Fijians in NZ. He is 23. July 01, 1952. (Photo by Rob Wright).
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Anefo photo collection. Stevie Wonder (singer) for TROS TV. October 30, 1967
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Muddy Waters.
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Kwame Nkrumah PC (1909  1972) led Ghana to independence from Britain in 1957 and served as its first prime minister and president. Nkrumah first gained power as leader of the colonial Gold Coast, and held it until he was deposed in 1966.
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Malcolm X, Muslim minister, public speaker and human rights activist.
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Jamaica: Marcus Garvey (1887-1940), Pan Africanist and Jamaican national hero, dressed as the 'Provisional President of Africa', New York, 1923
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Carl Coates - US negro boxer. April 07, 1954. (Photo by Frank Albert Charles Burke/)
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An autographed photograph of Robert Mugabe. Robert Gabriel Mugabe (1924-) a Zimbabwean revolutionary, politician and former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.
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Anefo photo collection. Duke Ellington at the Amstelhotel, Duke Ellington and Sam E. Hammond. August 18, 1959
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Philippe Sudre Dartiguenave, President of Haiti from August 1915 to May 1922. The election of the pro-American President was forced on the Haitian legislature in August 1915. (BSLOC_2017_2_78)
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Anefo photo collection. Bishop MOZOREWA (Rhodesie) at Schiphol. November 1, 1978. Noord-Holland, Schiphol
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Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) Associate Justice of the United Nations Supreme Court, serving from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court's 96th justice and its first African-American justice.
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Anefo photo collection. The Less McCann Trio at Schiphol, v.L.n.R. Less McCann (Piano), Hurby Loui (Bas) and Rom Jefferson (Drums). November 14, 1962. Noord-Holland, Schiphol
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Photograph of Mengistu Haile Mariam (1978-) an Ethiopian politician who was the most prominent officer of the Derg, the Communist military junta that governed Ethiopia, and the President of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Dated 1977
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Dr John Karefa-Smart (right) Sierra Leones first Foreign Minister, with Sir Milton Augustus Strieby Margai (1895-1964) Sierra Leonean politician and the first prime minister of West African republic of Sierra Leone.
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Sayyid Ali bin Hamud Al-Busaid (June 7, 1884 - December 20, 1918) (Arabic: علي بن حمود البوسعيد‎) was the eighth Sultan of Zanzibar. Ali ruled Zanzibar from July 20, 1902 to December 9, 1911, having succeeded to the throne of the death of his father, the seventh Sultan. He served only a few years as sultan because of illness. In 1911 he abdicated in favour of his brother-in-law Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid.
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New York (United States), 1964. Cassius Clay, reciting poetry at a literary meeting at the "Bitter End", an existentialist cafe. «I'll hit Liston like a piston; he has no chance; "It can't hurt me because I'm too handsome for it.".
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Photograph of George Douglas.  Bureau of Prisons, Inmate case files.
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BROCK PETERS in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962), directed by ROBERT MULLIGAN.
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HATTIE MCDANIEL in GONE WITH THE WIND (1939), directed by GEORGE CUKOR and VICTOR FLEMING.
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Photograph of Andrew Jackson.  Bureau of Prisons, Inmate case files.
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Anefo photo collection. Joe Frazier in Amsterdam. May 15, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Martin Luther King, Jr., with Wife Coretta and Family, Accepting Nobel Peace Prize, 1964
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Anefo photo collection. Boxing champion Georg Foreman at Schiphol, Georg Foreman with small box of Romeo Ommel. March 17, 1973. Noord-Holland, Schiphol
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Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Musician (1917-1993)
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Anefo photo collection. Mr. Sharif, Indonesian agent in our country. Next to him mr. Sharif during press conference. September 4, 1963
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Three Time Winner -- Multi-talented  Quincy Jones holds his three Grammy Awards he received Wednesday night during the 24th annual Grammy Awards presentations in Los Angeles. Jones received the awards for the best arrangement on local and instrumental recording, best arrangement accompanying ***** and best rhythm and blues vocal performance by a group. February 24, 1932. (Photo by AP Laserphoto).
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Martin Luther King, Jr., leaning on Lectern during Press Conference, Washington, DC USA, Marion S. Trikosko, U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, March 26, 1964
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Feb. 22, 2011 - BARBRA STREISAND WITH Sidney Poitier GETTING STAR OF STARS AWARDS FROM NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRE OWNER AT HILTON HOTEL IN SAN FRANCISCO NOV 14 1968.# 6042.(Credit Image: © Globe Photos/ZUMA Wire).
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Martin luther king, arrested by police at birmingham airport, 1963
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El director de big band y pianista estadounidense Count Basie.
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1960S Portrait Smiling African American Man Wearing Business Suit
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Portrait of Nelson Mandela by Patrice Mabasa, National Museum of Culture, Pretoria, South Africa, Africa
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Anefo photo collection. Press conference UN rapporteur Amos Wako at Schiphol in connection with research Death 15 opponents Bouterse. July 31, 1984. Noord-Holland, Schiphol
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Anefo photo collection. Sammy Davis Junior gives press conference in Hilton, Amsterdam, Sammy Davis with first European Golden Longspace of Phonogram. September 10, 1976. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Bust of Nelson Mandela by artist Ian Walters, Royal Festival Hall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
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José Guillermo Moncada "Guillermón" (1841-1895). Jefe revolucionario cubano. Grabado de 1895.
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Harriet Tubman (c1820-1913) American born in slavery, escaped 1849, and became leading Abolitionist. Active as a 'conductor' in the Underground Railroad. Photograph
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DENZEL WASHINGTON in THE HURRICANE (1999), directed by NORMAN JEWISON.
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Portrait of Captain Edward J. Dwight, Jr.. Portrait of Captain Edward J. Dwight, Jr..
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Anefo photo collection. Surinamese states member Somohardjo at Schiphol. November 10, 1975. Noord-Holland, Schiphol
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Father Divine - American Negro Evangelist. April 21, 1937.
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