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Hiking Collection

Background imageHiking Collection: The Scout, Every Boys Weekly front cover

The Scout, Every Boys Weekly front cover
Front cover of The Scout magazine, the " only weekly official organ of the boy scouts" featuring two enthusiastic and earnest looking boy scouts reading a map while out on a hike

Background imageHiking Collection: Mass Trespass of Kinder Scout

Mass Trespass of Kinder Scout
Peak District ramblers in trouble: walking towards Kinder Scout on the occasion of their battle with the gamekeepers. The mass trespass intended to highlight the denial of access for walkers to open

Background imageHiking Collection: Cumbria Ramblers

Cumbria Ramblers
Three ramblers stop to admire the view of the Newlands Valley, Cumbria, England, with the peaks of Hindscarth and Robinson Fell towering impressively above the valley. Date: 1930s

Background imageHiking Collection: Hikers by Signpost / 1935

Hikers by Signpost / 1935
Feminine rambling fashions of 3/4 length tweed or checked skirts worn with matching or contrasting jackets. Stockings or ankle socks are worn with various styles of shoe

Background imageHiking Collection: A Row of Ramblers

A Row of Ramblers
A jolly row of hikers on the moors, perhaps even On Ilkley Moor Baht At ! Date: early 1930s

Background imageHiking Collection: Ovaltine Advert

Ovaltine Advert
Advertisement for Ovaltine which " builds up brain, nerve and body"

Background imageHiking Collection: Hiker & Camper Mag / 6. 31

Hiker & Camper Mag / 6. 31
Front cover depicting a gate and stile which lead the walker along a path through a field

Background imageHiking Collection: Hiker & Camper Mag / 7. 31

Hiker & Camper Mag / 7. 31
Front cover of a magazine devoted to hikers, ramblers and campers featuring a view across fields

Background imageHiking Collection: Walliss Hiking Kit Ad

Walliss Hiking Kit Ad
Advertisement for Walliss hiking kit comprising rucksack, practical flannel shorts and mens pure wool stockings, all essential equipment for this pastime

Background imageHiking Collection: The Hiker & Camper 1934

The Hiker & Camper 1934
Stylised front cover of The Hiker and Camper magazine featuring an advertisement for Stormgard rain capes, leggings sou westers & rucksacks, all necessary for keen hikers

Background imageHiking Collection: Mass trespass at Kinder Scout

Mass trespass at Kinder Scout
Peak District ramblers in trouble: walking towards Kinder Scout on the occasion of their battle with the gamekeepers. The mass trespass intended to highlight the denial of access for walkers to open

Background imageHiking Collection: Ordnance Survey map cover - Dorking and Leith Hill

Ordnance Survey map cover - Dorking and Leith Hill
Front cover of an Ordnance Survey map covering the Dorking and Leith Hill area of Surrey. The cover features a hiker or rambler leaning against a wall and smoking a pipe as he consults his map

Background imageHiking Collection: Windermere tourism booklet

Windermere tourism booklet
Front cover of a guide book covering the Windermere area of the Lake District in Cumbria at a time when walking and rambling in the countryside was very popular

Background imageHiking Collection: Litesome Body Belt

Litesome Body Belt
Advert for the Litesome Body Belt, underpants devised to offer support and relief while hiking miles " without exhaustion". " Every man should wear one constantly"

Background imageHiking Collection: Hiker & Camper Mag / 2. 31

Hiker & Camper Mag / 2. 31
Front cover of a magazine devoted to hikers, ramblers and campers featuring a couple marching up a hill

Background imageHiking Collection: Wandervogel

Wandervogel
WANDERVOGEL Members of a German youth club gather before setting out on a hike - hiking became very popular in the 1920s

Background imageHiking Collection: Present Day Types - Week-End Ramblers

Present Day Types - Week-End Ramblers
Two chaps with sturdy walking boots, pipes in mouth, set off on a countryside ramble while consulting their maps. Date: 1914

Background imageHiking Collection: RAMBLERS, 1960S

RAMBLERS, 1960S
Which way? Ramblers study a map on the Clent Hills, Worcestershire, England. Date: early 1960s

Background imageHiking Collection: Milton / Comus / Stars 1634

Milton / Comus / Stars 1634
the Stars That nature hung in Heav n, and fill d their Lamps with everlasting oil, to give due light To the misled and lonely Travailer. Date: First published : 1634

Background imageHiking Collection: Hiker & Camper Mag / 1. 32

Hiker & Camper Mag / 1. 32
Front cover of a magazine devoted to hikers, ramblers and campers featuring a couple out walking through the countryside on a snowy winters day

Background imageHiking Collection: Hiking Outfits Advert

Hiking Outfits Advert
Advert for Lang & Norton, specialists in British made hiking outfits, including sensible walking shoes, khaki drill shorts and natty sleeveless pullovers

Background imageHiking Collection: Hiker & Camper Mag / 4. 31

Hiker & Camper Mag / 4. 31
Front cover of a magazine devoted to hikers, ramblers and campers featuring spring daffodils

Background imageHiking Collection: Hiker & Camper Mag / 5. 31

Hiker & Camper Mag / 5. 31
Front cover of a magazine devoted to hikers, ramblers and campers featuring a bluebell wood

Background imageHiking Collection: Mountain climbing in snow, Mont Blanc, Alps

Mountain climbing in snow, Mont Blanc, Alps
Vintage 19th century photograph - climbing Mont Blanc, Alps

Background imageHiking Collection: Kentish Ramblers

Kentish Ramblers
Ramblers admiring the view at Crockham Hill Common, Kent, England. Here can be seen mile after mile of the Kentish Weald, right to the forest ridges about Crowborough. Date: late 1930s

Background imageHiking Collection: Ladies Hiking Boots Ad

Ladies Hiking Boots Ad
Advertisement for Ladies Hiking Boots by Jamboree

Background imageHiking Collection: The Hiker & Camper 1931

The Hiker & Camper 1931
A lone female hiker pauses during her walk to take in the breathtaking autumnal scenery of her surroundings. Hiking was an extremely popular during the 1930s

Background imageHiking Collection: Asking Directions

Asking Directions
A gentleman asks a hiker for directions

Background imageHiking Collection: Marathon walker John Merrill

Marathon walker John Merrill
John Merrill, is a British marathon walker, a profession which he can be said to have created, and of which he remains a leading, if not the only, member

Background imageHiking Collection: Whernside in the 1930s

Whernside in the 1930s

Background imageHiking Collection: Climbing Snowdon from Llanberis, early 1900s

Climbing Snowdon from Llanberis, early 1900s

Background imageHiking Collection: A happy hiker, Victorian period

A happy hiker, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imageHiking Collection: Poster, Come to Britain for Hiking

Poster, Come to Britain for Hiking Date: circa 1950

Background imageHiking Collection: Poster, Sainte Marie aux Mines, Haut-Rhin, France

Poster, Sainte Marie aux Mines, Haut-Rhin, France Date: 1950

Background imageHiking Collection: Hiking In Lincolnshire

Hiking In Lincolnshire
A photograph which shows a pair of men hiking in the Lincolnshire countryside, towards a settlement of houses. The image is used as a promotion of the surrounding areas of a village named Woldsea

Background imageHiking Collection: On The High Road, Le Trimardeur

On The High Road, Le Trimardeur
A portrait sketch of a bearded man wearing checked trousers and a flat cap, hiking uphill, along a countryside road. Date: circa 1901

Background imageHiking Collection: A hiking party in Switzerland

A hiking party in Switzerland, roped together for safety. Date: circa 1910

Background imageHiking Collection: Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, writer, poet and traveller

Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, writer, poet and traveller
Lucie Delarue-Mardrus (1874-1945)was a prolific poet and novelist, penning more than 70 books. As well as being married to a man for fifteen years

Background imageHiking Collection: Comic postcard, Soldier going on the march, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Comic postcard, Soldier going on the march, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHiking Collection: Comic postcard, Large woman hiking Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Large woman hiking Date: 20th century

Background imageHiking Collection: Comic postcard, Young couple out hiking Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Young couple out hiking Date: 20th century

Background imageHiking Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph - entrance to the St Gotthard tunnel, railway line

Vintage 19th century photograph - entrance to the St Gotthard tunnel, railway line, Switzerland

Background imageHiking Collection: Group of Sami outside their home, c. 1890

Group of Sami outside their home, c. 1890
19th century vintage photograph: group of Sami outside their home, c.1890. The Sami people are an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting Sapmi

Background imageHiking Collection: The Geant Glacier, Mont Blanc, Alps

The Geant Glacier, Mont Blanc, Alps
19th century vintage photograph: The Geant Glacier is a large glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps

Background imageHiking Collection: 1895 eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius

1895 eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius
19th century vintage photograph - 1895 eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, Italy

Background imageHiking Collection: Crypta Neapolitana, Piedigrotta, Naples, , Italy

Crypta Neapolitana, Piedigrotta, Naples, , Italy
19th century vintage photograph - Entrance to Crypta Neapolitana, Piedigrotta, Naples, Campania, Italy, c.1880

Background imageHiking Collection: Northumberland - children on the road near Lamb Shield

Northumberland - children on the road near Lamb Shield
Vintage 19th century photograph: rural view Northumberland - children on the road near Lamb Shield

Background imageHiking Collection: The Grand Canyon of Arizona from Bright Angel hotel

The Grand Canyon of Arizona from Bright Angel hotel
Vintage c.1900 century photograph: the Grand Canyon of Arizona viewed from the Bright Angel hotel



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