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Shirley Temple / BirthdaySHIRLEY TEMPLE American child star of of 1930s, offering a birthday greeting
Shirley Temple / CakeSHIRLEY TEMPLE American child star of the 1930s, tucking into her birthday cake
Birthday card, RAF flying dog pilot. mid-20th century
Tatler front cover featuring Princess Elizabeth & Margaret oFront cover of The Tatler featuring the fourteenth birthday picture of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) together with her sister, Princess Margaret Rose
The Bohemians of Chelsea, scene from Tantivy TowersA scene from the British light opera, Tantivy Towers, written by A. P. Herbert. The story mocks both the artistic high brows or bohemians of Chelsea as well as the sporting lusty low brows who enjoy
An Avro Vulcan B2 gives a birthday salute to Barnes WallaceAn Avro Vulcan B2 gives a birthday salute to Sir Barnes Wallis in September 1977. Date: 1977
Victorian silk birthday card, Girl with dog and flowers by a stream. 19th century
HRH Queen Elizabeth II - Trooping of the ColourThe Queen attending the Trooping of the Colour ceremony in her Coronation year, seen here riding to Horse Guards Parade on her official birthday to take the salute of the Brigade of Guards
Birthday Greetings postcard - A family of Cats at home, sitting and playing around the fire. Date: circa 1922
Handbill for balloon race, Green brothersHandbill advertising a balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, taking place from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, to celebrate the Queens birthday. 13 August 1835
James Doughty, oldest clown in EnglandJames Doughty of Brighton, at the time of this photograph the oldest clown in England, about to celebrate his 94th birthday. Seen here in costume with two of his performing dogs
Tatler front cover: Duchess of York and Princess ElizabethThe Tatler front cover featuring a photograph of the Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) with Princess Elizabeth of York (later Queen Elizabeth II) taken in July 1927
Sophie Blanchard in balloon ascent, MilanSophie Blanchard (1778-1819), famous French aeronaut, in a night-time balloon ascent performed in Milan, Italy, in the presence of Napoleon, to mark his 42nd birthday. 15 August 1811
Doggy Birthday CakeA doggy chef with a birthday cake with lots of candles on it. Date: early 1930s
Girl Guides: Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret send courierPrincess Elizabeth, patrol leader in the Buckingham Palace Company, sends a message by courier pigeon to Lady Baden Powell at Guide Headquarters
Rowena Cade - Minack TheatreRowena Cade (1893 - 1983) - inspirational founder and driving force behind the creation and construction of the remarkable clifftop Minack Theatre at Porthcurno near Lands End, Cornwall
Nativity - MagiThe Magi present the young Jesus with the birthday gifts they have brought him
Birthday card, Chimney Sweep Dog. mid-20th century
Princess Elizabeth as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, 1942Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. Her first formal engagement was on her 16th birthday, inspecting the Grenadier Guards as Colonel of this regiment
Queen Charlottes Ball 1939Debutantes curtsy as H.H Princess Helena Victoria cuts a giant birthday cake at Queen Charlottes Ball at Grosvenor House. The ball was one of the most important dates in the social calendar
The Queen salutes on horsebackThe Queen salutes whilst taking part in the Birthday Parade at Buckingham Palace after the ceremonial Trooping of the Colour. She wears the uniform of the Grenadier Guards. Date: 1956
WW2 birthday card, Postman with black kittensBirthday card, Postman with black kittens, and a reference to blackout regulations. circa 1940s
WW2 birthday card with plane. Date: circa 1942
Page from The Sketch reporting on the birthday party of Belita (Maria Belita Jepson-Turner) at the London Hippodrome, at the time she was starring the show Champagne on Ice
The celebration of the Mawlid al-nabi at Cairo, Egypt - the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad which is celebrated in Rabi al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar
Birthday card - Man relaxing in a chairBirthday card, Man relaxing in a chair. circa 1930s
Birthday card, The Beatles caricature - Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Date: circa 1964
Balloon ascent on Queen Victorias birthday
Birthday Greetings with spray of flowersBirthday Greetings -- a spray of pink and white flowers on a birthday postcard. Date: early 20th century
Closing show of 1960 Scouting JamboreeFlags from countries around the world are paraded at the closing show of the National Jamboree which was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of scouting in the USA
Princess Beatrice in 1860Princess Beatrice, later Priness Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944), fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert photographed in 1860
Partytime for catsEight happy cats and kittens enjoying a birthday tea party. Artist: Frederick George Lewin Date: circa 1912
King Oscar II of Sweden - Jubilee PostcardA delightful card (mixture of white embossing and a pale yellow background) depicting King Oscar of Sweden (1829-1907) - Jubilee Postcard celebrating the Kings 75th Birthday
Stalls for the Muled en-Nabi festivity in Cairo, EgyptDecorated stalls for the Muled en-Nabi festivity in Cairo, Egypt. Mawlid (or muled in Egyptian Arabic) is the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad but in some countries the term
Albert Batchelor flew in a helicopter from Helston Air Station on 18 February 1959 to celebrate his 90th birthday. Date: 1959
King George V Birthday Tea Party - Istanbul EmbassyBritish Embassy in Istanbul - King George V Birthday Tea Party on 3rd June 1924. Mr Ronald Lindsay (right - later Sir Ronald Lindsay, the future Ambassador) and colleague arrive at the party
Dog carrying basket of flowers on a birthday cardLarge dog carrying a basket of flowers on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s
Duke Wellington / WinterhaDUKE OF WELLINGTON He gives a first birthday present to his godson, Prince Arthur [later duke of Connaught] Date: 1769 - 1852
Birthday postcard, Little boy getting washed Date: 20th century
Birthday Greetings Postcard - Cockchafers call on FroggieBirthday Greetings Postcard - Mr and Mrs Cockchafer (May Bugs or Doodlebugs) call on Froggie (who appears to be running an inn or pub) and present him with a bouquet of daisies on his Birthday
Mabel Lucie Attwell, birthday card, age 1 (front). 20th century
White Flower FacesBirthday wishes. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: Irene Marcellus. Date: circa 1908
This Ones for you, alright! A postman delivering a Happy Birthday Greeting. Date: 1938
Rabbits Wash-Day - Birthday Greetings Postcard Date: 1944
Birthday Card design - Men playing football with some fans on the touchline supporting their side. Date: circa 1950
Birthday Card design - Glamour, Pin-Up, Woman on Telephone. Date: circa 1950
Female Golfer on Birthday Greetings Postcard - " Tis not within my power to say - How much I wish you joy to-day". Date: circa 1910s
Thank you letter from Winston Churchill, Prime MinisterThank you letter from Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, headed 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, SW1 -- many of these were reproduced to look like an original handwritten letter