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img Mineo Osumi meeting with Mongolian delegates (ddr-njpa-4-1781)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Mongol representatives visit Minister of the Navy Osumi. The representatives of the Mongols visited Osumi at the Ministry of the Navy building on October 26th. Saito, Chief of the Public Safety Commission of Manshu, lead eleven other delegates. They visited the Minister of the Navy's secretariat on October 7th."

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img Kusuo Kitamura (ddr-njpa-4-435)

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img Kiyoshi Nakamura (ddr-njpa-4-1190)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Waseda field competition record. He set a record for the 1500-meter. June 22, 1934."

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img Mussolini giving a salute next to a statue of Caesar (ddr-njpa-13-681)

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img Several officers standing before Minister of the Navy Mineo Osumi (ddr-njpa-13-1373)

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img Katharine Hepburn (ddr-njpa-1-617)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Rengo Overseas Photographic News November 18. Hello, Mister Hepburn. (Hollywood) Rengo. With Marlene Dietrich's male dress being surprisingly popular, other stars have been joining in in swarms, dashingly swaggering through Hollywood in chic male dress. And it seems that Katherine Hepburn has also decided that this way is more convenient and has …

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img Lou Gehrig a bat (ddr-njpa-1-505)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Comfortable Batting. (St. Petersburg, Florida) Rengo. The fierce, comfortable swing of Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees, who is expected to live up to his name as the new home run king after the loss of Babe Ruth."

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img Adolf Hitler dressed as the Kaiser (ddr-njpa-1-668)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "If Hitler Wore the Kaiser's Uniform. (Berlin) Rengo. It may be a completely ridiculous fantasy to imagine what if Chancellor Hitler, who has become the supreme leader of Germany following the death of President Von Hindenburg, had become the German Kaiser and wore that uniform, but such an image was recently drawn …

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img Albert Einstein explaining the theory of relativity (ddr-njpa-1-282)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Dr. Einstein Explains the Principles of Relativity to an American Audience. (Pittsburgh) Rengo. The practical scientist Dr. Albert Einstein, who is living comfortably in the US after being driven from his homeland for being a Jew and forced to wander, gave a lecture on his theory of relativity before several hundred distinguished …

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img Zhang Xueliang visiting a British military airfield (ddr-njpa-1-131)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Zhang Xueliang, Passionate About Flying Since the Manchurian Incident. (London) Rengo. Zhang Xueliang, who has been grandly buying aircraft as he travels through Europe, visited the British military airfield at Kent. There he received an explanation from British officers about the Hawker Demon. Xueliang is in the center, wearing a soft hat."

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img Funeral procession for Engelbert Dollfuss (ddr-njpa-1-207)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "State Funeral for Former Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss. (Vienna) Rengo. The state funeral for Chancellor Dollfuss, who fell to an assassin's bullet, was solemnly held on the evening of July 26 at the Vienna public hall. The funeral procession was truly grand and included several thousand gentlemen such as President Wilhelm Miklas, Minister …

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img Portrait of Sun Fo (ddr-njpa-1-1767)

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img Ramsay MacDonald giving a speech (ddr-njpa-1-912)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Britain's Military Disarmament Demonstration. (London) Rengo. A joint forum of all British political parties was recently held at London's Albert Hall in light of the arousal of public opinion in advance of next spring's conference on military disarmament. Two female members of the audience threw a number of stink bombs at Prime …

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img Benito Mussolini at a commemorative ceremony (ddr-njpa-1-936)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Rengo Overseas Photographic News No. 679 November 17, 1931. Mussolini Attends Commemorative Ceremony for Expansion of Naples Harbor. (Rome) Rengo. Italian Prime Minister Mussolini recently attended a celebration for the expansion of Naples harbor while visiting Naples. He gave a congratulatory address and received a passionate welcome from tens of thousands of …

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img Engelbert Dollfuss's children in a horse drawn carriage (ddr-njpa-1-211)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "As Expected of Chancellor Dollfuss' Son and Daughter. (Vienna) Rengo. The children of Chancellor Dollfuss, who, although known as the 'pocket' chancellor, is standing up to the great countries of Europe with grim determination for the sake of his homeland, the Austrian Federation, and continuing his furious hard work, have inherited their …

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img Ramsay MacDonald holding his grandson (ddr-njpa-1-911)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Prime Minister MacDonald A Happy Grandfather. (London) Rengo. British Prime Minister MacDonald, who gave a grand speech on his disarmament plan at the peace conference in Geneva and was willing to commit even honorable betrayal [?] for his homeland and world peace, looks like a simple happy old man in this photograph. …

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img Inauguration of Mexico's President Lazaro Cardenas (ddr-njpa-1-93)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Inauguration of Mexico's 19th President. (Mexico City) Rengo. The inauguration of Mexico's 19th president, General Lazaro Cardenas was held here on December 1 in the National Stadium. The grand ceremony was undertaken amidst an atmosphere of passionate welcome, with thousands of citizens in attendance. General Cardenas, who turned 39 this year, is …

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img William Green speaking at a Democratic convention (ddr-njpa-1-476)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Six Hours Labor Demand Resolution. (San Francisco) Rengo. Amidst a whirlpool of swelling uncertainty as laborers increasingly radicalize by the day and strikes become frequent, the American Federation of Labor passed a resolution demanding a five day, six hours a day work week at its packed general meeting in San Francisco on …

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img Edouard Herriot visiting Spain (ddr-njpa-1-633)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Rengo Overseas Photographic News No. 3, 367 No. 3,368 November 29. Prime Minister Herriot Visits Spain. (Madrid) Rengo. French Prime Minister Herriot recently visited the leading Spanish city of Madrid in the course of a private trip, which caused that country to welcome him as it was his first visit. Photograph: (from …

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img Ramsay MacDonald leaving his home (ddr-njpa-1-923)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "British Prime Minister MacDonald. (London) Rengo. Photograph: Prime Minister MacDonald and his home. MacDonald has stated that he will resign from his post in June following the Silver Jubilee, the British Empire's most auspicious event, leaving a number of accomplishments behind him. (1) Prime Minister MacDonald being seen off by a smiling …

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img Zhang Xueliang visiting Tempelhof Airfield (ddr-njpa-1-133)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Zhang Xueliang Visits Tempelhof Airfield. (Tempelhof, Berlin) Rengo. The defeated general Zhang Xueliang, who has come to fear air power, first visited an airfield in London and has now visited Tempelhof Airfield, the largest airfield in Germany. Photograph: Zhang Xueliang's party visiting the airfield (Zhang is fourth from the left)."

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img Frances Perkins giving a speech to the steelworkers union (ddr-njpa-1-1144)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Female Secretary Perkins. (Indianapolis) Rengo February 27. Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first American female cabinet secretary, attended and gave a speech at the national meeting of the national steelworkers union recently held here. This was her first address in front of a large audience of this kind, but she surprised all …

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img Primo Carnera boxing a kangaroo (ddr-njpa-1-103)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Rengo Sports Photography July 21. The Kangaroo Who Drew with World Heavyweight Champion Carnera. (Atlantic City, New Jersey) Rengo. Primo Carnera, who recently won the world heavyweight championship by knocking out Jack Sharkey, was met here by a brave challenger. Fans of fisticuffs were surprised when the kangaroo called Jo-Jo fought bravely, …

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img Ellsworth Vines and another tennis player on the court (ddr-njpa-1-2308)

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img Dr. Hugo Eckener (ddr-njpa-1-273)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Great Rewards Reaped. The 'Graf Zeppelin' Returns. (Berlin) Rengo, Arrived Today. The Graf Zeppelin under Dr. Eckener returned home to a passionate welcome from a massive crowd at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin on July 30 following its flight to Franz Josef Land in the Arctic, its historic exchange with the Russian icebreaker …

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