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British in Burma 1889Officers relax after a hard day bashing rebels who resent British presence in their country. Date: 1889
Egypt Hunt Breakfast 19CA hunt breakfast. Date: 1888
Mess at BasawulInterior of the mess tent of the 4th Rifle Battalion, at Basawul, during the Afghan War - not very comfortable, but at least the supply of Bass (beer) has not run dry Date: 1879
The Bridge BuildersThe title page of Rudyard Kiplings short story The Bridge Builders, as it first appeared in the Illustrated London News Christmas issue, 1893
Why Take a Holiday in England by William CaineAn illustration instructing the reader about holidaying abroad. It displays a number of buildings which rather blight the countryside with their enormous advertising signs
Summer Holidays Abroad with CooksCover illustration for Summer Holidays Abroad with Cooks, showing an alpine spa scene with mountains, a swimming pool, and a young woman in Austrian traditional dress
Holidays Abroad by Air, with Thomas Cook & SonCover illustration for Holidays Abroad by Air, with Thomas Cook & Son, and Dean & Dawson. A smartly dressed couple are at an airport -- the woman is carrying a circular luggage case
Open Air Holidays Abroad, with CooksCover illustration for Open Air Holidays Abroad, Walking, Canoeing and Cycling, with Cooks. Showing a woman with a walking stick standing in a field of daisies waving her hand, with mountains
Walking Holidays Abroad, Thomas Cook & Son LtdCover illustration for Walking Holidays Abroad, Thomas Cook & Son Ltd. It depicts three walkers in silhouette against an alpine scene, with trees and snow-covered mountains in the background
The Trailerette for deserts / W H RobinsonThe Trailerette, for touring deserts. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
Driving on the right hand side / W H RobinsonA difficulty which confronts the British motorist abroad is driving on the right hand side of the road. To master this takes a little practice with mirrors
British Army Officer in a sporty coupe
Drinking by an Austin 7 car on the beachTwo gentleman (one in full-length swimming costume) share champagne in front of an Austin 7 car on a Middle Eastern beach. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Drinking at a picnic - possibly in IranA group of British diplomatic (or foreign service) personnel fool about during a picnic, possibly in Iran. Their attendant guard seems totally unfazed by the high jinks
Cricket & Football Ground, Raijak, IndiaThe Cricket & Football Ground set up by British soldiers stationed at Raijak (Raidak), India
Izmir, Turkey - Italian Girls SchoolThe Italian Girls School at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey, with the Italian flag flying on the roof
The Perfect Holiday Abroad Begins at Cook sBrochure front cover advertising Thomas Cooks travel service
Royal Air Travel by ThompsonA Vickers-Pegasus Viastra all-metal monoplane fitted with two Bristol Pegasus engines built to the order of the Prince of Wales for personal use in this country and abroad
Wallis Simpson in 1927Mrs Ernest Simpson (Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson), pictured in 1927 when wife of Commander Earl Wingfield Spencer of the US Navy, shortly before her divorce
Greek & English Churches - Helwan, EgyptThe Greek and English Churches at Helwan, Egypt
Read by the World: The Illustrated London News overseasSeries of images by A. Forestier showing readers of the Illustrated London News around the world, a reflection of the papers immense popularity both home and abroad
Africa / Waiter / PoolAn African waiter serves two Western women relaxing in a pool shaded by palm trees
Military Men at EaseBritish officers in their mess - men in evening dress relax, talking to one another or reading or playing games, while servants bring them refreshing drinks
An Innocent AbroadHumorous illustration by Bruce Bairnsfather showing a young soldier sheltering in his funk hole in a trench while an " Ole Bill" type character observes his misery
British Official, IndiaA British government official is smoking his native hookah when in comes an Indian who greets him with the traditional salaam
Magistrates CourtA British magistrate presides in a kutchery - local court - in Oudh (now part of Uttar Pradesh) : at this time Oudh was independent, but it was
Dancer & Bombay StaffA dancer performs before a member of the Bombay Staff Corps. It was the disapproval of the British in India which drove Indian dance styles to the brink of extinction
Native Dancing DisplayBritish officers attend a dancing display presented by an Indian rajah
Taking Car Abroad 1931Taking your car on a foreign holiday was a much more complicated matter in 1931 ! Loading an ocean-going liner
Humber Snipe AbroadThe Humber Snipe draws the attention of a Breton peasant as it drives through a French town. Its that kind of car
African Servant 1An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 1 of 15
African Servants 6An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 6 of 15
African Servants 4An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 4 of 15
African Servants 7An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 7 of 15
African Servants 3An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 3 of 15
African Servants 15An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 15 of 15
African Servants 11An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 11 of 15
African Servants 5An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 5 of 15
African Servants 9An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 9 of 15
African Servants 2An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 2 of 15
African Servants 8An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 8 of 15 Date: 1885
African Servants 12An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 12 of 15
Tourists in Algeria 1920Tourists in an Algerian street
Consular Court, NigeriaBritish officials preside over the Consular Court at Lokoja, in present-day Nigeria
African Servants 14An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 14 of 15
African Servants 13An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 13 of 15
African Servants 10An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 10 of 15
Raising British FlagThe British flag is raised on the Ruo, up the Shire river from the Zambesi, probably in present-day Malawi