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img Winston Churchill at a welcome banquet (ddr-njpa-1-71)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Churchill Healthy. (London) Domei. The Bertram Mills Circus, performing at Olympia in London since late last month, has been drawing great acclaim. Photograph: Winston Churchill attending the welcome banquet for the circus troupe. [stamped] February 14, 1939."

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img Anna Maria Mussolini visiting injured soldiers (ddr-njpa-1-943)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Prime Minister Mussolini's Daughter Visits Injured Soldiers. (Rome) Domei. Prime Minister Mussolini's daugther Anna Maria visited wounded soldiers at the army hospital on April 14, making a great impression. Photograph: Anna Maria presenting a gift. [Stamped] May 21, 1941."

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img Howard Hughes in the cockpit of his plane (ddr-njpa-1-692)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Circumnavigating Plane Arrives in Paris. (Paris) Domei. Hughes' plane departed from New York's Floyd Bennett Field at 6:20 p.m. on the 10th and headed towards Paris, aiming to set a new record for aerial circumnavigation of the world. He crossed the Atlantic in one go, landing easily at Le Bourget Airport in …

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img Neville Chamberlain giving a speech (ddr-njpa-1-21)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "The British Prime Minister's Eloquent Speech. (Scarborough, Yorkshire) Domei. Photograph: Prime Minister Chamberlain stands at the podium receiving applause from the entire audience after speaking of joint Anglo-American action on the Spanish and Far Eastern issues at the 64th annual meeting of the Conservative Party (held here on October 7). [stamped] November …

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img Galeazzo Ciano inspecting the Fascist youth's "Camp Mussolini" (ddr-njpa-1-57)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Overseas Photographic News October 1. Young Italian Foreign Minister Ciano Gradually Coming to the Forefront. (Rome) Domei. Count Ciano shook the world's expectations by assuming the important post of foreign minister at a critical time for Italian foreign negotiations. Although he was often criticized by the great powers at the time …

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img Mary Pickford greeting fans (ddr-njpa-1-1132)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Overseas News Photographic Transmission December 10. Recent News of Mary Pickford. New York December 28 Domei. Miss Pickford, separated from Douglas Fairbanks but still as popular as ever, was mobbed by several dozen fans looking for handshakes when she arrived at Grand Central Station and ran off to her hotel. She …

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img Neville Chamberlain visiting the Western front with General Gort (ddr-njpa-1-28)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Prime Minister Chamberlain Observes the Frontline. (Paris) Domei. Prime Minister Chamberlain recently visited the continent where, accompanied by General Gort, he fearlessly observed and cheered on the men stationed on the Western front. Photograph: Prime Minister Chamberlain (2nd from left, having abandoned his umbrella for a raincoat) and General Gort (to his …

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img Cordell Hull giving a speech (ddr-njpa-1-696)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Mr. Hull Gives Statement on Military Expansion. (Washington) Domei. In a broadcast to all of America and Europe on March 17, Secretary of State Hull stated his firm resolve at the National Press Club that, given the tense circumstances of times like these, America cannot remain aloof and that military expansion was …

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doc Clipping regarding the death of Douglas Fairbanks (ddr-njpa-1-395)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Fairbanks, American Hero of the Silver Screen, Dies Suddenly at his Home in Santa Monica. (Hollywood, 12th, Domei) Proclaimed a hero of the silver screen, Douglas Fairbanks died suddenly at 1 p.m. on the 12th at his home in Santa Monica, a suburb of Hollywood. He was 56. (Santa Monica, 12th, AP). …

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img Galeazzo Ciano with his children (ddr-njpa-1-62)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Count Ciano as a Father. (Rome) Domei. Even with [Italy's] entrance into the war fast approaching, Prime Minister Mussolini's advisor Count Ciano acts like a good father despite his business. (taken in Rome on May 7). [stamped] June 6, 1940."

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img Winston Churchill deboarding a plane (ddr-njpa-1-86)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Churchill Enters Cabinet. (London) Domei. With war declared on Germany, Mr. Churchill, Mr. Eden, and others entered the cabinet as part of a wartime unity government. Photograph: Winston Churchill, the new First Lord of the Admiralty, returning from inspecting the Maginot Line in mid-August. [stamped] September 5, 1939."

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doc Clipping regarding the death of Maxim Gorsky (ddr-njpa-1-464)

Caption on front [translation]: "Domei Overseas Photographic News July 7. Giant Oak of Red Russian Literature Withers and Falls. (Moscow) Domei. The great literary figure Maxim Gorky, who played an active part in communist Russia for many years and left a great mark in the international literary world, has finally died, passing like a falling great …

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img Howard Hughes and two others sitting in a parade car at the New York Worlds Fair (ddr-njpa-1-694)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "New York (Domei). Mr. Hughes and party, safely returned to New York after setting a new record for flying around the world, head to the welcome area on July 15 amidst a passionate storm of cheers from the citizens of New York. Photograph: Mr. Hughes receiving cheers. [Stamped] August 6, 1938."

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img German U-boat hero, Gunther Prien (ddr-njpa-1-544)

Caption on reverse: "German U-boat hero lost: Commander Guenther Prien, who astounded the world in the early months of the war during the latter part of 1939 when he sneaked his submarine into Scapa Flow, base of the British grand fleet north of Scotland, and sank the battleship Royal Oaks, is now considered lost by Germany …

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img Adolf Hitler inspecting an automotive squad (ddr-njpa-1-670)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Hitler Inspecting. (Berlin) Domei. Fuhrer Hitler, who has a deep interest in the advancement of weapon science, attended the automotive show here on February 18 and inspected the automotive squad."

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img Walt Disney presented with the Legion d'Honneur (ddr-njpa-1-398)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "France's Highest Honor to Mickey Mouse's Father. (Hollywood) Domei. Walt Disney (right), the father of Mickey Mouse, who has brought the pleasure of laughter to tens of millions through the silver screen and print as the king of laughter, was presented with the Legion d'Honneur, the French government's highest honor, by Consul …

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img William Leahy (ddr-njpa-1-842)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "New Ambassador to Vichy France Presents Credentials. (Vichy) Domei. Admiral Leahy, the new American ambassador to France, arrived in Vichy on January 30 and presented his credentials to Marshal Petain. Photograph: Marshall Petain (left) and Ambassador Leahy (right) engaged in warm conversation. [Stamped] March 3, 1941."

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img Sonja Henie cooking (ddr-njpa-1-627)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "What Followed for the Queen of the Rink. (Oslo) Domei. Sonja Henie, the queen of the women's figure skating world is now aiming to become queen of the silver screen, made her first visit to her home country since appearing in Hollywood movies. She has been happily spending several days with her …

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img Benito Mussolini and other military leaders (ddr-njpa-1-939)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "German-Italian Meeting in Rome. (Rome) Domei. German Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop visited Rome on September 19 and held important talks with Prime Minister Mussolini and Italian Foreign Minister Ciano regarding the strategy against Britain and the American problem. Photograph: taken at the Doge's Palace in Venice after the meeting."

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img Mickey Norman sitting on a table (ddr-njpa-1-993)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Mickey Likes Tobacco. (Paterson, New Jersey) Domei. Seven year old Mickey Norman likes cigars more than candy. His mother has scolded him, but in the end she tolerates him smoking one a day. Photograph: Mickey being bad, puffing on his cigar."

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img Nazi's saluting Adolf Hitler with the Parteiadler in the background (ddr-njpa-1-666)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Giving Up on Peace [...]. (Berlin) Domei. [...] having given up on a peaceful resolution [...] Fuhrer Hitler boldly made his statement that Germany [...] at home and abroad [...] the Anglo-French offensive [...] determination not to surrender [...]. Photographs: (left) German [..] dispatched to the North Sea. (right) Chancellor Hitler's declaration …

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img Charles Edison (ddr-njpa-1-246)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "In the Prime of His Life at 49. Son of the Great Inventor. New Secretary of the Navy. (Washington) 30th, Domei. President Roosevelt formally appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison to fill the the position of American Secretary of the Navy on the 30th, which had been vacant since the …

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img Winston Churchill observing England's defenses (ddr-njpa-1-75)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Prime Minister Churchill Firm to the Bitter End. (London) Domei. Prime Minister Churchill, filled with fighting spirit, observing the condition of defenses on the northeastern English coast with a machine gun in hand. [stamped] August 20, 1940."

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img Frances Perkins at a Department of Commerce banquet (ddr-njpa-1-1143)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "The Flourishing Female Secretary Mrs. Wallace. (Washington) Domei. The flourishing Labor Secretary Frances Perkins (left) and the wife of Agriculture Secretary Henry Wallace (right) attending the 26th anniversary banquet held by the Department of Commerce on May 5. [Stamped] June 11, 1938."

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img Galeazzo Ciano leaving for Spain (ddr-njpa-1-47)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Count Ciano Goes to Spain. (Barcelona) Domei. Foreign Minister Ciano visited Barcelona via a warship on July 10, where he engaged in various negotiations with General Franco towards the formation of a Italo-Spanish military alliance. Photograph: Count Ciano departing the port of Gaeta on his way to Spain. [stamped] July 29, 1939."

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