Holidays Collection (page 4)

Was it a Mermaid? by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl and her dog look into a rock pool on the beach. Date: 1940

The Water Nymph by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl paddling in the sea. Date: 1933

The Mountbattens at Monte Carlo
Lord and Lady Louis Mountbatten pictured with their elder daughter Patricia at Monte Carlo heading it appears from their swimwear, to the beach. Date: 1931

Riviera Interlude by Clark Fay
A relaxed scene showing smart holidaymakers enjoying a drink at an open air cafe underneath striped parasols somewhere on the Cote d Azur, France during the 1930s. Date: 1935

The Peachcomber by Rick Elmes
A dapper chap in a sharp white suit and cane enjoys the attentions of several young women in bathing suits on a beach. Date: 1927

Horse drawn bus, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Sudbury Mills, a well-known local whip, reins up his horses for this photo, taken before setting out on a pleasure trip from Walton-on-the-Naze to Clacton-on-Sea and back

Oxford Canal Motor Boat
Holidays afloat! The converted narrow boat Mabel, with its crew of happy holidaymakers, on passage between locks, from Braunston to Oxford, Oxford Canal, Napton, Warwickshire. Date: 1960s

When Great Grandfather Went to Sea by H. L. Oakley
A series of charming silhouette cut outs by H. L. Oakley depicting scenes at the seaside during the Victorian era from the journey there by carriage and train to donkey rides

Summer Holidays Abroad, Cooks World Travel Service
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays Abroad, with Cooks World Travel Service, showing a Mediterranean beach scene with people sitting under brightly coloured umbrellas

Some Difficult Camping Grounds by Heath Robinson
A variety of impractical and in some cases, downright ridiculous locations to pitch a tent, including on stilts in a lake, across a stream, in a field of angry bulls and on a steep rocky pinnacle

The Tatler Summer Number front cover 1932
Jolly front cover design for the Tatlers Summer Number featuring two cheery beach belles wearing fashionable pyjama suits. One smokes a cigarette while the other grins under a wide brimmed sun hat

West Indies by Royal Mail Steam Packet Company poster
Poster advertising the service to the West Indies by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company ship RMSP Atlantis. The poster features a colourful and cheery man sitting on a donkey

Margate beach during heatwave
Thousands of holiday makers enjoy the pleasures of the beach at Margate during warm and sunny weather at the end of August, 1927

Treport Mers travel poster
French railway poster advertising Treport Mers on the Picardy coast, which, together with nearby Mer-les-Bains became popular seaside resorts in the 19th century due to the development of

Thomas Cook Holiday Tours
Brochure front cover advertising Thomas Cooks holidays for 1901

Heathletics. New water sports for the holidays; sea golf, winkle cricket and Ocean Pingpong. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary

Poster advertising Guernsey, Channel Islands - Go By British Railways. Date: circa 1960

Poster, Explore Your Country through the YHA
Poster, Explore Your Country through the Youth Hostels Association. circa 1955

Poster, holidays in Menton, France -- sea, mountains, marvels. Designed by C Terechkovitch. circa 1960

Poster, Winter Sports in France, by French National Railways -- Jura, Alps, Vosges, Pyrenees, Auvergne. Designed by Vecoux. 1947

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Poster, Grace Line Cruises to the Caribbean and South America, with a view of Curacao. circa 1950s

Herring gulls at St Ives, Cornwall
Close-up of herring gulls at St Ives, Cornwall. Date: 1960s

Southern Queen pleasure cruiser, Eastbourne, Sussex
Southern Queen pleasure cruiser on the water at Eastbourne, Sussex, with the pier in the background. Date: mid-1960s

Princes Hotel, Brighton, advertisement WW1
An advertisement for Princes Hotel, Grand Avenue, Hove facing the sea opposite the famous Hove Lawns, the favourite promenade of King Edward VII

Bathing at Svaneholm, Borstahusen, Lanskrona, about 1900. Date: 1900

An ammunition column passing through Ypres, 1917. Captain Gilbert Holiday, Royal Field Artillery (1879-1937). Holidays Early Life Was Spent In St

Off to the Sea by Muriel Dawson -- a little child ready for the summer holidays. Date: 1940

The Anchorite by Laurie Tayler
A lone male bather reads a newspaper on a jetty, unaware that he is the focus of every woman on the beach. Date: 1927

People in a typical beach hut or chalet, Walton, Essex
A family of four enjoying a holiday by the sea at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, looking out from the balcony of their beach hut. circa 1930

Camp Site 1930S
A popular British camp site, full of tents. Note the luxury caravan and attached tent in the foreground! Date: 1930s

Isle of Man / Douglas
Douglas, Isle of Man: For happy holidays

The Bystander masthead by Tony Castle, 1930
Bystander masthead design by Tony Castle featuring a number of beauties on a beach dressed in bathing suits, sun hats and holding parasols

A Tip for the Holidays
A new combination game to suit all seasons. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Scottish Caravan Site
Cairnsmill Dairy Farm (Holiday Camp) Caravan Site, St. Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland. Here caravanners can enjoy television in the upper barn and children free pony rides

A Winters Tale - on board the motor ship Venus
A spread from The Tatler featuring photographs by Anthony Armstrong Jones and recorded the numerous passengers on board the " Venus" which was heading to Madeira in January 1952

Caravaning Holiday / 1920S
A man balances on a boat in a lily pond next to where they have parked their caravan

Schoolgirls Dream
The schoolgirl at her desk day-dreams of the pleasures of the Christmas holidays

Summer Holidays in the British Isles, with Cooks
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays in the British Isles, with Cooks World Travel Service, showing a West Country scene with people playing on a sandy beach, fishing nets and seagulls

Elsa Schiaparelli and daughter Gogo at Monte Carlo
Elsa Schiaparelli (1890 - 1973), Italian fashion designer, pictured on holiday at Monte Carlo in the company of her daughter, Gogo. Date: 1938

Comic postcard, Woman riding donkey on beach with bottle of stout Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple riding tandem on a country lane Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Plump woman sitting on man on beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Large woman in red swimsuit on the beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Plump woman riding a donkey on the beach Date: 20th century

The Kit Kat Club at Gezira, Cairo
Cabaret and dancing at the Kit-Kat Club at the Ghezirah Palace Hotel, Cairo. Date: 1930

Tamara de Lempicka at the Venice Lido
Charles Alvar-Harding and Baroness Kuffner, aka the artist Tamara de Lempicka in a flamboyant picture hat at the Venice Lido

The Cats Half Holiday by Louis Wain

Poster, Healthful Hartlepool, seaside resort in County Durham, natural beauties unsurpassed. Date: circa 1910

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