Actors Bert Lahr , Jack Haley , Ray Bolger , Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton in costume during a scene from the film 'The Wizard of Oz', 1939.
Drummers on stage, the backdrop featuring a large portrait of George Washington flanked by Swastikas and American flags, during a German American...
German-American Bund members stand near the Nazi Germany flag and the American flag during a rally at Madison Square Garden, New York City, US, 20th...
American actress Margaret Hamilton as 'The Wicked Witch of the West' in Victor Fleming's 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz'.
President Franklin Roosevelt signing bill that facilitated economic adjustment of Philippine Commonwealth to independence status, Washington, D.C.,...
The royal family visiting The King's Camp at Abergeldie Castle near Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 7th August 1939. The summer camp hosts a...
The royal family arriving at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, July 1939. From centre, left to right: Princess Margaret , Queen Elizabeth, King...
American actor Margaret Hamilton and a winged monkey look into a crystal ball in a still from the film, 'The Wizard of Oz,' directed by Victor...
Letter written by Albert Einstein, with the help of Leo Szilard, to President Franklin Roosevelt on August 2 warning Roosevelt of the dangers posed...
Actors Judy Garland as Dorothy and Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West in the musical film 'The Wizard of Oz', 1939.
Ohio State, center, John Schick makes a basket during the first NCAA Photos via Getty Imagess via Getty Images Men's Basketball National Championship...
Margaret Hamilton, as The Wicked Witch of the West, hides behind a tree from Dorothy, played by Judy Garland , and the scarecrow as they make their...
German Wehrmacht motorised column of Panzerkampfwagen II light tanks parade through Wenceslas Square following the invasion and occupation of...
From left to right, Clara Blandick, Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton and Charley Grapewin star in the MGM film 'The Wizard of Oz', 1939. In this...
German invasion of Poland, 1 September 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By 20 September only Warsaw held out, but final surrender...
September 1, 1939. The Second World War begins with the German attack on Poland, 1939. Private Collection. Creator: Unknown photographer.
Musician Lois Kendall decorates mechanical man Elektro with leaves as part of a Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company's demonstration at the...
American actress Margaret Hamilton stars as the Wicked Witch of the West in the MGM film 'The Wizard of Oz', 1939. Here she commands her flock of...
Adolf Hitler with General Walther von Reichenau at a map briefing during the Invasion of Poland, September 1939. At far right is Reichsführer-SS...
American actors Judy Garland , holding Toto the dog, Jack Haley , and Ray Bolger encounter American actor Margaret Hamilton on the roof a cabin in...
Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West gets ready to fly away as one of her flying monkey's reaches for her in a scene from the film 'The...
American singer and actress Judy Garland polishes her 1939 Packard Six during the filming of the MGM musical 'The Wizard of Oz', 1939.
Derek Sealy from Barbados and the touring the West Indies cricket team plays a shot over the England fielders at mid wicket during the West Indies...
Derek Sealy, wicketkeeper for the West Indies attempts to stump Wally Hammond, right handed batsman and captain for England as he plays a shot during...
1930s The Los Angeles Times Newspaper September 1 1939 Headlines War German Troops Invade Poland Nazis Bomb Warsaw Ca USA.
Vintage souvenir photo postcard depicting aerial view of newly constructed World's Fair grounds, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York City...
Flags with swastikas in the streets of Gdansk at the German national day, Poland, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year LXVI, No 34, August 20, 1939.
Kapitanleutnant Gunther Prien and his officers gather on the deck of the U-47, a Type VIIB U-boat submarine of the German navy while tied up...
Spectators at the spring race meeting at Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire, 31st March 1939. Left to right: Edward Digby, 11th Baron Digby , Osla Benning...
King George VI addresses the people of Britain and the British Empire live over BBC news radio networks at 6pm on Sunday 3rd September 1939, the day...
Full-length portrait of Margot and Anne Frank on a beach with their grandmother in the background taken from Anne's photo album, Zandvoort.
Anne Frank defends her sand castle from the sea as the tide comes in, Zandvoort, Holland. Placed next to her handwritten caption and taken from her...
Crowd at the opening ceremony of the World Fair, New York. The Trylon and Perisphere are in the background.
Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West on top of a roof with her broom in a scene from the film 'The Wizard Of Oz', 1939.
Vintage illustrated souvenir photo postcard published in 1939 depicting the vibrant landscape of the New York City World's Fair of 1939 in Flushing...
British soldiers, wearing carnation flowers in their caps, celebrate in London as they prepare to leave for France following the declaration of war...
President Franklin Roosevelt Broadcasting to Nation about European War Crisis, Washington DC, USA, Harris & Ewing, September 3, 1939.
President Franklin Roosevelt Broadcasting to Nation about European War Crisis, Washington DC, USA, Harris & Ewing, September 3, 1939.
Marian Anderson Standing at Statue of Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, USA, Harris & Ewing, April 1939.
Marian Anderson Singing at the Steps of Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, USA, Harris & Ewing, April 1939.
German soldiers fighting in the streets of Warsaw, Poland, World War II, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year LXVI, No 39, September 24, 1939.
Littorio motorised divisions parading in Madrid to celebrate Franco's entry into the capital, Spain, Spanish Civil war, from L'Illustrazione...
Franco legion tanks in a square in Guadalajara, Spain, Spanish Civil war, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year LXVI, No 16, April 16, 1939.
The crowd cheering Francoist troops, Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain, Spanish Civil war, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year LXVI, No 15, April 9, 1939.
University of Oregon basketball coach Howard Hobson who lead his team to the first College Championship by defeating Ohio State 46-33 in Evanston, IL...
Crowds of people and security staff, watching a carnival float carrying a western type horsedrawn tram and people dressed in 1890's period costumes,...
Arrival in Paris of Winston Churchill, who was then First Lord of the Admiralty of Great-Britain, World War II, August 17, 1939.
