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The Beach at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Date: circa 1909
Advertisement for Daimler hire cars with chauffeurAdvertisement for Daimler hire cars, complete with chauffeur. Showing a Daimler landaulette in front of a large country house. Date: circa 1930s
Henley-on-Thames RegattaHiring out river craft along Thameside during the royal regatta. early 1900s Date: early 1900s
French Cafe and Garage - ParisScene of local people standing outside a Paris Cafe, positioned next to a garage offering cars for hire. The smart cafe waiter stands alongside a rather lovely (and rather huge) dog
Croydon, London - Millers Pond - A pair of Cart drivers bring their horses for a drink. Date: circa 1908
Small colourful boats for hire on the River Dee, ChesterA string of small colourful boats for hire on the River Dee, Chester, Cheshire, England Date: 1986
Advertisement for Godfrey Davis car hire, Hotel de ParisAdvertisement for the Mayfair car hire company, Godfrey Davis, depicting an elegant group of bright young things G.D ing up to Bray in a smart Buick, where the delights of the exclusive river club
South Shore Seaside Boating Lake, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with numbered rowing boats for hire Date: circa 1930s
Bampton, Devon - Fore Street. Date: circa 1908
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class PassengersWhite Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare First Class passenger list that survived the sinking in the pocket of George Brereton. He was a professional gambler
Advert, W & G Du Cros Ltd, luxury motor car hireAdvert, W & G Du Cros Ltd, Luxury Motor Car Hire, Acton Vale, West London Date: 1910
National School of Equitation AdvertisementA painting of the interior of the National School of Equitation, with an active game of ladies indoor polo in play. The picture is used as part of an advertisement for the school to attract customers
Sheltered Cabmen 1870Hansom cab drivers waiting in a hut in the pouring rain for a fare in Birmingham. Date: 1870
Charter and Sightseeing boats at Miami City Yacht Basin, Miami, Florida, USA - Advertising sign for Pier 5 Worlds Finest Fishing Fleet. Date: 1949
Comic postcard, Large woman at the seaside - bath chairs for hire Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman, man and boat at the seaside Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman watching ships sail by - 3 hours 2d Date: early 20th century
Australia - Sydney area. Captioned Mussmans Bayc.1900 vintage photograph: Australia - Sydney arrea. Captioned Mussmans Bay, presumably Mosman Bay, paddle steamer, rowing boats for hire
Aerial view of a street in Cairo, EgyptAerial view of a street scene in Cairo, Egypt, with parked cars and horses and carriages waiting for hire. Date: circa 1939
Link extinguishersIn Victorian times well-to-do householders would hire a link boy - a boy or young man who carried a flaming torch called a link to light the way for the traveller
Advert, Johnsons Polishing Wax Advert, Johnsons Polishing WaxAdvert, Johnsons Polishing Wax. 1926
Newest turns at the London Hippodrome 1900Newest turns at the London Hippodrome in October 1900 - Eugene Sandow, the famous strong man, Ghezzi the clown, the Sisters O Meers, the clever wire artists and M. Batty and his famous bear
Statute or hiring fair, where masters choose their servants
Jean Poton, seigneur de Xaintrailles, French knight and friend to La Hire, d. 1461. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in the manuscript of Chroniques de Monstrelet in Roger de
Etienne de Vignoles, La Hire, French military commander 1390-1443. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in the manuscript Chroniques de Monstrelet in Roger de Gaignieres
Valley Hotel, Anglesey, North Wales. Date: circa 1910
Advert, Luxury Coaches (Stow) Ltd, Well Lane Garage, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. 1950
Advert, rehearsal halls, New York City, USAAdvertisement, rehearsal halls for all occasions, with pianos and victrolas, West 46th Street, New York City, USA. Tune in on Jack Clark, The Radio Tapper, acrobatics and stage dancing. circa 1930
Pratts advertisement about Hotel de Paris at BrayAn advertisement for G.D. (Godfrey Davis) Cars and Pratts Motor Oil focused on the Hotel de Paris at Bray, an out-of-town nightspot offering dinner, dancing and cabaret
Stratford-upon-Avon, Mop Fair 1899Standing for Hire, Stratford-upon-Avon, said to be the largest fair in England, regarded by the agricultural class in the district as the chief holiday of the year
Hansom cab 1875Two-wheeled Hanson cab, waiting for a fare. Date: 1875
Hansom cab 1868Two-wheeled Hanson cab, taking passengers to their destination from Tunbridge railway station. Date: 1868
Advert for Masons & Hamlins cabinet organs 1877 Advert for Masons & HamlinsAdvertisement for Masons & Hamlins, available with hire and purchase. Date: 1877
Chimneysweeps - 1804Chimneysweeps for hire! Date: 1804
Attendants prepare hire boats on Rutland Water, LeicsAttendants prepare hire boats on Rutland Water, Leicestershire, England. The Sunday Times Date: 1988
Attendant sits on mobile Boat Hire ticket office, KillaloeA bored attendant sits on his mobile Boat Hire ticket office in Killaloe, on the River Shannon, Ireland. A sign advertised two free Irish coffees with every boat hired Date: 1993
Rowing past hire boats, DurhamRowers race past the traditional wooden hire boats tied up on the banks of the River Wear at Durham. They are about to go under the Elvet Bridge Date: 1990
The Old Slave Block, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. In the days prior to the US Civil War, the block was used for the sale and annual hire of slaves
Interior of a London West End Boutique, specialising in Gentlemans formal wear. Date: circa 1950s
Dun Laoghaire - a view of the harbour and the ferry boat moored to the left. In the foreground is a man and Boatshed with boats for hire sign
Five Friends in a very small motor boat on the River ThamesFive Friends in a very small motor launch ( The Bridge Belle 2 ) take a merry jaunt on the River Thames! Date: early 1950s
Robinson & McIntosh, yacht and boat builders, possibly in New Zealand. Date: circa 1920s
Boats to Let - Edwardian menEdwardian men hiring boats for a pleasure trip. circa 1905
Soho, London - window display, salon hairdryersSoho, London - window display, suppliers of salon hairdryers. 1973
Luzern, Switzerland - the SchweizerhofquaiLuzern (Lucerne), Switzerland - the Schweizerhofquai. There are pleasure boats for hire on the left! Date: 1910s
Caricature of the comic author Robert ReeceCaricature of the British comic playwright and librettist Robert Reece -- Jokes on Job or Hire. circa 1880s
Musical instrument shop, Johnny Roadhouse. Date: 1970s
Morecambe Tourist ShopA shop at Morecambe caters for the holiday trade with buckets and baskets, postcards to send Auntie and perambulators for hire, folding chairs and hoops in all diameters... Date: circa 1905
