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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 David Lloyd George and a group of men including Nazi soldiers (ddr-njpa-1-1200)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "[illegible] former British Prime Minister Lloyd George. Munich September 7 Domei. After visiting Fuhrer Hitler's villa in Berchtesgaden, Lloyd George visited the grave of the unknown soldier here on his way to attend the German Nazi Party's rally. Photograph: German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop (far right) guiding Lloyd George (his left)."

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img Zhang Xueliang addressing the military training corps (ddr-njpa-1-121)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Aiming for Elite Troops! Zhang Xueliang Working Hard in Hankou. (Hankou) Rengo. Standing at the vanguard and intent on cultivating staff officers in order to having elite troops, Zhang Xueliang, who was driven from Manchuria and recently finished his travels in Europe and returned to China, has established a new military training …

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Leslie Howard (ddr-njpa-1-638)

Caption on front: ". . . and Leslie Howard, as 'Hamlet.' Alfredo Valente Photo. Courtesy The Stage."

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img Rita Hayworth (ddr-njpa-1-580)

Caption on reverse: "NY-17-4/2/51 . . . New York . . . Making her first visit home in about two and a half years Rita Hayworth, movie star who became a princess by marrying Prince Ali Khan, son of the fabulous Aga Khan, is shown on her arrival aboard the liner De Grasse today. She brought …

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img Benito Mussolini at the Vatican (ddr-njpa-1-938)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Prime Minister Mussolini Visits Pope. (Rome) Rengo March 5, 1932. The Catholic Pope, a leader of not just the [...] spiritual world but the actual one as well, has been placed in precarious situation by the recent rise of nationalism and material culture. Even though its headquarters of Vatican City and the …

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img Gandhi visiting Rome (ddr-njpa-1-454)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "January 4, 1932. 'Holy Hero' Gandhi Visits Rome. (Rome) Rengo. It has already been reported in this company's foreign cables on the 2nd that, after meeting failure at the Anglo-Indian Round-Table Conference recently held in the British capital of London and returning home, the Indian holy hero Gandhi and the Indian National …

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img Alfred M. Landon waving from a parade car (ddr-njpa-1-851)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Landon on Top. American Magazine's Voting Prediction. (Des Moines, Iowa) Domei. With the American presidential election ten days away, [illegible] the Literary Digest, a notable American weekly magazine, has announced today that Republican candidate Alfred Landon has a lead of 300 thousand votes on Mr. Roosevelt, the current president, according to their …

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img Lin Sen with two women (ddr-njpa-1-867)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Even Lin Sen Likes Sports. (Nanchang) Rengo. Yang Xiuqiong, China's most beautiful mermaid, and her group travelled to [illegible] to visit Chairman Lin Sen after giving a wonderful swimming performance here. Perhaps the chairman is also a fan of sports, as he received the unusual guests, and welcomed the two young ladies …

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img Edouard Herriot visiting the Tsar Cannon in the Kremlin (ddr-njpa-1-636)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Herriot Visits Russia. (Moscow) Rengo. A commemorative photograph of former French Prime Minister Eduard Herriot (left), currently visiting Russia to improve Franco-Russian goodwill, as he was shown the famous 'Tsar Cannon' within the Kremlin by the French Ambassador to Russia (center) and Mr. Gelband [?] (right), head of the Russian foreign ministry's …

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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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doc Clipping regarding Anne Lindberg's marriage to Charles Lindbergh, showing Evangeline Lindbergh (ddr-njpa-1-1184)

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img Albert Lebrun and his family (ddr-njpa-1-1218)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Paris) Rengo. A rare photograph taken at the presidential residence of new French President Lebrun who has succeeded deceased President Doumer. Photograph: (front row) Mrs. Albert Lebrun, granddaughter Anne Marie, President Lebrun, (from rear row left) Jean Freysselinard, Marie Freysselinard holding Pierre, Jean Lebrun."

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img Engelbert Dollfuss praying for national peace (ddr-njpa-1-209)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Dollfuss Praying for Divine Power? (Vienna, Austria) Rengo. As shown in this company's foreign dispatches, the entire world's media has become increasingly excited by Austria's national disturbance. This photograph shows Dollfuss (second from the right) praying for national peace with his wife after a [illegible] ceremony for Heimwehr soldiers was solemnly held …

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img Zhang Xueliang playing tennis (ddr-njpa-1-134)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Chinese Leader is a Connoisseur of Sports - General Xueliang Has Become a Fan of Tennis - (Guling) Rengo. Zhang Xueliang, although quite busy as deputy commander against the Communists tenaciously resisting in central China, is surprisingly using his limited free time passionately playing tennis. Even if it's not a case of …

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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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img Eamon de Valera (ddr-njpa-1-261)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Frightened [illegible]. (Dublin) Domei. Prime Minister de Valera (center) observing the Irish Sea coast where [illegible] constructing defenses in preparation for a surprise landing by the German military. [stamped] September 2, 1940."

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img Herbert Hoover at a Stanford vs. Columbia soccer match (ddr-njpa-1-612)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Now Free to Watch Soccer. (Los Angeles) Rengo 1934. Former president Herbert Hoover [...] his alma mater, Stanford University [...] a soccer match held between Stanford and Columbia here in San Diego [...] without irritating politics or [...] very different from the very busy Roosevelt. Photograph: Mrs. Hoover is furthest to the …

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img Beverly Lake (ddr-njpa-1-854)

Caption on reverse: "This 'Dream Girl' is Beverly Lake, who won her title in a personality-beauty contest in Los Angeles last june. Miss Lake, a senior at the University of California at Los Angeles, was selected from among 10 contestants to be 'Dream Girl' in a 'Blanding's Dream House Contet' to raise funds for a new …

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img Benito Mussolini riding a horse (ddr-njpa-1-937)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Rome) Rengo. A grand celebration for the tenth anniversary of Prime Minister Mussolini's fascist revolution, which broke through the revolutionary crisis that followed the Great War and stabilized his homeland of Italy, was held in Rome on October 28. Fascists from all over Italy gathered in Rome on that day for a …

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img Maxim Gorky (ddr-njpa-1-458)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Gorky Hearing About the True Situation at the Time of the Revolution - From Women Who Served in the Red Guards - (Moscow) Rengo. The Russian Soviet government is currently assembling a massive 15 volume history to commemorate the Russian Revolution of 1918 with the greatest Russian novelist Maxim Gorky serving as …

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img Portrait of Douglas MacArthur II (ddr-njpa-1-986)

Caption on reverse: "WA-41-3/3/51-INP Soundphoto-Washington, D.C.. The White House announced today that President Eisenhower will nominate Douglas MacArthur II, above, nephew of General MacArthur, as State Department counselor. The 43-year-old MacArthur is a career foreign services officer presently serving as Special Assistant for International Affairs to Gen. Matthew Ridgway, NATO Commander in Paris. INP Photo-Sent 2245 …

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img Adolf Hitler giving a speech about the party purge (ddr-njpa-1-672)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Chancellor Hitler Reports to Reichstag on Party Purge. (Berlin) Rengo. A report on the recent purge of conspirators within the German Nazi party which claimed dozens of victims, most notably the former chancellor General Von Schleicher and SA leader Rohm, was given to the Reichstag on the evening of July 13 in …

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img Sonja Henie received a victory wreath (ddr-njpa-1-621)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Total Victory for Skating Queen Sonja Henie. (Oslo, Norway) Rengo. Everyone is likely already aware from our firm's overseas sports articles of Norway's famous queen of skating, Sonja Henie, and her recent wonderful results as she wins total victory wherever she goes. Photograph: Ms. Henie receives her victory wreath before 80,000 passionate …

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