Independence Day

Happy 4th of July! 

Photographs of celebrations across the years!

 From various institutions, but especially the Library of Congress. 

A little boy dressed for the 4th, Leesburg, Florida, 1913. Source

A 4th of July parade in NYC, 1911. Source

A 4th of July parade in DeLand, Florida, 1884. Source

In costume for a 4th of July celebration, 1922. Source

A 4th of July in Skagway, Alaska, c. 1900-16. Source

A 4th of July celebration in St. Helena Island, South Carolina, 1939. Source

July 4th from (presumably) a hotel balcony, early 20th C. Source

Another little boy dressed for the holiday (though I don't know about about give your four-year-old firecrackers...). c. 1906. Source

Bicycle riders in the 4th of July parade in Vale, Oregon, 1941. Source

A street in Manila, the Philippines, on the 4th of July, 1899. Source

A young woman in costume for a 4th of July play, Florida, c. 1890. Source

A 1915 4th of July parade. Source

A 4th of July parade without a date or place noted. Source

An autochrome of children in costume, c. 1918. Source