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More about the Library. Plan Your Visit Research Centers Ask a Librarian Free to Use and Reuse: Birthdays How do you like to celebrate your own birthday or the anniversary of an organization? You can find inspiration here. Cakes and candles turn up most often. You'll also find gift ideas, festive parties, music, and fireworks. Unless otherwise noted, the selected images are from the Prints & Photographs Division. Browse more content that is free to use and reuse The birthday cake. 1914 N.A.A.C.P. birthday ball, Feb. 26th, Golden Gate Ballroom, Count Basie and his Orchestra. 1943 Young girl, Kimu, carrying a birthday cake through the Lachung Monastery, Sikkim. 1969 Happy Birthday sign, Putt-Putt, Drayton Plains, Michigan. 1986 Woman suffrage. Birthday cake. Washington, DC. 1916 Laddie boy's birthday cake. 1922 Why not books? for birthdays, weddings, graduations, holidays.1920s Baby’s birthday. 1880 Norma Horydczak and friends at her 8th year birthday party. Around 1930 Washington, D.C. Pouring lemonade at a birthday party on Seaton Road. 1942 First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt cuts President's birthday cake, Washington, DC. 1938 Children's folktale contest and old people's birthday party held at Shinsundo Studio, 3315 N. Clark St., Chicago, Illinois. 1977 (American Folklife Center) A Little Bird’s Song on My Birthday. 1887 (General Collections) Tennessee Williams with "birthday" cake for the 20th anniversary of "The Glass Menagerie" opening. 1965 Feliz cumpleanos. 1915 (Sound recording in the National Jukebox) The birthday party in the woods. 1898 Birthday party with women preparing tea at left, a group of women on raised platform at center, and children with elders under the Chinese character representing longevity on the right. 1800s Louis McDowell cuts Michael Young's hair; the haircut is called a "high-top fade"; today is Young's 14th birthday. 1994 (American Folklife Center) Josie Caudill cutting pie at neighbor's house where several families are visiting to celebrate a birthday. Pie Town, New Mexico. 1940 Greenbelt, Maryland. Party for Mrs. Taylor's eighty third birthday, attended by her children and grandchildren, on the grounds of the home of her son-in-law, Dr. McCarl. 1942 Night fireworks for Prophet's (Mohamed) birthday, May 22nd, 1937 "The President's birthday ball "So we may dance again" Fight infantile paralysis. 1936-1939" Birthday dinner at J.G. Feight's, attended by the Wright Brothers. 1899 Das liederliche Kleeblatt, oder, lumpaci vagabundi, "birthday congratulations."1894 Ball of 2nd Corps--Washington's birthday during the Civil War. 1864 Lily Bells Ring: A Birthday Chime. 1888 (General Collections) Legal holiday Lincoln's birthday February 12th no business transacted. 1890s Show More Images Back to top Follow Us Take our survey External Accessibility Legal Inspector General External Link Disclaimer USA.gov Careers Contact Media Donate Shop