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Embassy Collection (#3)

"Embassy: A Gateway to Diplomatic Relations and Cultural Exchanges" Step back in time with a sketch by Fish of the Charleston dance at the Embassy club

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Rex William Stewart, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Portrait of Rex William Stewart, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Rex William Stewart, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Tommy Myles and John Malachi, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Portrait of Tommy Myles and John Malachi, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Tommy Myles and John Malachi, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Johnny Hodges and Lawrence Brown, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Portrait of Johnny Hodges and Lawrence Brown, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Johnny Hodges and Lawrence Brown, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. Feb. 1942

Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. Feb. 1942. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. Feb. 1942

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Grand Ball given by the French Ambassador at Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Grand Ball given by the French Ambassador at Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Grand Ball given by the French Ambassador at Constantinople, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Interior view of Austrian Embassy, Washington, D.C. c1893. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Interior view of Austrian Embassy, Washington, D.C. c1893. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Interior view of Austrian Embassy, Washington, D.C. c1893

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Interior view of Austrian Embassy, Washington, D.C. c1893. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Interior view of Austrian Embassy, Washington, D.C. c1893. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Interior view of Austrian Embassy, Washington, D.C. c1893

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Austria-Hungary, Officials - Embassy Staff, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Austria-Hungary, Officials - Embassy Staff, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Austria-Hungary, Officials - Embassy Staff, 1914. First World War, possibly USA

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Fête à l'ambassade d'Angleterre à Paris, 1889. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Fête à l'ambassade d'Angleterre à Paris, 1889. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Fete a l'ambassade d'Angleterre a Paris, 1889

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Belongings of Count J.H. Von Bernstorff being removed from the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917

Belongings of Count J.H. Von Bernstorff being removed from the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. First World War: Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff was German ambassador to the United States

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Belongings of Count J.H. Von Bernstorff being removed from the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917

Belongings of Count J.H. Von Bernstorff being removed from the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. First World War: Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff was German ambassador to the United States

Background imageEmbassy Collection: US police outside the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

US police outside the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
US police outside the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. First World War: Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff was German ambassador to the United States from 1908 to 1917

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Belongings of Count J.H. Von Bernstorff being removed from the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917

Belongings of Count J.H. Von Bernstorff being removed from the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. First World War: Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff was German ambassador to the United States

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Belongings of Count J.H. Von Bernstorff being removed from the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917

Belongings of Count J.H. Von Bernstorff being removed from the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. First World War: Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff was German ambassador to the United States

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Belongings of Count J.H. Von Bernstorff being removed from the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917

Belongings of Count J.H. Von Bernstorff being removed from the German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. First World War: Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff was German ambassador to the United States

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Count J.H. Von Bernstorff...Leaving German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Count J.H. Von Bernstorff...Leaving German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Count J.H
Count J.H. Von Bernstorff, Ambassador From Germany - Leaving German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. First World War: Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff was German ambassador to the United States from 1908

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Count J.H. Von Bernstorff...Leaving German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Count J.H. Von Bernstorff...Leaving German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Count J.H
Count J.H. Von Bernstorff, Ambassador From Germany - Leaving German Embassy, Washington DC, 1917. First World War: Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff was German ambassador to the United States from 1908

Background imageEmbassy Collection: The Quay and Village of Passy, ??seen from the left bank, 1757. Creator: Nicolas Raguenet

The Quay and Village of Passy, ??seen from the left bank, 1757. Creator: Nicolas Raguenet
The Quay and Village of Passy, ??seen from the left bank, 1757

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Pipe Organ at Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Pipe Organ at Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pipe Organ at Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1920

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Chinese Legation, 1893. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Chinese Legation, 1893. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Chinese Legation, 1893. Stewart Castle, Chinese Legation, Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Fireworks on the occasion of the birth of the Duke of Normandy, c1782

Fireworks on the occasion of the birth of the Duke of Normandy, c1782. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Fireworks on the occasion of the birth of the Duke of Normandy, c1782

Background imageEmbassy Collection: 1974 French GP

1974 French GP
DIJON-PRENOIS, FRANCE - JULY 07: Graham Hill during the French GP at Dijon-Prenois on July 07, 1974 in Dijon-Prenois, France. (Photo by Rainer Schlegelmilch)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Margaret Whigham & Charles Sweeny engagement at The Embassy

Margaret Whigham & Charles Sweeny engagement at The Embassy
Miss Margaret Whigham and Mr Charles Sweeny at a party at the Embassy Club to celebrate their engagement in December 1932

Background imageEmbassy Collection: 'La place du gouvernement à Algiers'. (c1850s) Creator: Fritz von Dardel

"La place du gouvernement à Algiers". (c1850s) Creator: Fritz von Dardel
"La place du gouvernement a Algiers". The government building in Algiers. (c1850s)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Freiherr von Wangenheim - portrait

Freiherr von Wangenheim - portrait
3786905 Freiherr von Wangenheim - portrait; (add.info.: Freiherr von Wangenheim - portrait of German ambassador in Constantinople, Turkey. Deid 25 October 1914. (Present day Istanbul)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Album 'J. D.': group of soldiers with horse photographed in front of the house of the French

Album "J. D.": group of soldiers with horse photographed in front of the house of the French ambassador (Ministre de France) in Yokohama, Japan Japan Yokohama. Date of Photograph:1866

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Album 'J. D.': house of the French ambassador (Ministre de France) in Yokohama, Japan

Album "J. D.": house of the French ambassador (Ministre de France) in Yokohama, Japan Japan Yokohama. Date of Photograph:1866

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Policeman in front of the American embassy in Paris

Policeman in front of the American embassy in Paris France Paris. Date of Photograph:1960 ca

Background imageEmbassy Collection: The porticoed atrium of Palazzo Farnese in Rome

The porticoed atrium of Palazzo Farnese in Rome Rome Atrium High Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Via Veneto with the Boncompagni Palace or Piombino (now the headquarters of the American Embassy)

Via Veneto with the Boncompagni Palace or Piombino (now the headquarters of the American Embassy), in Rome Rome Via Veneto Building - Facade Revival styles, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe

Background imageEmbassy Collection: A Dance at the Embassy Club in Cairo 1923

A Dance at the Embassy Club in Cairo 1923
A dance at the Embassy Club in Cairo, an outpost of the club in Londons Old Bond Street, catering to high society in Egypt. Some of the revellers in this photograph include Glen Kidston, Mr. R. E

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Louis XIV Receiving Ambassadors from Siam at Versailles, c. 1865-67 (oil on canvas)

Louis XIV Receiving Ambassadors from Siam at Versailles, c. 1865-67 (oil on canvas)
LIT389807 Louis XIV Receiving Ambassadors from Siam at Versailles, c.1865-67 (oil on canvas) by Leman, Jacques Edmond (1829-99); 124.5x242.5 cm; Chakri Throne Hall, Grand Palace, Bangkok

Background imageEmbassy Collection: HRH Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales and HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales

HRH Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales and HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, arrive at the German Embassy in London on Thursday, July 3, 1986

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Piccadilly Circus, Central London. Circa 1971

Piccadilly Circus, Central London. Circa 1971

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Exterior view of The Embassy club in London. 4th January 1975

Exterior view of The Embassy club in London. 4th January 1975

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Belle Vue Road, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. 14th June 1978

Belle Vue Road, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. 14th June 1978

Background imageEmbassy Collection: The British Consulate Building - Cairo, Egypt

The British Consulate Building - Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1908

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Brazilian Legation - Mendonca residence - Mme. Medonca seated in her boudoir, between 1890 and 1950

Brazilian Legation - Mendonca residence - Mme. Medonca seated in her boudoir, between 1890 and 1950

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Chinese Legation in Stewart Castle, Dupont Circle, Wash. D.C. between 1890 and 1950

Chinese Legation in Stewart Castle, Dupont Circle, Wash. D.C. between 1890 and 1950. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Chinese Legation in Stewart Castle, Dupont Circle, Wash. D.C. between 1890 and 1950. Wu Ting-Fang and three other Chinese men reading

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Grosvenor Square 35102_028

Grosvenor Square 35102_028
Former Embassy of the United States of America, Grosvenor Square Gardens, Greater London, 2021

Background imageEmbassy Collection: UK, London, Vauxhall, Borough of Wandsworth. Illuminated facade of the USA Embassy (Architect)

UK, London, Vauxhall, Borough of Wandsworth. Illuminated facade of the USA Embassy (Architect: Kieran Timberlake)
UK, London, Vauxhall, Borough of Wandsworth. Illuminated facade of the USA Embassy (Architect: Kieran Timberlake, 2017), Embassy Gardens and new construction in the Nine Elms district

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Model of embassy in Japan P_Y08071_001

Model of embassy in Japan P_Y08071_001
A lego model of the British Embassy compound, 1 Ichibancho, Tokyo, seen from the north. Photographed in 1970 by the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Japan, Honshu, Tokyo, British Embassy Building

Japan, Honshu, Tokyo, British Embassy Building

Background imageEmbassy Collection: U. S. flags are projected on facade of the U. S. Embassy, during during the U. S

U. S. flags are projected on facade of the U. S. Embassy, during during the U. S
U.S. flags are projected on facade of the U.S. Embassy, during during the U.S. Presidential election, in London, November 6, 2012

Background imageEmbassy Collection: A view of the building of Turkish Embassy in Athens

A view of the building of Turkish Embassy in Athens, Greece, August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Michalis Karagiannis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Iran, Tehran, anti-US propaganda mural on the outer walls of the former US embassy

Iran, Tehran, anti-US propaganda mural on the outer walls of the former US embassy, known as the Den of US Espionage

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Crowds outside the Italian Embassy in London during WW1

Crowds outside the Italian Embassy in London during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Outside the Italian Embassy, London during WW1

Outside the Italian Embassy, London during WW1 Date: circa 1916




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"Embassy: A Gateway to Diplomatic Relations and Cultural Exchanges" Step back in time with a sketch by Fish of the Charleston dance at the Embassy club, where vibrant rhythms and carefree spirits collided. In 1938, Joseph Kennedy, American Ambassador, and his family graced the halls of an embassy, embodying diplomacy's essence. Journey across borders as we explore the British Embassy in Madrid P_D00718_003; its architectural grandeur echoing centuries-old alliances. Reflect on history's turning points like Cortes & Marina's encounter in 1519—an emblematic moment that forever altered Mexico's destiny. Witness diplomatic intrigue unfold within Tehran's embassy—a hub for international negotiations amidst political tensions. Bonn too holds significance as it housed an embassy that fostered dialogue during Germany's post-war reconstruction (P_D00149_003). Paris beckons with its allure—British Embassy P_D00634_015 stands tall as a testament to Franco-British relations' strength. Meanwhile, Queen Sirikit of Thailand graces the Thai Embassy—a symbol of cultural exchange between nations. The Ethiopian Embassy welcomes royalty—the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive to strengthen ties between Ethiopia and Britain. Abd-ar-Rahman III leaves an indelible mark as Emir and Caliph of Al-Andalus—an embodiment of power rooted within embassies. Finally, immerse yourself in nostalgia at The Embassy Club (1932), where elegance met revelry—a microcosm capturing society’s spirit during those times. Paris calls again with another iconic image—British Embassy P_D00634_038 epitomizes unity despite historical conflicts. Embassies serve as bridges connecting nations—gateways through which diplomacy flows freely. They encapsulate cultures' fusion while preserving traditions that span generations. These snapshots remind us that behind every embassy lies stories waiting to be told—a tapestry woven by diplomats who shape our world today.