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Famous Personalities Collection (page 5)

"Iconic Moments: Celebrating the Lives of Famous Personalities" Ernest Hemingway Fishing

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Hughes Welcomes Roscoe Turner

Hughes Welcomes Roscoe Turner
Los Angeles, California: 1928 Movie producer Howard Hughes greets aviator Roscoe and Mrs. Turner upon their arrival at Caddo Field in the Sikorsky plane he flew from New York

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Howard Hughes & Roscoe Turner Howard Hughes & Roscoe Turner

Howard Hughes & Roscoe Turner Howard Hughes & Roscoe Turner
California: 1928 Howard Hughes and stunt flyer Roscoe Turner at an airport in California. Hughes is driving the official car of the Pacific Aero Club

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Hoffa For Teamster President
Miami Beach, Florida: October 1, 1957 Teamsters union vice president JImmy Hoffa autographs a placard for him for a group of women campaigning for his run for president of the Teamsters

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Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States: c. 1885. Portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Prince Hirohito Golfing

Prince Hirohito Golfing
Tokyo, Japan: August 16, 1926 Prince Hirohito watches his ball after his drive at the Tokyo Golf Club

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Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Japan: c. 1935 The Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: The Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, reviews the officers for Japanes

The Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, reviews the officers for Japanes
Tokyo, Japan: 1928. The Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, reviews the officers of the new training school for Japanese Boy Scouts. The school has been established by the Department of Education

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Hirohitos Daughters Cooking

Hirohitos Daughters Cooking
Nasu, Japan: August 13, 1946 The three youngest daughters of Emperor Hirohito, on vacation at the Imperial Villa in the Japanese Alps

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Desiderius Erasmus
Germany: 1523 An intaglio-gravure by Hans Holbein of Desiderius Erasmus, the Dutch Renaissamce humanist, also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam

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Japanese Princess Teru
Tokyo, Japan: December 26, 1928 japanese Princess Shigeko Teruno-Miya, oldest daughter of Emperor Hirohito, on her third birthday

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Emperor Hirohito Visits Farm

Emperor Hirohito Visits Farm
Japan: March 19, 1948 Emperor Hirohito visits the farming communities to learn first hand the problems they are having. Here he watches a farmer till a rice paddy with a crude spade

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Judy Garland As Dorothy

Judy Garland As Dorothy
Hollywood, California: 1939. Judy Garland begins her journey in the Wizard of Oz

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Actress Katharine Hepburn

Actress Katharine Hepburn
Hollywood, California: 1942 Actress Katharine Hepburn as Christine Forrest in the film, Keeper of the Flame

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Hemingway, Wife And Pets
Havana, Cuba: March 20, 1946 Author Ernest Hemingway and his fourth wife, Mary Welsh, hold their pets in jai alai baskets on the Hemingway farm in San Francisco de Paulo, a Havana suburb

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Author Robert Graves
World: c. 1974 Poet and scholar Robert Graves

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Actress Judy Garland

Actress Judy Garland
Hollywood, California: c. 1940 An MGM studio portrait of actress Judy Garland

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Judy Garland With Children
New York, New York: 1964 Judy Garland with all three of her children at JFK Airport. Left is Lisa Minnelli, and Joey and Lorna Luft

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru

Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru
New Delhi, India: April 19, 1946 Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru participate in a charkha demonstration held in the Bhangi colony in New Delhi in connection with the inauguration of

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Gandhi Talks With Nehru

Gandhi Talks With Nehru
Bombay, India: July 15, 1946 jawaharlal Nehru, the newly elected President of the All India Congress, talking with Mahatma Gandhi, Indian political strong man, at a meeting of the Congress

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President and Mrs. Eisenhower
Washington, D.C.: June 20, 1957. President and Mrs. Eisenhower and Mrs. Pat Nixon attend the annual convention of the National Federation of Young Republicans at Constitution Hall

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Dianne Feinstein Makeup
San Francisco, California: October 24, 1955 Dianne Goldman gets her makeup touched up by Mrs. Frank HInman for a photo shoot as a doctors model

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: WWII Generals Meet In England

WWII Generals Meet In England
England: April 21, 1944 Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower (L) chats with Lt. Gen. Carl D. Spaatz (C), Chief Of U.S. Strategic Air Forces in England, and Lt. Gen. James H

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President Eisenhower And Nixon
Washington, D.C.: October 3, 1960 President Dwight D. Eisenhower shakes hands with Vice President Richard Nixon after a conference at the White house

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Mamie Eisenhower At West Point

Mamie Eisenhower At West Point
West Point, New York: c. 1956. Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower shields her eyes as she watches ceremonies at the U.S. Military Academy

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Amelia Earhart And Her Plane

Amelia Earhart And Her Plane
Wheeler Field, Hawaii January 4, 1935. Amelia Earhart, just before she became the first person to fly solo from Honolulu to Oakland

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Albert Einstein Speaking
United States: c. 1940 Albert Einstein speaking

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Physicist Albert Einstein

Physicist Albert Einstein
United States: May, 1938 Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein reading a letter

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Lieut. James H. Doolittle

Lieut. James H. Doolittle
Dayton, Ohio: October 23, 1925 U.S. Army pilot Lieut. James H. Doolittle of McCook Field in Dayton will race in the Schneider Cup races tomorrow at Baltimore

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Doolittles 400 Racer Plane
St. Louis, MIssouri: June 30, 1931 The 400 Racer airplane in which Major Doolittle hopes to break the worlds speed record

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Benjamin Disraeli
England: c. 1870 Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister of Great Britain and Conservative statesman

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Doolitle Blind Plane

Doolitle Blind Plane
Mitchell Field, New York: c. 1929 Jimmy Doolittle looks over the cockpit in his blind plane that he can safely land in the fog, using a radio receiver and instruments to guide him

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Lt. Doolittles Anti Fog Plane
Mitchell Field, New York: c. 1929 Lt. Jimmy Doolitle standing next to the blind plane he landed using a radio receiver and instruments to guide him

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Joe DiMaggio, Wife, & Parents Joe DiMaggio, Wife, & Parents

Joe DiMaggio, Wife, & Parents Joe DiMaggio, Wife, & Parents
San Francisco, California: c. 1940 Joe Dimaggio sits on a couch with his wife, actress Dorothy Arnold, and his parents, Giuseppe and Rosalie DiMaggio

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Governor Thomas F. Dewey

Governor Thomas F. Dewey
Albany, New York: October 31, 1944 Portrait of Governor Thomas F. Dewey of New York, the Republican candidate for the presidency

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Actress Marlene Dietrich

Actress Marlene Dietrich
Hollywood, California: 1939. Actress Marlene Dietrich takes a cigarette break during the filming of Destry Rides Again

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Portrait Marlene Dietrich
Hollywood, California: January 6, 1937 Actress Marlene Dietrich, whose income of $369, 000 for 1935 ranked her in the top ten in the country

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Jack Dempsey Works Out

Jack Dempsey Works Out
Los Angeles, California: c. 1927 Jack Dempsey works out in his yard with, L-R, sprinter Frank Wykoff, Dempsey, sprinter Frank Lombardi, and Olympic giold medal discus champion, Bud Houser

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Sammy Davis Jr
United States: c. 1955 A promotional photograph by the William Morris Agency for Sammy Davis Jr

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Italian poet Dante Alighieri
Italy: c. 1300 Engraving of Italian poet Dante Alighieri by C.E. Wagstaff

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Dante In Florence
Florence, Italy: c. 1300 An engraving of Dante Alighieri by C.H. Jeens in 1888

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Dunne And Pulitzer Recepients

Dunne And Pulitzer Recepients
Hollywood, California: May 6, 1946 Actress Irene Dunne congratulates authors Howard Lindsey (L) and Russel Crouse (R) for receiving the Pulitzer Prize for their play, State of the Union

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Bing Crosby And His Boys
California: 1940 Bing Crosby and his four sons ready for a bicycle ride. L-R: Lynn, Bing, Gary, Phillip and Dennis

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Actress Joan Crawford

Actress Joan Crawford
Hollywood, California: 1927 Actress Joan Crawford preparing for her role in the MGM silent movie, The Taxi Dancer

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Playwright Noel Coward

Playwright Noel Coward
New York, New York: March 7, 1947 Actor and playwright Noel Coward sailed today aboard the Queen Elizabeth

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Bing Crosby & Boswell Sisters Bing Crosby & Boswell Sisters
Hollywood, California: 1932 Bing Crosby and The Boswell Sisters at radio station KHJ to promote The Big Broadcast

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Noel Coward and Sophia Loren

Noel Coward and Sophia Loren
Hollywood, California: c. 1965 Playwright Noel Coward and actress Sophia Loren

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Actress Joan Crawford

Actress Joan Crawford
Hollywood, California: c. 1938 Actress Joan Crawford and two admirers

Background imageFamous Personalities Collection: Mrs. Calvin Coolidge Planting

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge Planting
Mountain Lake, Florida: February 3, 1929. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge wields a shovel and helps plant a palm tree at the dedication of the Mountain Sanctuary and Singing Towers




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"Iconic Moments: Celebrating the Lives of Famous Personalities" Ernest Hemingway Fishing: The legendary writer finds solace and inspiration in the tranquil art of angling, capturing the essence of his adventurous spirit. Ballerina Margot Fonteyn: Grace personified, Margot Fonteyn's ethereal movements on stage enchanted audiences worldwide, leaving an indelible mark on ballet history. Khrushchev and Castro: A historic alliance unfolds as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev engages in a spirited conversation with Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, shaping global politics during a tumultuous era. Dewey Defeats Truman Newspaper: An iconic headline that reminds us how even renowned publications can falter, forever etching this infamous blunder into journalistic lore. Drummer Gene Krupa: With his electrifying beats and unmatched showmanship, Gene Krupa revolutionized jazz drumming while captivating audiences with his infectious energy. JFK Treason Poster: A chilling reminder of a nation grappling with conspiracy theories surrounding President John F. Kennedy's assassination—a haunting image that still sparks debate today. Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Golf: The dynamic duo showcases their off-screen camaraderie as they indulge in a friendly game of golf—an enduring friendship that brought laughter to millions around the world. American Gangster Al Capone: Infamous for his ruthless reign over organized crime during Prohibition-era America, Al Capone remains an enigmatic figure whose legacy continues to captivate our imagination. Isamu Noguchi with Paphnutius: Witnessing the union between sculptor Isamu Noguchi and Russian dancer Paphnutius brings together two artistic forces—each complementing one another's creativity through their shared passion for expression. Queen Elizabeth on the Phone.