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Hikers Collection

Background imageHikers 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 imageHikers 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 imageHikers 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 imageHikers 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 imageHikers 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 imageHikers 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 imageHikers 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 imageHikers 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 imageHikers 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 imageHikers 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 imageHikers 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 imageHikers 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 imageHikers 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 imageHikers Collection: Whernside in the 1930s

Whernside in the 1930s

Background imageHikers Collection: A hiking party in Switzerland

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

Background imageHikers Collection: Photographs of skiers and snow scapes, Norway. Captioned, Mid-Winter Sunshine

Photographs of skiers and snow scapes, Norway. Captioned, Mid-Winter Sunshine: Norway-the Birthplace of the Ski, Looking Up a Sun-flooded Valley, Ski Hikers, and The Rocky Peak of Romsdalshorn'

Background imageHikers Collection: Pretty Corner, Sheringham, North Norfolk

Pretty Corner, Sheringham, North Norfolk with All Saints, Upper Sheringham in the distance. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHikers Collection: Spanish Civil War. Excursionistes: Sigueu prudents

Spanish Civil War. Excursionistes: Sigueu prudents amb el foc! (Hikers: be careful lighting fire!). Propaganda poster from the Forest Service

Background imageHikers Collection: Photograph of Hikers Rest PH, Brighton, Sussex

Photograph of Hikers Rest PH, Brighton, Sussex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageHikers Collection: Shop window design, Hiking

Shop window design, Hiking. 1937

Background imageHikers Collection: Wandervogel Movement - vegetarian hikers forage for food

Wandervogel Movement - vegetarian hikers forage for food
The leader of an expedition of vegetarian hikers gives a lecture on foraging for food ini the great outdoors. Date: 1932

Background imageHikers Collection: Iron mines near Clausthal and mountain hikers

Iron mines near Clausthal and mountain hikers
Iron mines in the Hartz mountains near Clausthal, Germany, and hikers crossing rivers, mountains and glaciers. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pedretti after an illustration by A

Background imageHikers Collection: THE HIKER & CAMPER 1931

THE HIKER & CAMPER 1931
Front cover of The Hiker & Camper magazine, giving advice and suggestions to hikers during the 1930s when the hobby was at its peak. Date: August 1931

Background imageHikers Collection: A couple of hikers stop to read the inscription on the sundial monument to daylight

A couple of hikers stop to read the inscription on the sundial monument to daylight saving campaigner William Willet, Chistlehurst, Kent, England. Date: 1939

Background imageHikers Collection: Six terrific chums heading off for a jolly hike

Six terrific chums heading off for a jolly hike
Six terrific chums (all with pipes and sticks) pose for a photograph before heading off for a jolly ramble - late September. Date: circa 1920

Background imageHikers Collection: Hiker & Camper Mag / 12. 31

Hiker & Camper Mag / 12. 31
The cover of a magazine devoted to hikers and ramblers. Two young women set off on a Winters Day in the snow

Background imageHikers Collection: Hiking in Germany

Hiking in Germany - two gentleman launch out on a hearty ramble through the countryside. Date: 1904

Background imageHikers Collection: Hikers in San Jeronimo. Montserrat. Catalonia. Spain

Hikers in San Jeronimo. Montserrat. Catalonia. Spain. Drawing by L. Urgelles. The Illustration. 1890. Colored engraving

Background imageHikers Collection: Two Girls & Signpost

Two Girls & Signpost
As they reach a crossroads, two female hikers stop for a map inspection. One arrow points towards the sanatorium. Date: 1930s

Background imageHikers Collection: Two hikers, Horner Water, Luccombe, Exmoor

Two hikers, Horner Water, Luccombe, Exmoor
Two young hikers resting by a tree and checking their map at Horner Water, West Luccombe, Exmoor, Somerset. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageHikers Collection: Two young hikers on Exmoor, West Country

Two young hikers on Exmoor, West Country. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageHikers Collection: Rambles in South Devon - 1930s

Rambles in South Devon - 1930s
Front cover of a guide to rambling in South Devon showing a couple enjoying a rest amid open skies and a patchwork quilt of fields, with the sea and coastline just visible beyond. Date: c.1935

Background imageHikers Collection: Far From the Madding Crowd

Far From the Madding Crowd
Sequential cartoon showing a couple of intrepid campers determined to get away from it all, and hiking up hill, down dale and through a a river

Background imageHikers Collection: Girl Hikers

Girl Hikers
Two girl hikers, dressed in headscarves and slacks, in the pictureque Arun Valley, Sussex, England. Date: late 1950s

Background imageHikers Collection: HIKERS 1930S

HIKERS 1930S
Hikers setting off on a walk in the British countryside. Date: 1930s

Background imageHikers Collection: Lake District Ramblers

Lake District Ramblers
Standing on Ashness Bridge, a group of hikers pause to take in the glorious view over Derwentwater, the Lake District, Cumbria, England with Skiddaw in the distance. Date: 1930s

Background imageHikers Collection: American Scouts hiking

American Scouts hiking
A group of American Boy Scouts walking through open countryside. circa 1960s

Background imageHikers Collection: Three young women hitch-hiking

Three young women hitch-hiking from the side of a road in Ipsos, Corfu, Greece

Background imageHikers Collection: The Disturbed Nap by William Heath Robinson

The Disturbed Nap by William Heath Robinson
Two hikers pause by a ramshackle pub for a drink. Knocking at the door, they are alarmed to find that the entire pub collapses

Background imageHikers Collection: Hiker & Camper Mag / 10. 31

Hiker & Camper Mag / 10. 31
Front cover of a magazine devoted to hikers, ramblers and campers featuring a view looking down on a village church through the trees

Background imageHikers Collection: Hiking Sanitary Towels

Hiking Sanitary Towels
Advert for Southalls compressed sanitary towels, each one packed with two safety pins and made especially for hikers! Talk about cashing in!

Background imageHikers Collection: The Hiker & Camper, 1933

The Hiker & Camper, 1933
Front cover of The Hiker and Camper, the thirties magazine devoted to outdoor pursuits. Red version

Background imageHikers Collection: The Hiker & Camper Mag

The Hiker & Camper Mag
Front cover of The Hiker and Camper, the magazine advising on one of the premier hobbies of the thirties. Feature an advertisement for Stormgard capes, sou westers, rucksacks

Background imageHikers Collection: Two Hikers Map Reading

Two Hikers Map Reading
Two female hikers on a coastal route stop and consult their map

Background imageHikers Collection: Hippy Hitchers

Hippy Hitchers
Two hippy hitch-hikers, thumbing a lift, but will anyone stop for them?

Background imageHikers Collection: Rambling Fashions 1930S

Rambling Fashions 1930S
A party of hikers, mostly young women, resting on the Sidlaw Hills, near Perth, Scotland

Background imageHikers Collection: Hitch-Hiking 1970S

Hitch-Hiking 1970S
Women hitch-hikers on a roadside in Ipsos, Corfu, Greece

Background imageHikers Collection: Group Looking over Wall

Group Looking over Wall
A group of young hikers have seen something intriguing and are lined up, peering over a wall at something obviously very interesting



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