Tourism Collection (#65)

Poster advertising tours of Britain by bus or coach, with a view of Stonehenge. 20th century

Genoa, Italy - The Maritme Station Date: circa 1920s

Thomas Cook cruisers - Luxor, Egypt
Nile river cruisers of the Thomas Cook Co. moored alongside the Winter Palace Hotel at Luxor, Egypt. Date: circa 1908

Doing the Lakes - Rain in the Lake District disturbing the enjoyment of ones holiday! Twixt Mist and Rain and Lake and Mere, We re never short of water here. Date: 1930s

Passengers disembarking at Madrid Airport
Passengers (tourists?) disembarking their aeroplane at Madrid Airport - they have flown by British Independent Airways Vickers 610 Viking 1B

Irish Tourist Boat
A boat on its way to collect tourists who have descended from the Gap of Dunloe, at the meeting of the Waters and Old Weir Bridge, Muckross Estate, Killarney, County Kerry, Eire. Date: 1950s

Khedives Club - Alexandria, Egypt
Club Khedival - Alexandria, Egypt. A British flag flies above the Alexandria Office of Thomas Cook and Son. Date: circa 1910s

View of the Devils Bridge near Aberystwyth, Wales
View of the Devils Bridge (Pontarfynach), spanning the Mynach river, a popular tourist attraction in the village of Ceredigion, near Aberystwyth, Wales

Rooter Rocks, Peak District
A party of tourists admire the Rooter or Roo Tor Rocks, in the Derbyshire Peak District Date: 1837

Toledo Tourists
Tourists among suits of armour at Toledo, Spain. Date: 1960s

Disneyworld, Florida
Tourists at Disneyworld, Florida, U.S.A. Date: 1980s

Advertisement for General Steam Tours
An advertisement for UK, European and North African tours and round Britain cruises, with the General Steam Navigation Co Ltd of Trinity Square, London

Scale Force, Cumbria
Sightseers admire Scale Force, Cumbria, one of the most dramatic falls of the Lake District. Date: 1833

Castle Crag, Borrowdale, Lake District
A party of sightseers admire the picturesque beauties of Castle Crag, Borrowdale, Cumbria, from the village of Grange, while their guide waits with their horses. Date: 1832

Niagara Falls - Aero Car over the whirlpool
Niagara Falls - The Aero Car over the whirlpool. The aero car was designed by a Spanish engineer, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo. Date: circa 1929

Egypt - Camel Ride in decorative surround
Egypt - Camel Ride in decorative primary colour surround Date: circa 1910s

Miss Smith, Driver Guide
Two young men enjoy a seaside ride in the car of Miss G. Smith, Driver Guide. Date: early 1930s

Thomas Cook Travel Agent
A child plays on the pavement outside a Thomas Cook Travel Agents shop, Paris, France. Date: 1930s

Touring in Canada
Tourists motoring through a mountainous region of Alberta, Canada. Date: early 1930s

Bethlehem Tourism
A security guard smiles as a couple of tourists enter a historic building in Bethlehem, Israel. Date: late 1960s

Viewing a Lighthouse
A family looking out to sea at Longships Lighthouse, using some pay binoculars, Lands End, Cornwall, England. Date: 1960s

Tower of London Tourists
A woman cocks her ear to listen to a Beefeater giving directions to her and her family during a visit to the Tower of London, England. Date: 1950s

Egyptian Tour Guide
A Dragowoman of Cairo, Egypt, one of the new educated tour guides, seen here at the tomb of the Mamelukes (Egyptian Princes). Date: 1933

Parliament Tourists
Tourists walking around the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, central London. Date: 1978

London Tourist Bus
Tourists on the top deck of an open=topped tourist bus in central London. Date: 1988

Trafalgar Square Scene
Trafalgar Square, London, looking towards St. Martins-in -the-Fields, that lovely church designed by Gibbs. Africa House is on the right, obscured by a fountain. Date: 1930s

Portugal / Nazare
A blonde female tourist picks over some China ornaments for sale on a market stall in Nazare, Portugal. Date: late 1960s

Haggling over Jewellery
Tourists haggling over jewellery at a bazaar in Turkey. Date: 1930s

British Museum Crowd
A very long queue for a popular exhibition at the famous British Museum, central London. Date: 1980

Three autumn outfits by Beer, Redfern and Jean Patou
Three elegant young ladies in the latest autumn outfits. On the left, a blue and black coat with black fur trimming, by Beer

Replica of Columbus Santa Maria
Portugal, Madeira, Ajuda: Replica of Columbus Santa Maria. Date: 2010

Poster advertising trips to Iran, featuring an ancient sculpture. 20th century

Poster advertising trips to Japan, featuring a geisha in a red kimono. 20th century

Shepheards Hotel, Cairo, Egypt Date: 1906

British Navy men visiting the pyramids
1500 bluejackets and other men of the British Navy visiting the Great Pyramids at Giza, Egypt when the fleet was in Egyptian waters

Sphere Motor Exhibition Supplement - motoring tour of Italia
Front of the Spheres Motor Exhibition Supplement showing a motor car party exploring the Italian Lakes in a very large Napier car. Date: 1913

Tatler front cover, 3 February 1960
Front cover of The Tatler with a girl taking a photograph of a London policeman and Big Ben with a Leica camera. Date: 1960

Mercedes car touring the countryside
A Mercedes car touring the countryside. 1935

Barbados
The West Indies Hotel, Barbados. The card also features some horse teams and a carriage taking a group of tourists on a tour of part of this Caribbean Island circa 1908

Trackless Trolley Tour - First in California
Balloon Route Excursion - The Scenic Trackless Trolley Trip - 101 miles - one day - one dollar! Visiting 10 Beaches and 8 Cities, paralelling the mountains from Los Angeles to the Ocean

Tourists in Egypt carried
Tourists on a Thomas Cook tour, being carried back from a trip to Karnak. 1895

Thomas Cook Tour Party - Luxor
A party of travellers on a Thomas Cook tour pose in front the wonderful Temple of Columns at Luxor; their local guides wait patiently whilst tending to the camel and donkey. late 1880s

View of Dovedale, Derbyshire, showing a lady and a little girl, with a towering rock above them. Date: circa 1910

Crossing the Mer de Glace - Chamonix
A smartly attired group of walkers cross the Mer de Glace at Chamonix, France. circa 1880

Broadstairs Seaside View
An elevated view of the beach at Broadstairs in Kent, crowded with holidaymakers, deckchairs and bathing huts. Date: 1940s

American Express Office
The American Express office in London is not just a travel agency, its a home-from-home for American travellers. In its reading room they can read American newspapers. Date: 1900

Crossing the Kotal Mountains, Iran
Crossing the Kotal mountains in Iran. Date: 1893

Poster for Monte-Carlo Beach, Monaco, printed by Draeger. Paradise Found

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