Delegation Collection

GEORGIA TRUSTEES, 1734. The founders of the colony of Georgia, the Georgia Trustees, and a delegation of Georgia Native Americans. Oil painting by William Verelst, 1734

George Washington presiding at the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Line engraving, American, 1823
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. George Washington presiding at the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Line engraving, American, 1823

Events / Ireland / 1921
Delegation in London including Arthur griffiths, E J Duggan, Erskine Childres, Michael Collins (seated) Gavan Duffy, R C Barton, J Barteris (standing)

George Washington presiding at the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. George Washington presiding at the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Steel engraving, American, 19th century, after a painting by Michael Angelo Wageman

Anastasia Bitsenko going to Brest-Litovsk peace meeting
Anastasia Bitsenko (also spelt Biecenko and Bizenko) in a motor car on the way to the peace negotiations which led to the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk on 3rd March 1918 between the Central

Archduke Maximilian receives the Mexican delegation
The reception of the Mexican delegation by Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian at Miramar castle, off the coast of Italy. The head of the delegation holds out a letter from Gutierrez de Estrada

Decision-making hierarchy
Decision making. Conceptual computer artwork of a hierarchy of decision makers, showing a lower level of 25 brains, which pass their decisions to a middle level of nine brains

Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri
The Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri, 31st August 1945. All the US naval personnel are wearing Class B uniforms on purpose. The surrender officially ended World War Two

Regulus Leaves Carthage
Roman ambassador Atilius Regulus sails from Carthage with a diplomatic delegation, hoping to negotiate peace with Rome; he promises to return if he fails

Illustration of an Italian delegation during a Republican procession during the era of the French Directoire 1797
5304755 Illustration of an Italian delegation during a Republican procession during the era of the French Directoire 1797; (add.info)

Portuguese Peace Com'n, 11 Jan 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Portuguese Peace Com'n, 11 Jan 1919. Portuguese representatives at the 1919 Peace Conference in Paris, France after World War I

Dissolution of the Eastern Front; Signing the armistice of Brest-Litovsk.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Dissolution of the Eastern Front; Signing the armistice of Brest-Litovsk, December 15, 1917: on the left, the delegates of the central powers; on the right

Dissolution of the Eastern Front; At Brest-Litovsk station: welcome of the Maximalist... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Dissolution of the Eastern Front; At Brest-Litovsk station: welcome of the maximalist delegation by the German military authorities, 1917

The Legation from the Tsar of Muscovy on its Way to a Meeting of the States-General in The Hague, c.1631-1632

VOC Delegation at An Audience With The King of Kandy, Sri Rajadi Raja Sinha, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
VOC Delegation at An Audience With The King of Kandy, Sri Rajadi Raja Sinha, 1785-1786. The reception room in the palace of the king of Kandy with VOC officials kneeling in the foreground

Prince Maurits Receiving a Russian Delegation in 1614, 1874. Creator: Charles Rochussen
Prince Maurits Receiving a Russian Delegation in 1614, 1874

The Great Assembly of 1651, c.1651. Creator: Bartholomeus van Bassen
The Great Assembly of 1651, c.1651. Other Title(s): The Great Hall of the Binnenhof, The Hague, during the Great Assembly of the States-General in 1651

Le retour a la paix; arrivee a la gare de l'Est de la delegation hongroise presidee... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Le retour a la paix; arrivee a la gare de l'Est de la delegation hongroise presidee par le comte Apponyi, qui devait accueillir les conditions de l'Entente avec une hauteur peu convenable

Le retour a la paix; Les delegues ottomans sur la plage arriere du cuirasse francais... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Le retour a la paix; Les delegues ottomans sur la plage arriere du cuirasse francais "Democratie", avant leur depart de Constantinople pour le France ou ils venaient recevoir communication

Le retour a la paix; M Stamboulinsky, plenipotentiaire du royaume de Bulgarie, signant... 1919. Creator: Henri Manuel
Le retour a la paix; M Stamboulinsky, plenipotentiaire du royaume de Bulgarie, signant le traite de paix avec les Allies le 27 novembre 1919, a la mairie de Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1919

Le retour a la paix; Au chateau de Saint-Germain, dans la salle de l'Age de Pierre, le 10... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Le retour a la paix; Au chateau de Saint-Germain, dans la salle de l'Age de Pierre, le 10 septembre 1919: le chancelier autrichien Karl Renner signe le traite de paix, 1919

Le retour a la paix; Au chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, le 2 juin 1919: depart des... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Le retour a la paix; Au chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, le 2 juin 1919: depart des plenipotentiaires autrichiens a l'issue de la courte seance de trois quarts d'heure, sans apparat

La Derniere signature allemande; M von Lersner signant pour l'allemagne, apres... 1920. Creator: Unknown
La Derniere signature allemande; M von Lersner signant pour l'allemagne, apres M von Simson, le 10 janvier 1920, le proces-verbal de l'echange des ratifications du traite de Versailles, 1920

La signature du traite de paix a Versailles; M Clemenceau signe debout: derriere... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La signature du traite de paix a Versailles; M Clemenceau signe debout: derriere lui MM Pichon, Klotz, Tardieu, 1919. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

La signature du traite de paix a Versailles; Le president Wilson, assis devant M.Villiam... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La signature du traite de paix a Versailles; Le president Wilson, assis devant M Villiam Martin qui se penche en face de lui, signe le traite, 1919

Le congres de la paix dans la galerie des glaces du chateau de Versailles; M. Clemenceau... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Le congres de la paix dans la galerie des glaces du chateau de Versailles; M. Clemenceau, president, debout entre MM Wilson et Lloyd George

Pan American Congress, 5th at Santiago, Chile - U.S. Delegation: Joseph R. Lamar; W.J... 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pan American Congress, 5th at Santiago, Chile - U.S. Delegation: Joseph R. Lamar; W.J. Bryan; F.W. Lehmann; H. Percival Dodge, 1914

'The Governor of Lagos, and the Envoys of the King of Dahomey, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Governor of Lagos, and the Envoys of the King of Dahomey, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Canada - Labor Delegations, British Labor Com. Garrod, H.W.; Robertson, G.D. Canadian... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Canada - Labor Delegations, British Labor Com. Garrod, H.W.; Robertson, G.D. Canadian Labor Del.; Gibson, Hugh, of State Dept.; Bowerman, Charles W, M.P.; Gompers, Samuel, President, A.F. of L. 1917

Ecuador delegation, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Ecuador delegation, between 1910 and 1920
Ecuador delegation, between 1910 and 1920. South Americans in Washington, D.C

Naval disarmament, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Naval disarmament, 1930. Le Desarmement Naval. King George V (1865-1936) welcomes delegates of the United States, Japan, France and Italy to the London Naval Conference

Field-Marshal Montgomery Receives Delegation
EDITORIAL Field-Marshal Montgomery receives a delegation of German officers who agreed to unconditional surrender of the German forces in North-West Germany, Holland and Denmark, 4 May 1945

Delegation of foreign officers, Paris Date: 1869

Spanish civil war. Todos con un pensamiento unico: ganar la guerra (We all with one thought: to gain the war). Propaganda poster by the Republicans. Junta de Defensa de Madrid

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Ganar la guerra primero (First Win the War). Poster edited by the Delegation of Propaganda and Press of the Defence Delegate Junta of Madrid. SPAIN. Barcelona

Crew of Echunca
The crew (?) of the ship, Echunca, which took a delegation to conference in the Soviet Union. No further details on the caption but this may well refer to members of the British Socialist Party who

The ambassadorial delegation passing through the second courtyard of the Topkapi Palace, 1725 (oil on canvas)
3042737 The ambassadorial delegation passing through the second courtyard of the Topkapi Palace, 1725 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 90x121 cm; Pera Museum, Istanbul

President Poincare gives his opening address to the Peace Conference at the Quai d Orsay, 1919 (b / w photo)
3740447 President Poincare gives his opening address to the Peace Conference at the Quai d Orsay, 1919 (b/w photo) by Bain

Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester and the Garter Mission in Japan to bestow upon Emperor Showa (Hirohito) (1901-1989) the Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG); conferred in 1929

Group Portrait of North American Indian Delegation, 1888. Photographed in the Lecture Room in the West North Range of the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building

Group Portrait of Dakota Delegation, 1888. Creator: United States National Museum
Group Portrait of Dakota Delegation, 1888. Photographed in the Lecture Room in the West North Range of the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building

The White Russian Federation with the Emperor Max (litho)
3638294 The White Russian Federation with the Emperor Max (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The White Russian Federation with the Emperor Max)

Clemenceau, Wilson and Lloyd George leaving the Palace of Versailles after signing
3740422 Clemenceau, Wilson and Lloyd George leaving the Palace of Versailles after signing the peace treaty, 1919 (b/w photo) by Keystone View Company; Private Collection; (add.info)

German emissaries conferring on Luneburg Heath before the surrender of their forces to the British on 4 May 1945
6015282 German emissaries conferring on Luneburg Heath before the surrender of their forces to the British on 4 May 1945, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Place Louis XV, Paris, September 1815 (w / c on paper)
1772202 Place Louis XV, Paris, September 1815 (w/c on paper) by Loftie, William (fl.1815); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Maj William Loftie, 55th (the Westmoreland) Regiment of Foot

Polish ambassadors informing Henry, Duke of Anjou that he bas been elected King of Poland, 1573 (engraving)
969170 Polish ambassadors informing Henry, Duke of Anjou that he bas been elected King of Poland, 1573 (engraving) by French School

Chinese diplomat and politician Li Hongzhang having the many benefits of Ricqles mint spirit explained to him
2817060 Chinese diplomat and politician Li Hongzhang having the many benefits of Ricqles mint spirit explained to him (chromolitho) by French School

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"Delegation: Empowering Leaders to Shape History" In the annals of history, it has played a pivotal role in shaping nations and forging alliances. From George Washington presiding over the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, to Anastasia Bitsenko's journey to the Brest-Litovsk peace meeting, these moments highlight the power of delegation. As George Washington stood at the helm of the convention, his ability to delegate tasks and responsibilities ensured that diverse perspectives were heard and compromises reached. This event paved the way for a new era of governance in America. Similarly, during Ireland's tumultuous year of 1921, delegates from various factions came together to negotiate an end to conflict. Through skillful delegation and diplomacy, they laid down foundations for peace and reconciliation. The Georgia Trustees exemplified another form when they founded the colony of Georgia in 1734. Entrusting individuals with specific roles allowed them to establish a thriving community based on principles such as education and equality. During times of war or surrender, delegations have been crucial in determining outcomes. The Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri marked not only an end to World War II but also showcased how delegating authority can lead to successful negotiations. Decision-making hierarchies demonstrate how effective they are streamline processes within organizations or governments. By entrusting certain individuals with decision-making powers while maintaining accountability, efficiency is enhanced. Historical figures like Cincinnatus embody leadership through delegation by willingly relinquishing power once their duty is fulfilled—a testament that true leaders empower others rather than cling onto authority indefinitely. Foreign officers forming delegations foster international cooperation by exchanging knowledge and experiences across borders—showcasing that collaboration transcends national boundaries. Even amidst conflicts like the Spanish Civil War, where "Todos con un pensamiento" (All united under one thought) was proclaimed; it was through delegated efforts that unity could be achieved despite ideological differences. Lastly, Richard J.