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Miniature railroad, Dreamland, Coney Island, New York, USAPeople riding on the miniature railroad, Dreamland, Coney Island, New York, USA. Date: circa 1905
Holiday crowd on Surf Avenue, Coney Island, New York, USAAerial view of holiday crowd on Surf Avenue, Coney Island, New York, USA. Date: circa 1910
Stairway, Hotel Virginia, Long Beach, California, USA. Date: circa 1908
Lobby, Hotel Virginia, Long Beach, California, USA. Date: circa 1908
Ballroom, Hotel Virginia, Long Beach, California, USA. Date: circa 1908
A Scene on the Grand Canal, Venice, 1898A greeting on the water - a chap raises his boater and takes the hand of a lady passing in a gondola on the Grand Canal in Venice. Date: 1898
Beach front, new section, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, with holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine. Date: circa 1915
Ocean View at night, near Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1915
Floral Gardens at Ocean View, near Norfolk, Virginia, USAFloral Gardens at Ocean View Summer Resort, near Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1915
Group of people at a table, Austria. circa 1934
Two women and a man at the seaside, sitting at a table with teacups and plates. Date: circa early 1920s
Woman in a swimming costume on the beach at the seaside. Date: circa early 1920s
Family group sitting on a beach at the seasideFamily group of four sitting on a beach at the seaside. Date: circa early 1920s
Sailing boats on the water. Date: circa early 1920s
Fishing boats at Torquay, Devon. Date: circa early 1920s
Holidaymakers on the beach at Torquay, Devon. Date: circa early 1920s
Boats in the shallows at Torquay, Devon. circa early 1920s
Children on the beach at the seaside. Date: circa early 1920s
Beach suits of shantung and crepeExtremely clever beach suits from Marshall and Snelgrove of Oxford Street. The ensemble on the left is a study in plain and printed shantung; the waistcoat strikes a new note
A sun suit of Irish linen, 1931A sun suit in printed irish linen showing a bold cretonne design and consisting of trousers and coat, the scheme being completed by a sunshade and hat
Bystanders on the RivieraAperitif time at the CafÚáñe Paris, Monte Carlo. The group in the right foreground shows Mr. W. A. Hiatt, who looked after the financial interests of millionaire and Riviera personality
Cartoon, Pleasures of the Sea Side - Nice Breeze for a Sail, Sir! Date: circa 1840s
Group of women paddling at a British seaside resort. Date: circa 1920
Holidaymakers with donkeys at the seaside. Date: circa late 19th century
Bathing at Brighton, Sussex 1901Bathing at Brighton, Sussex. Date: 1901
Lady Diana Cooper at Venice Lido with inflatable fishLady Diana Cooper, formerly Lady Diana Manners, pictured in a pyjama suit paddling at the Venice Lido carrying a large inflatable fish! Date: 1926
The Joneses Holiday Beano by H. M. BatemanA couple in a motorbike and sidecar find themselves bullied on the road by charabancs full of braying holidaymakers. 1926
Bright Young Things at the Venice LidoFrom left, Alan Parsons, drama critic for the Daily Mail and husband of Viola Tree, Zita Jungman, Mr Robin D Erlanger (formerly Myrtle Farquarson)
Visit Egypt advertisementAdvertisement promoting travel to Egypt with an illustration of the famous pyramids at Giza. 29 days of luxurious travel for 72.10.0 only? Sign me up. Date: 1929
The Casino at Dinard, with swimming poolImpression of the Casino at Dinard, opened in 1928, with its swimming pool right in the centre. Date: 1929
The Lido-Laters by Howard K. ElcockFashionable society bathing and lying in the sun at the equally fashionable Venice Lido, under the familiar striped cabanna and parasols. Date: 1929
In the Casino at Le TouquetSmart society dropping in at the tables at the fashionable French resort of Le Touquet. Date: 1929
Six Little Camping Girls Going Down to Bathe, Wallis MillsSix girls on a camping trip make a jolly sight as they skip down to the beach in colourful pyjamas to bathe. Date: 1929
The Joys of the Lido - boating and bathing - to say nothing of sun-bathing. An artists celebration of the fashionable Venice Lido in 1926. Date: 1926
Beach pyjamas, 1931Yellow, white and blue spots on a green background make the attractive pyjama suit on the left from Marshall and Snelgrove
Sea Suits for Sunning and Swimming 1931Clothes for swimming and sunbathings, two leisure preoccupations of the 1930s. The gaily coloured outfit on the left in striped blue and white heavy cotton has braces to the trousers
The Riviera in September 1926Fashionably attired people on the beach on the French Riviera in September. Date: 1926
Princess Otto von Bismarck at Frinton-on-Sea, EssexPrincess Otto von Bismarck on holiday at Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. She was the Swedish-born wife of Prince Otto von Bismarck, seen here in a flannel trouser suit in Marlene Dietrich style. Date: 1933
Front cover, Mrs Gray Horton, Tiger-Stripes and BeadsFront cover, Mrs Gray Horton (formerly Gwen Le Bas), Tiger-Stripes and Beads for Swimming, Biarritz, France. Date: September 1933
Front cover, Lady Milbanke, Beauty in a Bathing Cap, on the Riviera, South of France. Date: August 1933
Mrs Arthur McGrath (Rosita Forbes) on the Riviera, France, wearing beach pyjamas and a spotted silk coat. Date: 1933
Two countesses and an Earl on the Riviera, France - Countess of Brecknock, Countess of Warwick (the recently married former Rose Bingham), Hon Kay Norton and Earl of Warwick. Date: 1933
Cartoon, Logic! by Bert Thomas. Daughter to mother: Well, I hardly ever go to bed here. I must take my clothes off sometimes. Date: 1933
People on a boat trip, Cap d Antibes, Cote d Azur, France - Mrs Irving Netcher (Rosie Dolly), Mrs Roy Royston, Monsieur Rene Fonjellaz Swiss bobbing champion), Michael Arlen, Irving Netcher
Beach fashions, 1938A variety of beach fashions for 1938 worn by smart society in the smartest holiday resorts. Top left is Miss Jeannette Fuqua at Biarritz in a two-piece
Gracie Fields, singer and actress, outside her caravan, on holiday in Lancashire with her brother Tommy and her father. She is peeling potatoes. Date: 1933
Carol Goodner, actress, outside her caravan, on holiday after playing the role of Mrs Packard in Dinner at Eight at the Palace Theatre. Date: 1933
Scenes from the Lido in Venice, Italy - riding on horseback in the sea (top left), an illuminated night-time cabaret (bottom left), people on the floating bar (top centre)