Birthday Party Collection

Centenary of the Ecole Polytechnique (colour litho)
2818497 Centenary of the Ecole Polytechnique (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Centenary of the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris)

On the anniversary of the Battle of Ortigara, the pilgrimage of more than six thousand Alpine... (colour litho)
2809213 On the anniversary of the Battle of Ortigara, the pilgrimage of more than six thousand Alpine... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Grandfather's Birthday (engraving)
8631725 Grandfather's Birthday (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grandfather's Birthday)

Arrival of the baby, 1917 (print)
7293201 Arrival of the baby, 1917 (print); (add.info.: "Fallen from the sky." Birth of the baby. Postcard, Germany, 1917.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Queen Elizabeth receiving Presents on the Anniversary of her Coronation (engraving)
8659070 Queen Elizabeth receiving Presents on the Anniversary of her Coronation (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plan of Stockton and Darlington Railway, showing Overton's Line and George Stephenson's Alterations (litho)
8634524 Plan of Stockton and Darlington Railway, showing Overton's Line and George Stephenson's Alterations (litho) by English School

On this thy birthday may every joy be thine (colour litho)
8656645 On this thy birthday may every joy be thine (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

First royal regatta at Gleniche, Potsdam, Prussia (engraving)
8676484 First royal regatta at Gleniche, Potsdam, Prussia (engraving) by Rabe, Johannes (b. 1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: First royal regatta at Gleniche, Potsdam, Prussia)

Celebrating the millenary of King Edward the Elder (litho)
8672111 Celebrating the millenary of King Edward the Elder (litho) by Sheldon-Williams, Henry Inglis Jodrel (1870-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Firing a Royal Salute (colour photo)
8668624 Firing a Royal Salute (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firing a Royal Salute)

The Red Laughter, Satirical in Colours, 1918_8_3: War of 14 -18: Anniversary " Four years today we put it
ICA4848170 The Red Laughter, Satirical in Colours, 1918_8_3: War of 14 -18: Anniversary " Four years today we put it

French postcard depicting a young woman, 1900 (postcard)
3665836 French postcard depicting a young woman, 1900 (postcard); Universal History Archive/UIG.

French campaign of Napoleon Bonaparte in Egypt (1798-1801) Coloured engraving, 1847
543712 French campaign of Napoleon Bonaparte in Egypt (1798-1801) Coloured engraving, 1847; (add.info.: Napoleon Bonparte (1769-1821) addressing his troops

George V 1911 hunting in Nepal (1911), 1935 (photo)
2525612 George V 1911 hunting in Nepal (1911), 1935 (photo) by Brooks, Ernest (1878-1941); (add.info.: History. England. King George V in Nepal for big game shooting, 1911)

Coat of arms Litho Albert of Saxony, 23 April 1898, Jubilee
946338 Coat of arms Litho Albert of Saxony, 23 April 1898, Jubilee; Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

French postcard depicting a young couple ice skating, 1900 (postcard)
3665845 French postcard depicting a young couple ice skating, 1900 (postcard); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Tobacco pot commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1905 (sandstone ceramic)
MMM5471476 Tobacco pot commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1905 (sandstone ceramic); National Maritime Museum, London

First anniversary of Bastille Day, French Revolution
6116993 First anniversary of Bastille Day, French Revolution; (add.info.: Celebration in the Champs-de-Mar, Paris, July 14, 1799 of the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille)

An engraving depicting the Commemorative meeting to mark the eighteenth hundredth anniversary of the buying of Pompeii
5310657 An engraving depicting the Commemorative meeting to mark the eighteenth hundredth anniversary of the buying of Pompeii, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1879); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Postcard, in N & B, 1919_7_14: Victory Celebrations - War of 14 -18, Photography, Victory, Arc de Triomphe
ICA4949020 Postcard, in N & B, 1919_7_14: Victory Celebrations - War of 14 -18, Photography, Victory, Arc de Triomphe, Machine Gun - Rough; (add.info.: Postcard, in N & B)

Postcard, in N & B, 1919_7_14:1919 Victory - War of 14 -18, Photography, Victory - Rude, Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929)
ICA4948981 Postcard, in N & B, 1919_7_14:1919 Victory - War of 14 -18, Photography, Victory - Rude, Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929); (add.info.: Postcard, in N & B, 1919_7_14:1919 Victory - War of 14 -18)

Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars, 1790
1574857 Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars, 1790; (add.info.: Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars. The image shows well-dressed aristocrats and members of the clergy digging)

Portsmouth, Hampshire (engraving)
8676566 Portsmouth, Hampshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portsmouth, Hampshire)

Prize-winning German railway poster, 1934 (colour litho)
8673054 Prize-winning German railway poster, 1934 (colour litho) by Wiertz, Jupp (1888-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

"On every anniversary of George I's Coronation a procession of knights used to march to the chapel"
8646487 "On every anniversary of George I's Coronation a procession of knights used to march to the chapel" (litho) by English School

Family of the Dowager Duchess of Abercorn, 1903 (b/w photo)
8626940 Family of the Dowager Duchess of Abercorn, 1903 (b/w photo) by Downey, W. and D. (fl.1860-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Large family of Louisa Jane Hamilton)

When the Black Watch won the Red Hackle (colour photo)
8668616 When the Black Watch won the Red Hackle (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: When the Black Watch won the Red Hackle)

Chariot parade during the celebration of the foundation of Marseille, 1899 (postcard)
8672358 Chariot parade during the celebration of the foundation of Marseille, 1899 (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marseille)

French postcard with image of a girl and a boy in a car, 1900 (postcard)
3665535 French postcard with image of a girl and a boy in a car, 1900 (postcard); Universal History Archive/UIG.

French postcard with image of a boy holding flowers, 1900 (postcard)
3665533 French postcard with image of a boy holding flowers, 1900 (postcard); Universal History Archive/UIG.

France, Burgundy, Yonne (89), Auxerre: fete of the 4th regiment of infantry, commemoration of the battle of Austerlitz
LUX4746612 France, Burgundy, Yonne (89), Auxerre: fete of the 4th regiment of infantry, commemoration of the battle of Austerlitz, 1901; (add.info.: France, Burgundy, Yonne (89)

Celebration of July 4th (Independence Day) at Centre Square, Philadelphia, USA in 1819
NWI4882084 Celebration of July 4th (Independence Day) at Centre Square, Philadelphia, USA in 1819. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 1890, Centenary of the Revolution
LUX4759719 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 1890, Centenary of the Revolution, reconstitution of the revolutionary army, the unbridled with officers in bicorn, 1890; (add.info.: France)

Centenary of the birth of Friedrich Schiller (engraving)
8676999 Centenary of the birth of Friedrich Schiller (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fireworks celebrating the Prince of Wales's birthday, Merton Fields, Oxford (engraving)
8676989 Fireworks celebrating the Prince of Wales's birthday, Merton Fields, Oxford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Centenary festival of the Orphan Wrking School, at the London Tavern, 27 February 1858 (engraving)
8676301 Centenary festival of the Orphan Wrking School, at the London Tavern, 27 February 1858 (engraving) by English School

Centenary of the establishment of the Metropolitan Police, London, 1929 (b/w photo)
8626580 Centenary of the establishment of the Metropolitan Police, London, 1929 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

King George VI and Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 1948 (photo)
5304823 King George VI and Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 1948 (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Photograph of King George VI (1895-1952)

Painted chest, probably decorated in 1905 (painting)
MMM5475439 Painted chest, probably decorated in 1905 (painting); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Painted chest, probably decorated in 1905)

Crowds meeting to mark the 1800th anniversary of the burial of Pompeii
3740632 Crowds meeting to mark the 1800th anniversary of the burial of Pompeii; (add.info.: Engraving depicting crowds meeting to mark the 1800th anniversary of the burial of Pompeii)

Postcard, en N & B, 1918_11_18: Remembrance of the celebrations of the liberation of Alsace Lorraine - War of 14 -18
ICA4949465 Postcard, en N & B, 1918_11_18: Remembrance of the celebrations of the liberation of Alsace Lorraine - War of 14 -18, Germany Prussia, Photography, Alsace Lorraine

Postcard, in N & B, 1919_7_14: Commemorative Calendar 1919 - War of 14 -18, Photography, Victory, Marne - Joffre
ICA4949007 Postcard, in N & B, 1919_7_14: Commemorative Calendar 1919 - War of 14 -18, Photography, Victory, Marne - Joffre, Soldiers, Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929); (add.info.: Postcard, in N & B)

Celebration of the centenary of the American National Feast on July 4, in front of the Independence Hall
NWI4880316 Celebration of the centenary of the American National Feast on July 4, in front of the Independence Hall (or Pennsylvania State House) in Philadelphia, 1876

French postcard depicting a young girl with floral decorations, 1900
3665839 French postcard depicting a young girl with floral decorations, 1900; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Anniversary meeting of the children of the charity schools of London at St. Paul's Cathedral
FLO4669374 Anniversary meeting of the children of the charity schools of London at St. Paul's Cathedral. Steel engraving by W.H. Fuge after an illustration by F

French postcard with image of a boy and girl next to a first birthday sign, 1900 (postcard)
3665534 French postcard with image of a boy and girl next to a first birthday sign, 1900 (postcard); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Thirteenth anniversary of Trinity Schools, Peel Grove, Bethnal Green, London (engraving)
8677118 Thirteenth anniversary of Trinity Schools, Peel Grove, Bethnal Green, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Centenary of the birth of Friedrich Schiller (engraving)
8677003 Centenary of the birth of Friedrich Schiller (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Capturing the Essence of Celebration: A Birthday Party Through Time" Step into a world where history and joy intertwine, as we delve into the vibrant tapestry of birthday celebrations throughout the ages. From grand gatherings to intimate family moments, these snapshots offer glimpses into cherished traditions and heartfelt connections. On the anniversary of the Battle of Ortigara, more than six thousand Alpine pilgrims embark on a journey that unites them in remembrance and gratitude. Their colorful litho captures their resilience and determination, reminding us that birthdays can also be an occasion for reflection. Traveling back to Tournai in c. 1470-80, we witness "The Anniversary of Hector's Death" depicted on a magnificent tapestry. Woven with wool and silk threads, this artwork immerses us in ancient rituals honoring heroes long gone but never forgotten. In Germany during the 19th century, preparations for festivals come alive through digitally restored reproductions. Children eagerly tie flower garlands while adorning their surroundings with delicate floral decorations—a testament to timeless innocence and anticipation. Transported to 1876 Germany, we find ourselves at Grandma's birthday celebration. The children clutch bouquets as precious gifts while receiving last-minute instructions from their mother before entering grandma's room adorned by her spinning wheel—an intergenerational bond woven with love. A festive speech echoes through Steyr around 1880 as forest farmers gather for merriment. Amidst digitally restored images capturing familial warmth and unity lies a reminder that birthdays are not just personal milestones but occasions when communities unite in jubilation. Nasreddine Dinet's illustration transports us to Mawlid celebrations—honoring Prophet Muhammad's birth—in Arab culture. This depiction showcases how diverse cultures commemorate birthdays with reverence and exuberance alike—a testament to our shared humanity. Peggy and Hope Anthony stand proudly before the Woman Suffrage Monument in 1930—their floral tributes symbolizing the fight for equality.