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Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) was the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He was the fifth cousin of former President Theodore Roosevelt, as well as the former Senator and Governor of New York. Roosevelt entered…

Then-Princess (and current Queen) Elizabeth (1926-) and Philip
Mountbatten (1921-) of Great Britain, pictured with Edward VIII, visiting the sports grounds of the Osram factory near Berlin.

Prince Edward VIII (1894-1972) and his new wife Wallis Simpson (1896-1986), also known as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, on their wedding day. He was the King of Great Britain from January to December 1936. He intended to marry Simpson, a divorcee,…

King Boris III (1894-1943) was the Tsar of Bulgaria from 1918 until his death. Pictured greeting an Archbishop at the international land of the Black Sea, for a tribute to fallen warriors.

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), the fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He was titled 'Il Duce,' which means 'The Leader' in Italian. He led the National Fascist Party and later joined Germany and Japan to form the Axis Powers during the war.

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Führer of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. He initiated World War II and was responsible for the mass killings of Jews and other minorities throughout Europe. He is pictured here speaking to the Reichstag, driving in a…

A photograph of Abe Isoo (1865-1949), a moderate socialist who became the president of the Social Democratic party and the Social Masses party.

A 1940 tax photograph of Brown Studios' eventual address.