Peak Gallery

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 countryside, and some participants ended up in violent scuffles with gamekeepers

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

1932, 24th, Access, April, Britain, Country Side, District, England, Hikers, Hiking, Historical, History, Kinder, Mass, Peak, Public, Ramblers, Rambling, Rights, Roam, Scout, Trespass, Walkers, Walking

Glen of Weeping, Glencoe, Scotland

Glen of Weeping - Glen Coe - a glen in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the southern part of the Lochaber committee area of Highland Council, and was formerly part of the county of Argyll. The term "Glen of Weeping", perhaps references the infamous Massacre of Glencoe which took place there in 1692. Date: 1935

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Brazil - Rio de Janeiro - The Statue of Christ the Redeemer

Brazil - Rio de Janeiro - The Statue of Christ the Redeemer at the summit of Mount Corcovado. Created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the engineer Heitor da Silva Costa Brazil in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida created the face of the statue. Completed on October 12th, 1931. Date: circa 1930s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection