Holidays Collection

Reids Palace Hotel, Madeira advertisement, 1928
Advertisement for Reids Palace Hotel, Madeira boasting happy sunny days, no rain and unequalled sea bathing besides many other comforts and advantages. 1928

Skegness is SO Bracing by John Hassall
Skegness is SO Bracing - the famous poster featuring the jolly fisherman designed for the East Coast seaside town by artist John Hassall. Date: 1908

Boardwalk and Hotel Nassau, Long Beach, New York, USA
Boardwalk and Hotel Nassau on a busy day, Long Beach, New York, USA. Date: circa 1915

The Sketch travel number front cover 1956
Front cover of The Sketch magazines travel number featuring a dapper couple, her in a roomy red coat and head scarf, he in tweed suit and flat cap, about to board a plane to, no doubt

The Esplanade, Lawns & Head, Bray, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Felpham Beach, near Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Date: early 20th century

Anchor Line Poster for ship travel between Gibraltar, Egypt and India with an elephant

Wonderland, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA
Aerial view of Wonderland, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1909

Bay of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
View of the Bay of Avalon, with the Casino in the background, Casino Point, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: 1939

Prestatyn Holiday Camp, for a real seaside holiday
Cover illustration for Prestatyn Holiday Camp, for a real seaside holiday, showing a couple in swimwear, holding hands and gazing at one another

Le Touquet Paris-Plage
Tourism poster from French railway Chemin de Fer du Nord for Le Touquet on the coast of north-western France, the beach of Paris

Juan les Pins travel poster
Poster advertising the fashionable resort of Juan les Pins on the Cote d Azur in the Alpes Maritime region of South East France

Caravans in Martello Camp, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Martello Caravan Camp at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. This photograph was taken from the top of the Martello Tower, which gave the camp its name

Holiday Poster for Wengen in Switzerland showing a couple skiing

Sainte Maxime French travel poster
Graphic and striking poster advertising the French holiday resort of Sainte Maxime on the Cote d Azur in the South of France

Advertisement for Cote d Azur, South of France. 1946

Poster, Wengernalp Jungfrau Railway, Switzerland
Poster advertising the Wengernalp Jungfrau Railway, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, designed by Francois Gos. Date: circa 1950s

Canadian National Railways Poster showing a steam engine train in Canada

La Corse travel poster
Travel poster advertising the island of Corsica and depicting a hilltop village

Poster, Trinidad and Tobago Tourist Board, designed by H Woolhiser. circa 1950s

Caravans in Martello Camp, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Martello Caravan Camp at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. This photograph was taken from the top of the Martello Tower, which gave the camp its name

Juan les Pins travel posters
Travel poster advertising the fashionable resort of Juan les Pins on the Cote d Azur in the Alpes Maritimes south east region of France

Venice travel poster
Attractive poster for the French National Railways, Chemin de Fers de l Est, advertising Venice (or Venise) as a holiday destination

Advertisement for Hotel du Cap D Antibes
Advertisement for the Hotel du Cap D Antibes at Eden Roc, Antibes on the French Riviera, showing sunbathers and swimmers enjoying the flat rocks that act as such a sun trap for sun worshippers

Crockett Court, Galveston, Texas, USA -- a new development of brick cottages overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, probably intended as short-stay holiday accommodation. 1937

Union-Castle Holiday Tours
Advertising travel poster for Union-Castle Holiday Tours depicting a colourful Mediterranean scene with white balcony and blue sea, offering reduced return fares to Madeira, the Canary Islands

Burgh Island Hotel advertisement
Advertisement for the art deco Burgh Island Hotel at Bigbury-on-Sea in South Devon. Date: 1931

Two cows with bells round their necks in Alpine scenery. Date: circa 1970s

The Blue Butterfly by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl and her dog walk by the sea. Date: 1953

Tatler cover - Winter Sports & Spring Cruise Number 1959
Front cover of The Tatler magazines Winter Sports and Spring Cruise Number for 1959 featuring a girl in snow-appropriate clothes wearing mirrored sunglasses in which are reflected a Cunard cruise

Couple with red car at Coverack, Cornwall. 1982

Poster advertising Sainte Maxime on the Cote d Azur
Poster advertising the coastal town of Sainte Maxime on the Cote d Azur in the South of France, for winter as well as summer holidays

Quad-Ro-Bike at Butlin s
A Quad-ro-bike at a Butlins Holiday Camp

American Line Poster advertising cruises from Southampton to New York

Broadstairs 1950S
An incredibly crowded beach at Broadstairs in Kent, showing how popular British holiday resorts used to be in the days before package holidays. Date: 1950s

Thomas Cook air travel
Poster from the 1950s for Thomas Cook holidays by air. Date: 1950s

VW Camper Van
A woman demonstrates how convenient it is to have ones breakfast in the Great Outdoors, with the marvellous VW Camper Caravan. Date: 1963

PLM Cote d Azur poster
Travel poster advertising the French Cote d Azur reached by the Paris Lyon Mediteranee railway on a sleeper train

St Pancras Station
Going North for the Holidays from St Pancras Station, Midland Railway

Seaton, Devon, viewed from West Cliff - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

South Sands, Bridlington, North Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

A view of Eden Roc on the French Riviera
A view of the fashionable French Riviera destination, Eden Roc, where a bathing and sunbathing complex was fashioned out of the rocky coastal outcrop

Plane arriving, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
Plane arriving at Avalon Bay, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA, with the Casino on the left and the Hotel St Catherine on the right. Date: 1939

Booklet cover, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA -- The Magic Isle. Date: 1939

Aerial view of the beach and cliffs at Beer, East Devon. Date: 1960s

Venice - 1930s brochure cover
Front cover of a brochure advertising the delights of Venice in 1935. A stylishly dressed man and woman sit in a gondola. Some golf clubs can be seen as part of their luggage behind them. Date: 1935

Print Users Yearbook -- Hastings & St Leonards
Print Users Yearbook -- Souvenir Programme for Hastings and St Leonards, Sussex. Date: 1936

Monte Carlo advertisement 1931
Stylish advertisement for Monte Carlo on the French Riviera, winter sun destination for the smart and well-heeled, suggesting that you can enjoy both sport

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