Tourism Collection (#63)

August invasion of London by tourists, H. M. Bateman
Impression of the cosmopolitan visitors descending upon London during August to enjoy a sightseeing holiday in the capital. Date: 1913

Poster design for Southern Pacific travel
Poster design for Southern Pacific railway travel, with the Big Trees of California as a tourist attraction. Showing a group of people on horseback who have just ridden through an archway at the base

Couple on a two-seater cycle, Belgium
A couple on a four-wheeled two-seater cycle (also known as a velo double) outside the Taverne Emile in a town in Belgium. Date: 1936

Poster: come and explore Britain (2)
Poster inviting you to come and explore Britain, showing a quiet town with older style architecture. (2 of 2)

Cooks Ocean Sailing List
Poster advertising Thomas Cooks tours and tickets on ocean liners. Date: circa 1918

English Country Dancers performing for tourists in Trafalgar Square, central London. Date: 1960s

London Tourists
Tourists outside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England. Date: 1978

Girl in Japanese Dress
A pretty Western tourist in Japanese costume. Date: early 1930s

Cheddar Gorge 1930S
Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England, Britains largest natural gorge. The Gorge Cliffs are Britains largest inland limestone cliffs. Date: early 1930s

Tourists in Switzerland
A group of tourists take in the breathtaking mountain scenery of the Swiss Alps. Date: early 1930s

Female Tourist in Egypt
A lady tourist in Egypt is accosted by a man selling local curios. Date: early 1930s

London Life: The Guards at Whitehall - a familiar spectacle. Date: circa 1940

SS Corona leaving Princess Hotel for the Reefs, Bermuda Date: circa 1910s

St George Hotel, Bermuda, British Overseas Territory Date: circa 1930s

Ancient ruins, Upper Gymnasium in Pergamon (Bergama), Turkey
Members of what appear to be a football team pose amid the Ancient ruins of the Upper Gymnasium in Pergamon, now Bergama, Turkey. Date: 1923

African Tourist Gifts / Crafts for sale at a local market. Date: circa 1930s

The George Hotel - Pony rides - Cumbria
The George Hotel, Cumbria. In front of the hotel stand a whole row of Gentlemen offering pony rides to visiting tourists. Sadly the exact location is unknown. Date: circa 1900s

Sembrancher, Switzerland - Tourist Charabancs
Sembrancher, a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Note the superb tourist excursion charabancs! Date: circa 1930

Pompeii - Italy - The Pantheon. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Casa dei Vetti. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Body of a Woman - perfectly preserved in the volcanic ash. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Casa di Diomede (Villa Diomedes). Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Fontana in Mosaico (Mosaic Fountain). The fountain is situated in a mosaic niche and is typically eastern in design, coming from Egypt at the time of the Roman conquest

Pompeii - Italy - Temple of Mercury Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Tempio della Fortuna (Temple of Fortune). Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Il Tempio di Apollo Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Tempio di Venere (Venus). Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Strada delle Tombe (Street of Tombs) Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Strada Stabiana, leading to the Thermal baths. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Foro e tempio di Giove (Jupiter). Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Basilica Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Foro Civile Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Teatro Tragico. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Casa di Marco Lucrezio - known as the Players Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Casa del Fauno Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Strada dell Abbondanza. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Casa dei nuovi Scavi. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Strada di Domizio e Porta Ercolano. The most important entrance to the city. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Casa di Cornelio Rufo. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Temple of Isis. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Strada di Mercurio - Archway. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Casa di Marco Olconio. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - The Barracks Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Strada di Sallustio at the centre of the Residential Quarter. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - General view of the ruins Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Amphitheatre Date: circa 1910s

Boatman unhappy about influx of tourism to Cornwal
A Real Grievance Visitor: " Hows Business?" Boatman: " Business! Why there ain t no businesssince these ere blessed bicycles come inter fashion

Morocco, North West Africa - Sale Mosque
Morocco, North West Africa - European tourists admiring the architecture of a Mosque at Sale. Date: circa 1950s

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