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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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doc Clipping regarding A.D. Whiteside (ddr-njpa-1-2457)

Caption on front: "A.D. Whiteside, of Dun & Bradstreet . . . Found that many retail businesses are short-lived."

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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 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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img Politicians on the steps of Parliament (ddr-njpa-1-920)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Paris) Rengo. British Prime Minister MacDonald and Foreign Secretary Simon, who have stopped in Paris on their way to the Lausanne Conference, jovially appealed to the French and other peoples of Europe via a broadcast after finishing important meetings with French Prime Minister Herriot and others. Photograph (from right): Foreign Secretary Simon, …

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Dan C. Gorham (ddr-njpa-1-548)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "American Youth Gorham Graduates From Tokyo Imperial University. Received Education in Japan from Elementary School. Returns to Birthplace of America on Yawata Maru. [Tokyo 1st Domei]. An American youth named Dan C. Gorham (25) was among the two thousand who had their graduation ceremony for Tokyo Imperial University on the 31st and …

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img Al Jolson singing in a scene from "Wonder Bar" (ddr-njpa-1-526)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Al Jolson Sings on the Silver Screen Once Again. (Holywood) Rengo March 5, 1934. America is currently excited that Al Jolson, famous even in our country as the singer of Mammy, will again use his wonderful voice on the silver screen to give us a wonderful song. Photograph: a scene from the …

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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 Alfred Herbert, Jr. on a ship in San Francisco (ddr-njpa-1-574)

Caption on reverse: "2 col outline. 5-7-60. Determined youth: Alfred Herbert Jr., 21, Chinese Immigrant, arrived in San Francisco last Friday determined to meet his father, whome he has not seen in 10 years. A man who identified himself as Alfred Joseph Herbert, the father, has said he would refuse to see the young man. He …

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img J.P. Morgan, Jr. speaking with another man (ddr-njpa-1-889)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Morgan Group Strengthens Support of Britain. (New York) Domei. Photograph: J.P. Morgan (right), head of the Morgan conglomerate, speaking privately to British Ambassador to the US Halifax at a meeting of the English-Speaking Union at New York's Astor Hotel on April 15. [Stamped] May 15, 1941."

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img Ramsay MacDonald at Lyon Station (ddr-njpa-1-917)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Paris (Rengo). British Prime Minister MacDonald arrived in Paris on December 7 accompanied by Foreign Secretary Simon on his way to attend the World Disarmament Conference currently going on in Geneva as well as seperate talks on the Sino-Japanese issue by the Council of the League of Nations. He was greeted by …

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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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