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Summer Collection (page 3)

Background imageSummer Collection: Summer Holidays in the British Isles

Summer Holidays in the British Isles
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays in the British Isles, with Cooks World Travel Service, showing an English seaside resort, with a sandy beach, sailing boats on the sea, a pier and a blue sky

Background imageSummer Collection: Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium

Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium, Cooks World Travel Service. A young woman in a short green dress stands on the beach waving a handkerchief

Background imageSummer Collection: Dune Grass - Picture 1 of 2

Dune Grass - Picture 1 of 2
A view toward the dune grass toward the sea. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageSummer Collection: Spitzbergen, Norway

Spitzbergen, Norway
A large sailing vessel off the coast of Spitzbergen a northerly Norwegian Island in the Arctic Ocean - The lack of ice on the water indicates that this is likely to be in the summer

Background imageSummer Collection: The Man who wore a Nightshirt

The Man who wore a Nightshirt on the lido

Background imageSummer Collection: Stoats in Coats 1922

Stoats in Coats 1922
A stoat in summer and winter coats

Background imageSummer Collection: Whitecliff Bay, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, Hampshire. Date: circa 1930s

Whitecliff Bay, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, Hampshire. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSummer Collection: Owenahincha Strand, Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland

Owenahincha Strand, Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland
Owenahincha Strand, Rosscarbery, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

Background imageSummer Collection: Woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, London

Woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, London
A woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, at Kennington, London, wearing belted jacket (summer uniform), helmet with badge, white shirt and tie, and duty armband. Date: 1933

Background imageSummer Collection: Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall

Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, giving the distance to John o Groats, New York and other distant places. circa 1980s

Background imageSummer Collection: Two Girls Play Leapfrog

Two Girls Play Leapfrog
Two girls playing leapfrog in country grassland

Background imageSummer Collection: Crag Path and Beach, Aldeburgh, Suffolk

Crag Path and Beach, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageSummer Collection: Esplanade West, Sidmouth, Devon

Esplanade West, Sidmouth, Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageSummer Collection: North Bay and Cafe, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

North Bay and Cafe, Scarborough, North Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageSummer Collection: Tropical Bathing Beach at Lummus Park, Miami Beach, Florida

Tropical Bathing Beach at Lummus Park, Miami Beach, Florida
The Tropical Bathing Beach at Lummus Park, Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Date: 1937

Background imageSummer Collection: Summer Cove near Kinsale, County Cork, Republic of Ireland

Summer Cove near Kinsale, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Background imageSummer Collection: Irfon Bridge over River Wye, Builth Wells, Wales

Irfon Bridge over River Wye, Builth Wells, Wales. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageSummer Collection: Below the Salmon Pool, River Wye, Builth Wells, Wales

Below the Salmon Pool, River Wye, Builth Wells, Wales. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageSummer Collection: Busy Summer Morning on The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells

Busy Summer Morning on The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: 1914

Background imageSummer Collection: Family of pigs at play on a postcard

Family of pigs at play on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSummer Collection: Child and dog lifeguard

Child and dog lifeguard
Young child wearing red swimming costume sitting on the beach with her black scottish terrier, both wearing sun glasses. Date: 1929

Background imageSummer Collection: Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875). The Gleaners (1856). Orsay

Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875). The Gleaners (1856). Orsay
Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875). French painter, one of the founders of the Barbizon School. The Gleaners (1856). Orsay Museum. Paris. France

Background imageSummer Collection: Woman police officer in self-defence exercise

Woman police officer in self-defence exercise
Woman police officer (Moya Wood-Heath) taking part in a self-defence demonstration exercise at an outdoor event, watched by spectators. Date: circa early 1970s

Background imageSummer Collection: Boy in school uniform rowing a boat

Boy in school uniform rowing a boat. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSummer Collection: Torre Abbey Sands beach, Torquay, Devon

Torre Abbey Sands beach, Torquay, Devon
Aerial view of Torre Abbey Sands beach, Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 1958

Background imageSummer Collection: On the Cliff-Top by Muriel Dawson

On the Cliff-Top by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a yellow dress picking flowers. Date: 1942

Background imageSummer Collection: King of the Castle by Muriel Dawson

King of the Castle by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy making a sandcastle on the beach. Date: 1934

Background imageSummer Collection: Boat Maintenance

Boat Maintenance
Workers doing painting and maintenance work on boats at the R. Redknap & Sons boathouse, Richmond, Surrey, England, in preparation for the summer boating season. Date: early 1930s

Background imageSummer Collection: A view of the Karsino at East Molesey, 1910-1920

A view of the Karsino at East Molesey, 1910-1920
A view of the Karsino on Taggs Island at East Molesey (near Hampton Court), 1910-1920. Famous summer resort and entertainment palace on an island in the river Thames first run by Fred Karno

Background imageSummer Collection: Christmas in Australia

Christmas in Australia
Australians celebrate Christmas at the height of summer with a picnic

Background imageSummer Collection: The Esplanade, Porthcawl, Wales. Date: 1977

The Esplanade, Porthcawl, Wales. Date: 1977

Background imageSummer Collection: Children at Seaside - Sunny Days by C V MacKenzie

Children at Seaside - Sunny Days by C V MacKenzie
Lovely illustration depicting three little girls having fun and relaxing on some grass close to a beach during their summer holidays

Background imageSummer Collection: Group watching the Henley Regatta from boat, July 1958

Group watching the Henley Regatta from boat, July 1958
A group of people including; Mr Alan Adams, Mr Robin Gibbs, Mr Tony Gibbs, Miss Rachel Chandler and Mr Denis Adams, watching the racing on the last day of the Henley Royal Regatta from a cabin

Background imageSummer Collection: Major Metcalfe, Mrs F. Cripps, and Lady Alexandra Metcalfe

Major Metcalfe, Mrs F. Cripps, and Lady Alexandra Metcalfe
Edward Dudley Metcalfe, MVO, MC, (16 January 1887 18 November 1957), known as Fruity Metcalfe, officer in the British Indian Army, a close friend and equerry of Edward VIII

Background imageSummer Collection: The Parents Who Came By Charabanc by H. M. Bateman

The Parents Who Came By Charabanc by H. M. Bateman
A young Etonian school boy is aghast to find that his parents decide to travel to the Fourth of June celebrations in a charabanc along with a motley selection of ordinary folk. Date: 1933

Background imageSummer Collection: Woman police officer Annie Matthews, Hyde Park, London

Woman police officer Annie Matthews, Hyde Park, London
Woman police officer Annie Matthews (nickname Big Ben), on duty at the childrens lido in Hyde Park, London. Before joining the Met Police, Annie worked as a housemaid at Glamis Castle in Scotland

Background imageSummer Collection: Market Jew Street with Davy statue, Penzance, Cornwall

Market Jew Street with Davy statue, Penzance, Cornwall
Market Jew Street with Humphry Davy statue, Penzance, Cornwall. The name of the street comes from the Cornish Marghas Yow, meaning Thursday Market. The scientist Humphry Davy was born in Penzance

Background imageSummer Collection: Walter Hagen, American professional golfer

Walter Hagen, American professional golfer
Walter Charles Hagen (1892-1969), American professional golfer, seen here at Royal Lytham St Annes golf course on 24 June 1926. Date: 1926

Background imageSummer Collection: Portobello Beach, Edinburgh, Scotland

Portobello Beach, Edinburgh, Scotland Date: circa 1901

Background imageSummer Collection: 1908 Olympic Ice Skaters

1908 Olympic Ice Skaters
A montage of competitors who took part in the figure skating events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event was held at the Princes Skating Club in Knightsbridge

Background imageSummer Collection: Dali and Friends

Dali and Friends
Salvador Dali (1904-1989), the surrealist artist, is shown socialising in the evening after a days work at his summer home in Port Lligat, at the foot of the Spanish Pyrenees

Background imageSummer Collection: La Saison des Papillons by Nick

La Saison des Papillons by Nick
Charming illustration by Nick showing a young woman in a perfectly coordinated 1920s outfit with cloche hat, clasping her hands in delight as she looks a butterflies flitting in the air

Background imageSummer Collection: Buttercups and Daisies

Buttercups and Daisies
A classic English countryside scene in a summer field with buttercups and daisies interspersed among the wild grasses. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageSummer Collection: Fairy Tales of Summer - Sleeping Beauty by Pauline Baynes

Fairy Tales of Summer - Sleeping Beauty by Pauline Baynes
Sleeping Beauty by Pauline Baynes, one of a four illustrations of a fairy tale to reflect each season. In this instance, the handsome prince emerges from the forest to find Sleeping Beauty

Background imageSummer Collection: Accessories for Sunshine, 1954

Accessories for Sunshine, 1954
A woman sits enjoying the holiday sunshine surrounded by raffia accessories including a huge coolie hat, natural sandals, red sandals, a cone bag, an Ascher cotton square in diced blue and white

Background imageSummer Collection: Atmospheric country scene - seated children with dog

Atmospheric country scene - seated children with dog
A Boy and girl sit alongside a country lane in purple atmospheric misty light - possibly on a summers evening. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageSummer Collection: Victorian Women Cyclists Descending a Hill, c. 1898

Victorian Women Cyclists Descending a Hill, c. 1898
Photograph showing a group of women descending a hill on their bicycles; this image was probably taken somewhere in England in the summer of 1897. Note the haystacks on the right of the image

Background imageSummer Collection: Victor Stiebel / Day Dress

Victor Stiebel / Day Dress
Design by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for a pink linen and silk surah summer dress. Scooped-out bodice is filled with a lilac spotted scarf & large knot tied to the belt



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