Destination Collection (page 3)

Apparitions: phantom horseman
A traveller arrives at his destination, but accompanied by a mysterious phantom horseman. Date: circa 1820

Raf Monoplane Pilots
Squadron Leader Q.R. Gayford and Flight Lieutenant O.L.G. Bett, pilots of the giant RAF Fairey (Napier) Long Range Monoplane, at Cranwell Aerodrome, destination Egypt. Date: 22 October 1931

A Th頄ansant at a Lido hotel, 1925
An aerial view over the Hotel Excelsior at the fashionable Venetian Lido, frequented by high society. Photograph shows a th頤 ansant in progress

White bulldog puppy getting out of railway carriage
A white bulldog puppy getting out of his railway carriage at the end of a journey. Date: 1905

Back to the Land, cartoon by H. M. Bateman, 1918, WW1
" The 5.15 from town, with its cargo of allotmenteers, approaching its destination and the scene of their labourers." Date: 1918

Murrays at Maidenhead, 1923
Illustration of a couple at a table at Murray s, the Maidenhead branch of the Beak Street nightclub run by Jack May. The summer club opened around May

Switzerland - Grindelwald, the Wetterhorn
Coloured lantern slide of a view of Mount Wetterhorn from the town of Grindelwald. Long famed as a winter tourist destination with slopes for beginners

Notebook recording quantities of comforts for soldiers
Small manuscript notebook recording quantities of comforts for soldiers and their destination units between 4 Aug 1914-1917 and 2 Sep 1939-1940

Lift for troops on leave at London train station, WW1
A party of soldiers on leave are conveyed to their destination station by a member of the Motor Transport Volunteers on arrival in London during the First World War

Advertisement for the resort of Scarborough, 1914
Advertisement extolling the delights of the bracing Yorkshire coast as a holiday destination, specifically the seaside resort of Scarborough

AFS regional training exercise, Wymondham College
AFS regional training exercise in Norfolk, 10-11 September 1955. Showing the Column Commander briefing the Company Commander

AFS regional training exercise, journey through London
AFS regional training exercise in Norfolk, 10-11 September 1955. Showing vehicles in London, passing Marble Arch en route for their destination. Date: 1955

How wireless beacons guide ships in the fog
The Marconi invention can determine distance of the ship from the beacon to steer the vessel into a Harbour during foggy weather

How wireless waves guide aeroplanes during bad visibility
Method of directing the pilots of aircraft flying to and from Croydon has been revolutioned by the Marconi directional visual beacon station erected at croydon. WWII

The Queen mag / cruise 1938
Front cover illustration for The Queen magazine showing an enormous shiny cruise ship about to leave the harbour or dock of some sunny holiday destination. Date: January 1938

An Autobus - destination Lourdes, France. Date: circa 1930s

The Gay, Warm South by C. Morse - Biarritz in the 1920s
A scene in Biarritz, France at the height of the Season, showing the famous Plage and Hotel du Palais, with a cosmopolitan crowd in fashionable clothes socialising

Bus coach been over loaded with luggage and children
The bus is waiting at the station, to bear us to our destination Date: Circa 1880

Copernicus Birthplace
The birthplace of Copernicus at Thorn, Poland, is already a tourist destination in 1807, when Napoleon signs the Visitors Book. Date: 1473

Setting out on Journey
A tourist sets out to visit the country on horseback. Dr Syntax proposes to visit the Lake District, then as now a favourite tourist destination. Date: 1812

Ireland Invites You poster
Poster promoting Ireland as a holiday destination showing a fisherman seated on a stool at a harbour intent on making a fishing net

French Railways Poster for London
Poster by the French National Railways advertising their service from Paris to London departing daily to the ports of Rouen, Dieppe or Newhaven

Cunard New York poster
Poster produced by the passenger liner company Cunard advertising its service to New York. The poster includes a painting of the New York skyline by marine painter, Charles Pears

Royal Mail Atlantis Cruises poster
Poster advertising a cruise on the RMSP Atlantis with the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, featuring a smiling young woman in what looks like a North African location, carrying a water urn

Winter sports in the Pyrenees poster
Poster advertising the area around Chemin de Fer in the midi Pyrenees in France as the ideal destination for winter sports. These jolly sledgers seem to think so anyway. Date: c.1920

French rail poster - Chateau de Chantilly
Poster advertising the Chateau de Chantilly, reachable by the French Railway (Chemin de Fer du Nord), featuring the chateau standing elegantly by a river

French travel poster - Le Pays de Caux
Poster advertising the Pays de Caux region along the North West French coast with two ladies in swimsuits presenting a map depicting all the resorts with beaches close to hand

The Bystander Flying Number
Colourful, graphic front cover design by Lowen for The Bystander Flying Number featuring a seaplane landing near an exotic Mediterranean location

Epping Forest
Some of the trees which compose Epping Forest, Essex, a favourite destination for holiday-making Londoners

Vignettes Of A Whirling World by Helen McKie
A selection of illustrations by Helen McKie of life on the Riviera. The Riviera was a fashionable destination for the privileged classes, particularly during the 1920s and 30s

Canada for holidays
Canadian Pacific advertising Canada as a holiday destination in 1935

The threads of the railway timetable system. Arranging the running of the railway service, each section of the board represents one hour, which inturn is subdivided into five minute sections

Devon for holidays
Great Western Railway advertising Devon as a holiday destination in 1935

USA Catskills
Sightseers standing beneath a waterfall in the Catskill Mountains, part of the Appalachians, in New York state, then as now a popular tourist destination

Greece Lesbos
The harbour of Mytilene, seen from inland : the island is today a popular tourist destination with cheap flights to the airport from all over

Ipatjev, Kostroma
The Ipatjev monastery at Kostroma is a notable pilgrimage destination for orthodox Russians

France Paray Le Monial
Already a religious site, Paray becomes a pilgrimage destination when Marie Alacoque has a series of visions, culminating in a Miraculous Medal

France Dinan
Picturesquely located on the Rance river, Dinan is a popular tourist destination boasting ancient ramparts and other attractions

A Club of all the Sports: A famous London Society Resort by
Scene showing crowds enjoying an alfresco tea outside on a terrace at Ranelagh. A popular destination for society, Ranelagh pleasure gardens provided sporting facilities

Pilgrim Camp
Mecca pilgrims camp in Egypt before taking boat down the Red Sea to their destination

The 1940S House
The television crew film the Hymers familys departure from Otley, Yorkshire, destination The 1940s House, West Wickham, Kent. Lots of neighbours turn out to watch

Sailors into Dolphins
He turns some sailors, who deceived him as to their destination, into dolphins

Paris Diligence / 1816
The Paris diligence nears its final destination

Tourist and Bobby
A tourist just off the train from Paris enjoys her first sight of the legendary London bobby who is only too happy to help her find her way to her chosen destination

Transporting Cut Stone
A stonemason transport dressed stone using an ingenious wheelbarrow with a sail to help him speed the materials along to their destination

Gretna Wedding Certif
Marriage certificate from the parish of Gretna, Dumfries, Scotland, a favourite destination for English eloping couples, being just across the Scottish border

Visitor in Trouble
A visitor to a country cottage finds himself in snow up to the waist within sight of his destination

Boarding at Croydon
Boarding an Imperial Airways air-liner at Croydon, destination Paris

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