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img David Lloyd George, Margaret Lloyd George and one of their daughters, Megan (ddr-njpa-1-1208)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Lloyd George's Home. (London) Rengo. Labour Party Leader David Lloyd George, who led a troubled Britain as prime minister during the World War, was reported to have been briefly seriously ill recently but has now recovered and is out of danger. Photograph: a recently taken picture of Lloyd George with his wife …

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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 British cabinet members posing for a photograph (ddr-njpa-1-914)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Commemorative Photograph of the British Cabinet. (London) Rengo. From Row (from left): Philip Snowden, Stanley Baldwin, Ramsay MacDonald, Sir Herbert Samuel, Lord Sankey. Rear Row (from left): Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, J.H. Thomas, Lord Reading, Neville Chamberlain, Sir Samuel Hoare."

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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 Boxing match between Primo Carnera and Larry Gains (ddr-njpa-1-102)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "The famous Italian heavyweight boxer Primo Carnera, who is ranked alongside Germany's Schmeling and America's Sharkey, recently fought against Larry Gains, who is Indian but is popular in Britain as a boxer, in the ring at London's White City. The up-and-coming Gains defeated the strong Carnera after a fierce fight. Photograph: Carnera …

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img Gandhi arriving in London (ddr-njpa-1-447)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Mahatma Gandhi (No. 2,854). This is a photograph of Gandhi in his cabin as he arrives in London on the Rajputana from Bombay to represent India at the round-table conference being held in the British capital of London from September 5."

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img Neville Chamberlain walking with an umbrella (ddr-njpa-1-17)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Wartime London. (London) Domei. Photograph: Prime Minister Chamberlain arriving at Parliament with his umbrella. [stamped] October 14, 1939"

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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 Neville Chamberlain walking (ddr-njpa-1-13)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Photographic Overseas News June 23, 1937. The Life of British Prime Minister Chamberlain. (London) Domei. The leisurely daily routine of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who has succeeded Baldwin as prime minister of the British Empire: (1) Prime Minister Chamberlain leaving No. 10 Downing Street for his first visit to the House of …

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img Ramsay MacDonald on 10 Downing Street (ddr-njpa-1-921)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(London) Rengo. Our firm's foreign reports have already described the touching efforts of British Prime Minister MacDonald, who for the sake of world peace has pushed his sickly self and returned to Geneva in the company of his doctor following his eye surgery in order to cause the reopened military disarmament conference …

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img Wedding photograph of Primo Carnera and Vina Cavazzi (ddr-njpa-1-92)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Carnera's Marriage. (London) Domei. The marriage ceremony of Primo Carnera, World Heavyweight Champion, and Vina Cavazzi was recently held in Trieste. Photograph: the newlyweds. [stamped] April 8, 1939."

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img Neville Chamberlain Halifax, Corbin, and Daladier at an airport (ddr-njpa-1-20)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Anglo-French Meeting. (London) Domei. French Prime Minister Daladier arrived in London with Foreign Minister Bonnet on September 18 for an important conference on the Czech issue. The talks began immediately after the two arrived. Photograph: British Prime Minister Chamberlain (2nd from left), Foreign Secretary Halifax (far left), and French Ambassador to Britain …

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img Kermit Roosevelt (ddr-njpa-1-1670)

Caption on reverse [translated]: "Son of former U.S. president serving in British Army. (London) Kyodo. Kermit Roosevelt, a son of former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, is currently service in the British Army as an officer. He expresses his desire to be naturalized as a British citizen. Roosevelt in photo (on the right)."

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img Joseph P. Kennedy and another man working at a desk (ddr-njpa-1-778)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(London) Domei. The already implemented Anglo-American Cotton-Rubber Agreement was recently confirmed and signed at the Board of Trade in London on June 23. Photograph: US Ambassador Kennedy (right) and President of the Board of Trade Oliver Stanley (left). [Stamped] July 24, 1939."

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img Ramsay MacDonald and Lord Londonderry and Lord Hailsham (ddr-njpa-1-915)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Lord and Lady Londonderry Invite Britain's Distinguished Figures to Their Estate. (London) Rengo. Lord and Lady Londonderry invited a number of Britain's distinguished figures, most notably Prime Minister MacDonald, to their home of Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland for a grand garden party. Photograph: Lord Londonderry guiding Lord Hailsham and Prime Minister …

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img Ramsay MacDonald walking outside of his offices (ddr-njpa-1-919)

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img Ramsay MacDonald leaving his offices (ddr-njpa-1-916)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "National Government Prime Minister. Ramsay MacDonald. (Labour Party). [Stamped] 1931."

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding J.P. Morgan, Jr. (ddr-njpa-1-894)

Caption on front: "The head of a great international banking house: J.P. Morgan arriving at his offices in London. (Times Wide World Photos.)"

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img Wax figures of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Engelbert Dolfuss (ddr-njpa-1-658)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Three Swaggering Leaders of Facism. (London) Rengo. Wax figures of the world's Fascist leaders will be displayed in an exhibit at Madame Tussaud's museum in London beginning on October 23. From left, Germany's Chancellor Hitler, Italy's Prime Minister Mussolini, and Austria's Prime Minister Dollfuss. How about each figure's swaggering pose?"

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doc Neville Chamberlain's obituary (ddr-njpa-1-30)

Article title: "Ex-Premier Chamberlain Dies After Long Illness; All England Pays Tribute."

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img Ramsay MacDonald in the cockpit of a plane (ddr-njpa-1-910)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(London) Rengo. The impressive story of how British Prime Minister MacDonald earned the praise and thanks of people of the world by rushing to Geneva in the company of his physician despite his serious sleep disease [?] has already been discussed in this firm's foreign dispatches. The prime minister did so in …

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img Winston Churchill climbing into a tank (ddr-njpa-1-82)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Prime Minister Churchill on a Tank. (London) Domei. Prime Minister Churchill himself rode in a tank during British large-scale armored exercises done in preparation for the German army's spring offensive, inspiring all the men. [stamped] Mar 31, 1941."

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img Ishbel MacDonald walking with a man (ddr-njpa-1-1026)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Ms. Isabella Marries. (London) Domei. The marriage ceremony of Isabella MacDonald, the late prime minister's eldest daughter who served as his valuable secretary, and the architect Norman Ridgley was held on February 28. Photograph: the happy couple. [Stamped] March 23, 1938. [Her name was actually Ishbel]."

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img Neville Chamberlain (ddr-njpa-1-29)

Caption on newspaper clipping: "The British Chancellor and his 'Sunshine Budget': Neville Chamberlain leaving his home for the House of Commons with his budget speech in his brief case. He announced a surplus in the national revenues and a reduction of 10 per cent in the income tax."

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img David Lloyd George riding in a car (ddr-njpa-1-1207)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Lloyd George. (London) Domei. A vote on the Chamberlain government's foreign policy was held in the House of Commons on October 6 and the government's position was supported. Photograph: Former prime minister Lloyd George heading to the House of Commons. [Stamped] November 8, 1938."

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