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Sand Collection (#11)

Background imageSand Collection: BURIED IN THE SAND

BURIED IN THE SAND
Buried in the sand! Date: 1960s

Background imageSand Collection: The Sandman

The Sandman sprinkles his sand in childrens eyes making them feel sleepy

Background imageSand Collection: SPORTSWEAR 1940S

SPORTSWEAR 1940S
Sports or leisure wear worn on the bowling green includes white shorts, blouse and white sandals or mini-skirt, striped top and a skull cap with a large tassel. Date: early 1940s

Background imageSand Collection: Children on beach bury grandpa in the sand

Children on beach bury grandpa in the sand
Three children on the beach prepare to bury their grandfather in the sand Date: late 19th century

Background imageSand Collection: Commedia Ballerina dancing

Commedia Ballerina dancing
The Ballerina dances and plays her tambourine. Date: 1500

Background imageSand Collection: GLASS 18TH CENTURY 8

GLASS 18TH CENTURY 8
GLACES Washing the sand and calcin Date: 1765

Background imageSand Collection: SWIMWEAR 1929

SWIMWEAR 1929
Girls wearing the latest beachwear Date: 1929

Background imageSand Collection: A large group of friends pose for a photo at Margate

A large group of friends pose for a photo at Margate
A large group of friends (possibly a sports team or club?) pose for a photo at Margate, Kent - women on the chairs in the front, the men standing behind. circa late 1920s

Background imageSand Collection: Couple walking below the cliffs at Cliftonville, Kent

Couple walking below the cliffs at Cliftonville, Kent
An elderly couple (not the jolliest pair I ve ever seen!) stroll along the seafront below the cliffs at Cliftonville, Margate, Kent circa 1920s

Background imageSand Collection: Two Girls folding up a striped blanket on the beach at Westgate-on-Sea in northeast Kent

Two Girls folding up a striped blanket on the beach at Westgate-on-Sea in northeast Kent, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageSand Collection: Beach at Tunitas, San Mateo County, California, USA

Beach at Tunitas, San Mateo County, California, USA
Aerial view of the beach at Tunitas, San Mateo County, California, USA. Date: circa 1930

Background imageSand Collection: Veules-les-Roses - Le Petit Buin (Little Buin) and Cliffs

Veules-les-Roses - Le Petit Buin (Little Buin) and Cliffs. Date: circa 1906

Background imageSand Collection: Silhouette of boy running along Southport Pier at sunset

Silhouette of boy running along Southport Pier at sunset

Background imageSand Collection: Cedric Robinson MBE, Queens Guide to the Kent Sands

Cedric Robinson MBE, Queens Guide to the Kent Sands, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, Cedric has now retired. Date: 2004

Background imageSand Collection: Fisherman walks up the beach - New Quay, Wales

Fisherman walks up the beach - New Quay, Wales
A fisherman laden with coiled ropes walks up the beach after leaving his boat. New Quay, Wales Date: 1994

Background imageSand Collection: Bali fisherman silhouetted against the golden sea and sunset

Bali fisherman silhouetted against the golden sea and sunset on a beach near Kuta Date: 1989

Background imageSand Collection: Dark stormy skies above Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland

Dark stormy skies above Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, seen on the horizon beyond the causeway to Holy Island. Picture taken from Berwick upon Tweed Date: 2014

Background imageSand Collection: Woman bends over to brush sand from her feet, Harlech beach

Woman bends over to brush sand from her feet, Harlech beach
A woman bends over to brush sand from her feet on Harlech beach, Gwynedd, north Wales. She holds on to a wooden structure and holds one shoe in her hand

Background imageSand Collection: Childs abandoned sandcastles at low water on Harlech beach

Childs abandoned sandcastles at low water on Harlech beach
A childs abandoned sandcastles at low water on Harlech beach, north Wales. In the background are the mountains of Snowdonia Date: 2019

Background imageSand Collection: Eastern Caravan Park, Newport, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Eastern Caravan Park, Newport, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
A young family sunbathe and play on the beach outside their static caravan at the Eastern Caravan Park, Newport, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Date: 1992

Background imageSand Collection: Handstand on the beach Langrune Sur Mar, Normandy, France

Handstand on the beach Langrune Sur Mar, Normandy, France
A teenage girl does a hand stand against a beach hut in Langrune Sur Mar, Normandy, France Date: 1988

Background imageSand Collection: Wading birds and female tourist on beach, Hamilton, Bermuda

Wading birds and female tourist on beach, Hamilton, Bermuda
A mature female tourist sunbather smiles as she watches four wading birds walking past her sunbed on a sandy beach, Hamilton, Bermuda Date: 2000

Background imageSand Collection: Wading bird and male tourist on beach, Hamilton, Bermuda

Wading bird and male tourist on beach, Hamilton, Bermuda
A mature male tourist sunbather wearing a cloth cap is unaware of the wading bird walking behind his sunbed on a sandy beach, Hamilton, Bermuda Date: 2000

Background imageSand Collection: Beware camels sign, Jordan

Beware camels sign, Jordan
Beware of camels - a triangle road sign on the desert road in Jordan Date: circa 1995

Background imageSand Collection: Speed blur horses, Petra, Jordan

Speed blur horses, Petra, Jordan
Horses race through the Petra gorge, the narrow passage, or Siq, leading to Petra, Jordan. The movement of the horses creates blur Date: circa 1995

Background imageSand Collection: Tourists transport to Petra, Jordan

Tourists transport to Petra, Jordan
Tourists are carried by horse, and pony and trap, down the deep ravine leading to Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

Background imageSand Collection: Horse carriages, Petra ravine, Jordan

Horse carriages, Petra ravine, Jordan
Horse carriages with passengers in the deep rocky ravine, or Siq, leading to Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

Background imageSand Collection: Three camel riders, Jordan

Three camel riders, Jordan
Three camel riders with dressed-up camels in the desert near Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

Background imageSand Collection: Sri Lankan beach fishermen hauling nets - 3

Sri Lankan beach fishermen hauling nets - 3
Sri Lankan fishermen hauling a fishing net ashore on beach in Galle Date: 1994

Background imageSand Collection: Sri Lankan beach fishermen hauling nets - 2

Sri Lankan beach fishermen hauling nets - 2
Sri Lankan fishermen hauling a fishing net ashore on beach in Galle. Another gang of men launch their wooden fishing boat Date: 1994

Background imageSand Collection: Sri Lankan beach fishermen hauling nets - 1

Sri Lankan beach fishermen hauling nets - 1
A line of beach fishermen hauling their fishing net from the Indian Ocean, Galle, Sri Lanka Date: 1994

Background imageSand Collection: Dusty alleys, Nefta, Tunisia

Dusty alleys, Nefta, Tunisia
Arab man walks through the dusty alleys of Nefta, southern Tunisia, North Africa Date: 1987

Background imageSand Collection: Bathing belle, Fuengirola, Spain

Bathing belle, Fuengirola, Spain
A young woman wearing an old-fashioned striped swimsuit, poses for a photograph while leaning against a wooden fishing boat on the beach at Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, Spain

Background imageSand Collection: Beach tumbler, West Indies

Beach tumbler, West Indies
Local man tumbles down the beach doing back flips like an acrobat towards the waves. St Lucia, West Indies. Date: 1986

Background imageSand Collection: Man on beach - Algarve, Portugal

Man on beach - Algarve, Portugal
A local man wearing traditional black beret on a beach on The Algarve, Portugal. Behind him the Atlantic waves are lit by winter sunshine. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1989

Background imageSand Collection: Three Spinsters soak up the rays on the beach at Broadstairs

Three Spinsters soak up the rays on the beach at Broadstairs
Three Spinsters soak up the summer rays on the beach at Broadstairs, Kent with beach huts in the background. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSand Collection: Malaga - The beach at Torremolinos

Malaga - The beach at Torremolinos
Malaga, Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Spain - The beach at Torremolinos - it looks slightly different today...! Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSand Collection: Sand Yachting gives that Bracing Feeling - Seaside resort

Sand Yachting gives that Bracing Feeling - Seaside resort
Sand Yachting gives that Bracing Feeling - Unnamed British Seaside resort with long pier (visible in background). Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSand Collection: Bansin, Germany, Three British women on holiday on the beach

Bansin, Germany, Three British women on holiday on the beach
Usedom Isle Ostseebad, Baltic Sea Coast - Bansin, Germany, Three British women (Ethel, Ca and Fiona) on holiday on the beach in a variety of elegant swimwear with parasols

Background imageSand Collection: Gloster Gladiator 2

Gloster Gladiator 2
RAF 33 Squadron Pilot Walking Away from a Gloster Gladiator 2 at Mersa Matruh in Eqypt During WW2 Date: 1940

Background imageSand Collection: Extended family group at the seaside

Extended family group at the seaside - photographed with their backs to a fishing boat (perhaps to act as a windbreak?!) - note the News of the World bucket held by the middle child - perhaps an

Background imageSand Collection: A very jolly group playing with a huge ball on the beach

A very jolly group playing with a huge ball on the beach
A wonderful photograph of a very jolly group (possibly one large extended family) playing with a huge ball on the beach - note the variety of magnificent beachwear on show!

Background imageSand Collection: Extended British Family Group on the Beach - Bournemouth

Extended British Family Group on the Beach - Bournemouth, Dorset. Date: circa 1930

Background imageSand Collection: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - Waikiki Beach

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - Waikiki Beach. Date: 1920s

Background imageSand Collection: A Poule de Luxe relaxing on the seashore

A Poule de Luxe relaxing on the seashore
A well-provided-for woman relaxing by the sea with EVERYTHING she could ever want from a hairdryer to an inflatable crocodile

Background imageSand Collection: A sandstorm in the Sudanese desert

A sandstorm in the Sudanese desert - an immense cloud of sand rises up over the Fort and British Barracks, Khartoum, Sudan. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSand Collection: Mother and her three children, each holding a toy boat

Mother and her three children, each holding a toy boat
Mother and her three children on the beach, each holding a toy boat. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSand Collection: Father and daughter bury son (brother), British seaside

Father and daughter bury son (brother), British seaside
A Father and daughter bury their son/brother in the sand - British seaside scene Date: 1938



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