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| Ernst Udet in his aircraft, shortly after having landed on the Trient Glacier in the Mont Blanc Massif, Switzerland, 1920s | Crew and passengers of Do X aircraft, Thal, Switzerland, 21 Oct 1929, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Joseph Goebbels in the garden of the Carlton Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland during the League of Nations conference, Sep 1933. His glare is said to be upon learning the photographer was Jewish. | V. K. 'Wellington' Koo at a League of Nations meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, May 1934; his position was marked with an X in the photograph |
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| Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia speaking to the League of Nations appealing Italy's invasion, Geneva, Switzerland, 1936 | Finnish Foreign Minister Rudolf Holsti speaking at the League of Nations General Assembly, protesting the Soviet invasion, Geneva, Switzerland, 11 Dec 1939 |
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| Brazilian Dr. Geraldo HorĂ¡cio de Paula Souza and Chinese Dr. Shi Siming at the First World Health Assembly, Palace of Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 24 Jun 1948 | Lennart Oesch and Aitanga Niskanen visiting Oesch's relatives in Switzerland, May 1952 |
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