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1990s

Picture stories and public appearances photographed through the 1990s, drawn from the reviewed public archive.

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From the 1990s

Ricky Martin leaving the Peninsula Hotel for the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards
Ricky Martin leaves the Peninsula Hotel for the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on 9 September 1999.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

On This Day 1999: MTV Video Music Awards night in New York City

Eight photographs return to the MTV Video Music Awards and after-party in New York City on 9 September 1999.

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Ricky Martin leaving the Peninsula Hotel for the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards
Ricky Martin leaves the Peninsula Hotel for the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on 9 September 1999.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

The MTV Video Music Awards, New York City (9 September 1999)

Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, David Bowie and more in New York City.

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Published from the 1990s

Jane Krakowski at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in 1999
Jane Krakowski attends the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on 12 September 1999.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

On This Day 1999: Stars Arrive for the Emmy Awards

Six photographs revisit the red-carpet arrivals at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on 12 September 1999.

Jane Krakowski at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in 1999
Jane Krakowski attends the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on 12 September 1999.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Emmy Awards arrivals in Los Angeles, 1999

Jane Krakowski, Kristin Davis, Helen Hunt, Jane Leeves, Kim Delaney and Sela Ward arrive at the 1999 Emmy Awards.

Jodie Foster holding her award at the 1999 American Cinematheque tribute
Jodie Foster holds her award at the American Cinematheque tribute in Los Angeles on 10 September 1999.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

On This Day 1999: Jodie Foster Honoured in Los Angeles

Eight photographs revisit the American Cinematheque tribute to Jodie Foster in Los Angeles on 10 September 1999.

Jodie Foster holding her award at the 1999 American Cinematheque tribute
Jodie Foster holds her award at the American Cinematheque tribute in Los Angeles on 10 September 1999.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Jodie Foster's American Cinematheque tribute, 1999

Jodie Foster and guests at the American Cinematheque tribute in Los Angeles on 10 September 1999.

Bill Gates smiling in a horizontal portrait at a Paris internet seminar in 1998
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates smiles in a horizontal portrait while attending a three-day seminar in Paris to discuss internet projects at the Palais des Congres on 8 September 1998.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

On This Day 1998: Bill Gates at a Paris internet seminar

Eight reviewed archive photographs show Bill Gates at a three-day Paris seminar discussing internet projects on 8 September 1998.

Bill Gates smiling in a horizontal portrait at a Paris internet seminar in 1998
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates smiles in a horizontal portrait while attending a three-day seminar in Paris to discuss internet projects at the Palais des Congres on 8 September 1998.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Bill Gates at a Paris internet seminar (8 September 1998)

Eight reviewed archive photographs show Bill Gates at a three-day Paris seminar discussing internet projects.

Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed on a cruise together on Dodi's yacht near Portofino, Italy.
Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed on a cruise together on Dodi's yacht near Portofino, Italy.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Princess Diana's Final Days in Photographs: Portofino to Paris

The iconic diving-board photograph begins a contemporary archive sequence following Diana, Princess of Wales from the Mediterranean to Paris in late August 1997.

Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed on a cruise together on Dodi's yacht near Portofino, Italy.
Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed on a cruise together on Dodi's yacht near Portofino, Italy.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Princess Diana's final days: Portofino to Paris

Eleven contemporary archive photographs follow Diana, Princess of Wales from the Mediterranean to Paris in late August 1997.

Nicole Kidman arrives at a small London theatre for rehearsals of a new play she will be performing in.
Nicole Kidman arrives at a small London theatre for rehearsals of a new play she will be performing in.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Nicole Kidman Arrives for Blue Room Rehearsals in London, 1998

Nicole Kidman arrives at a London rehearsal space on 26 August 1998, ahead of her stage debut in The Blue Room.

Renowned artist Peter Max paints a portrait of Princess Diana for a global internet charity event.
Renowned artist Peter Max paints a portrait of Princess Diana for a global internet charity event.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

On This Day 1998: Peter Max paints Princess Diana

On 28 August 1998, Peter Max created a vivid portrait of Princess Diana for an international charity event in New York.

Renowned artist Peter Max paints a portrait of Princess Diana for a global internet charity event.
Renowned artist Peter Max paints a portrait of Princess Diana for a global internet charity event.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Peter Max paints Princess Diana in New York (28 August 1998)

Four moments from the New York session in which Peter Max painted Princess Diana for an international charity collaboration.

Zoe Ball visits designer boutiques in Knightsbridge, dressed casually in a white hooded top and black trousers.
Zoe Ball visits designer boutiques in Knightsbridge, dressed casually in a white hooded top and black trousers.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

On This Day 1998: Zoe Ball in Knightsbridge

Reviewed archive images document Zoe Ball shopping at designer boutiques in Knightsbridge, London, on 27 August 1998.

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