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Historical photos capturing important political meetings and ceremonies, highlighting notable leaders and moments in history.

President Franklin Roosevelt and Vice President John Nance Garner at the White House. June 12, 1936.

American Trade Union leader Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) visiting the Capitol, Rome, Italy, from l'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLV, No 42, October 20, 1918.

Photograph of Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860-1952) an Italian statesman, known for representing Italy during the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, and later Prime Minister of Italy. Dated 20th Century

Conference between the Italian Council President Giovanni Giolitti and the British Prime Minister David Lloyd George in Lucerne, Switzerland, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XVLII, No 35, August 29, 1920.

"Photographic print of Adolf Hitler and other members of the Reich Cabinet: 1st row sitting, left to right: Hermann Göring (1893-1946), Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Franz von Papen (1879-1969)

Ceremony of laying the corner-stone at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan. General Carlos Romulo, president of the General Assembly, shaking hands with Mr Truman. Carlos Pena Romulo QSC CLH NA (14 January 1898 - 15 December 1985) was a Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist and author. He was President of the UN General Assembly. Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A lifetime member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin Roosevelt, and as a United States Senator from Missouri from 1935 to January 1945.

Photograph of Polish leaders including President Ignacy Mocicki and M. Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz in Paris after being exiled from Poland. Dated 1939

MAURA , ANTONIO. POLITICO ESPÀÑOL. PALMA DE MALLORCA 1853 - 1925. REPRODUCCION FOTO EN SU DESPACHO , AÑO 1917.

Giacomo Puccini at the Metropolitan in New York with his staff: (left to right) Gatti-Casazza, David Belasco, Arturo Toscanini, Puccini, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVIII, No 1, January 1, 1911.

Theodor Herzl (1860 1904), Austro-Hungarian journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer. He was one of the fathers of modern political Zionism.

President Franklin Roosevelt and Vice President John Nance Garner at the White House. June 12, 1936.

03/08/1924. Madrid. Arrival of the King consort of Holland. Prince Henry of Mecklenburg (1), with SMD Alfonso XIII (2), leaving the North Station on Sunday.

New Italian Ambassador arrives In Paris: Signor Corutti acknowledging the salute of the Italian crowd that waited for him at the station.Signor Vicforio Cerutti, new Italian Ambassador to France, reached Paris this morning. This diplomatic event is of great importance, as the new ambassador will start his duties by attending the conference of Three, which starts shortly, with Baron Aloisi. August 14, 1935. (Photo by Keystone).

Heinrich Mann (1871-1950), left, and Thomas Mann (1875-1955) German novelists. In 1929 Thomas was awarded the Nobel prize for literature. From a photograph. Halftone.

Paris, France: 1919 The Big Four at the Versailles Peace Conference. L-R are: Prime Minister Lloyd George of Great Britain, Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando of Italy, Premier Georges Clemenceau of France, and President Woodrow Wilson of the United States. They are meeting at the Hotel Crillon in Paris.

Herbert Hoover as a 23 year old young mining engineer in Western Australia. He worked from Bewick, Moreing & Co., a London-based mining company. 1898.

Roy Howard, ***** Hughs, Clarence E. Gauss. August 25, 1940.

M. Delbos In Berlin -- The French Foreign Minister, M. Delbos (right) greeted by Von Neurath (left) The German Foreign Minister, and the French Ambassador, Francois Poncet at the Schlesischer Station. December 4, 1937. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

President Theodore Roosevelt with President-Elect William Howard Taft at White House Prior to Presidential Inauguration, Washington, D.C., USA, Harris & Ewing, March 4, 1909

Photograph of Arno Breker (1900 1991) German architect and sculptor known for his public works in Nazi Germany, visits Paris during the German occupation of France. Dated 20th Century

01/12/1919. In the permanent exhibition of the Fine Arts circle. HM Queen Victoria during her visit last night to the exhibition of paintings by the painter Pinazo.

President Theodore Roosevelt, 1907, standing by table, holding paper in right hand. By Washington, D.C. photographer, B.M. Clinedinst (BSLOC_2017_6_54)

The new President delivering his inaugural address March 4, 1897 - digital file from original | Library of Congress

04/14/1931. Arrival of the Queen in Paris. Queen Victoria and her August Daughters, on leaving the D'Orsay station, from the platform to the waiting room, where bouquets of flowers were given to them.

Vladimir Lenin. Petrograd, January 1918, Anonymous

Madrid. 06/17/1925. Alfonso XIII in the Radio Madrid studios.

President Warren G. Harding ca. 1921-1923 .

LOS HERMANOS ANTONIO Y MANUEL MACHADO. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. MACHADO MANUEL. ANTONIO MACHADO Y RUIZ (1875-1939).

'Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Churchill', 23 February 1940, (1945). Creator: Unknown.

American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931) between the engineers Semenza and Leib, New York, United States of America, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year LIV, No 4, January 23, 1927.

Princess Juliana with President Roosevelt, his wife and Mackenzie King, 1941 photograph paper. photographic support gelatin silver print New York (city)

03/28/1914. Regia Visit To a museum in Madrid: HM the King with the Dukes of Parma and their Entourage, leaving the Prado Museum yesterday.

Louis Barthou, French politician, 1931. Artist: Unknown

British leaders leaving the Westminster Abby memorial service for David Lloyd George. L-R: Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Labour Party leader, Clement Atlee. April 10, 1945. - (BSLOC_2014_17_45)

Sir Winston Churchill with President Dwight David Eisenhower and Field Marshal Lord Alexander of Tunis 1959. Sir Winston Churchill (1874 1965) was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

Emil Adolf von Behring (1854-1917). German bacteriologist. Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, 1901. Meeting at the Park of the Sanatory of Montigny between Dr. Behring and Dr. Louis Martin during the International Congress on Tuberculosis, 1905. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain.

Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, half-length Portrait with Richelieu, Head of Norwegian Merchant Marines, on Board Queen Maud, during Voyage from Elsinore to Copenhagen, American Press Association, May 1910

12/31/1932. The former colonel Don Francisco Maciá, who in the First Days of October led a frustrated Catalan separatist movement and who was arrested by the French Authorities, who expelled him from the country. -approximate date.

James Whitcomb Riley, Nov. 1913

04/11/1920. From the journey of HM the King. 1. Mr. Alfonso Xiii Greeting the new mayor of San Sebastian upon his arrival in this capital.

President Roosevelt and party at the Old Mission of the Franciscan Fathers, Santa Barbara, Cal. Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) was an American politician, author, naturalist, explorer, and historian who served as the 26th President of the United States.

People's Commissar Anatoly Lunacharsky, theatre director Constantin Stanislavski and playwright George Bernard Shaw by Anonymous /Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk/1931/Photograph/Russia/Portrait

Okuma Shigenobu (1838-1922), who served as Prime Minister of Japan (1914-1916) with diplomat Viscount Ishii Kikujiro (1866-1945)

SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE British physician and writer, c. 1920, with Houdini at the Auto Club, London Date: 1859 - 1930

Herbert Henry Asquith presenting to the House of Commons the message of the new King, George V, officially announcing the death of Edward VII, London, United Kingdom, illustration by S Begg from L'Illustration, No 3508, May 21, 1910.

Anefo photo collection. State visit Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard to West Germany. After the wreaths, Queen Juliana signs the guestbook of the cemetery. October 28, 1971. Hamburg, West Germany

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) addressing a meeting in New York State. Roosevelt became 26th president of USA after the assassination of McKinley in September 1901.

Portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) with the secretary William Soeb Jr (1866-1937), United States of America, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXIV, No 28, July 14, 1907.

USANDIZAGA , JOSE MARIA. COMPOSITOR ESPAÑOL. SAN SEBASTIAN 1887 - 1915. REPRODUCCION FOTO JUNTO AL ESCRITOR GREGORIO MARTINEZ SIERRA , AÑO 1914.

Vladimir Lenin at the II Comintern World Congress in Moscow on July 1920 by Anonymous /State Museum of History, Moscow/1920/Photograph/Russia/History

12/31/1929. Luigi Pirandello in his office.

Prince Henry of Prussia

David Lloyd George (left) and Winston Churchill (right) British politicians and later prime Ministers

Commonwealth Prime Ministers gather in London for the coronation of King george VI 1937. Prime Minister, Michael Savage of New Zealand

Elsevier photo collection. Ambassador H.A. Van Karnebeek, chairman diplomatic trade mission Brazil speaks president Brazilian Congress Dr. Antonio Carlos Brazilian Chamber Representatives. March 31, 1937. Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

'Chancellor of Bristol University', 3 January 1930, (1945). Creator: Unknown.

Theodore Roosevelt addressing a meeting in New York State, 1901. Artist: Unknown

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the United States 1901-09, Smiling Portrait in Automobile, American Press Association, October 25, 1910

President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill at the Allied Conference in Casablanca, January 1943 President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill at the Villa in Casablanca where the conference were held.

Tehran, Iran: December 7, 1943 Russian leader Marshal Josef Stalin and President Franklin Roosevelt confer in the Soviet Embassy during the Tehran Conference.

Paderewski Polish Commission

Photograph of Michael I of Romania (1921-) with his father King Carol II (1893-1953). Dated 20th Century

Seville, 02/21/1932. José María Gil Robles during his speech at the National Action rally held in the bullring.

Early 1900s U.S. Politicians - President Woodrow Wilson.

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Portrait of five scientists in 1931. L-R: Walter Sydney Adams, Albert Abraham Michelson, Walther Meyer, Albert Einstein, Max Farrand, Robert Andrews Millikan. Photo by William Kellogg. - (BSLOC_2015_1_70)

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) - British statesman and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Churchill and his family visiting the sights of Rome. Date: 1927

White House group with physicist Albert Einstein and President Warren Harding. Einstein's second wife, Elsa Lowenthal, stands next to her husband, April 25, 1921. (BSLOC_2015_15_34)

'Winston Churchill and George Lambert', 1912, (1945). Creator: Unknown.

King Vittorio Emanuele III with the ambassador of Germany, Gottlieb von Jagow, at the inauguration of the German pavilion in Valle Giulia, Rome exhibition, Italy, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVIII, No 15, April 9, 1911.

L.B. Coward & J. A. Donohoe. May 03, 1950.

Will Hays, with Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. June 20, 1920. Hays was Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 191821, and managed Senator Warren Harding's successful campaign for the Presidency in 1920. Hays briefly served as Postmaster General, before becoming President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America in 1922. (BSLOC_2015_15_38)

Saint Sebastian. May 1909. President Castro with the former president of Venezuela, General Cipriano de Castro on the terrace of the Du Palais hotel. Photo: Frederic.

Albert einstein, alberto I king of belgium, 1933

Outgoing President Theodore Roosevelt and President elect William H. Taft, March 4, 1909. They shoulders are covered with the snow on the cold inauguration day (BSLOC_2017_2_112)

Pérez Galdós, Benito (1843-1920), novelista, dramaturgo y cronista español, junto a Xirgu Subirà, Margarida (Margarita), (1888-1969), actriz.

Wilson Woodrow, president of the United States, in an image dated 1915. Agence Nouvelle-Photo A. Harlingue. American Press.

Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945) showing Soviet leader Josef Stalin (1878-1953), US President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) and British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945.

Sen. John F. Kennedy, Dr. Alvin Weinburg, Sen. Al Gore Sr., and Jackie Kennedy. They are at the Graphite Reactor, Oak Ridge National Lab which produced radioactive isotopes scientific, medical, industrial and agricultural uses. (BSLOC_2014_13_93)

2/22/24 - Boxer Jack Dempsey and his manager, Jack Kearns, meet with the President today.

03/01/1921. King Alfonso Xiii during the inauguration ceremony of the library of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.

Samuel Gompers at the Federal Commission on industrial relations, New York, 1915

Spain. 2nd Republic (1931-1936). Niceto Alcalz Zamora (left), president of the Republic, and Julin Besteiro, president of the Spanish Parliament (1931).

Italian Prime Minister At No. 10, Downing Street -- Sir. Winston Churchill and Signor de Gasperi, chatting in the gardens of No. 10. Downing Street this afternoon.Signor De Gasperi, the newly re-elected Prime Minister of Italy arrived in this country by air today and called at No. 10, Downing Street to see Sir. Winston Churchill. June 01, 1953. (Photo by Fox Photo Ltd.)

Portrait of Sidney Sonnino (1847-1922), Italian politician, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVI, No 50, November 12, 1909.

President Truman with his Vice President, former Democratic Senate leader Alben Barkley. On inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 1949.

Serge Diaghilev and Léonide Massine, Anonymous

12/31/1930. One of the last portraits of the president of the press association José Francos Rodríguez.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana lives the 500-year commemorative meeting of the Willem Arntzstichting in Utrecht. January 26, 1961. Utrecht, Utrecht

Adolf Hitler is visiting Paul von Hindenburg, historical photo, 1933, Neudeck Estate, Germany, today Poland, Europe

André Tardieu, 1876 - 1945. Full name André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu. Three time Prime Minister of France.

08/31/1921. Saint Sebastian. Political Meeting Lunch held at the home of the Viscounts of Escoriaza, in which important Political Agreements were made by the Count of Románones (1), Marquis of Alhucemas (2), Villanueva (3) and Alvarado (4).

12/31/1934. Alejandro Lerroux leaving to visit the Virgen del Rocío during his stay in the pilgrimage that is celebrated in the Alicante Marshes.

Portrait of Ivar Kreuger

Pope Pius XI, born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti reigned from 6 February 1922 to his death in 1939

Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford & Thomas Edison at King Residence during U.S. President Warren G. Harding's Funeral, Marion, Ohio, USA, Stereo Card, Keystone View Company, August 1923

1940 (CA.). Mr. Winston Churchill in his office.

03/23/1914. The Conferences of the Spanish Ladies Union. The illustrious writer Mrs. Blanca de los Ríos de Lemperez, between the Bishop of Madrid-Alcalá and Father Zacarías, during the conference she gave yesterday afternoon at the Ritz hotel.

Great Day For The Irish -- Eamon De Valera, Eire's former Prime Minister (standing), was the grand marshal of the St. Patrick's day parade here today. He was accompanied by Gov. Earl Warren (seated). March 14, 1948. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)

12/31/1912. The choral society of Bilbao in Barcelona Mr. Joaquín Sostres, mayor of Barcelona (X), placing the tie that the city council of said capital has given to the Orfeón, ceremony held at the Palace of Fine Arts. Photo Arija.

Black and white photograph of Darius Milhaud (1892-1974), French composer, at an evening party with French pianist and teacher Marguerite Long (1874-1966), French composer and pianist Francis Poulenc (1899-1963), French composer Georges Auric (1899-1983), and Swiss composer Arthur Honegger (1892-1955).

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