Tourist Gallery

Longest Day at Stonehenge, Wiltshire

People gathering at Stonehenge, Wiltshire on the longest day of the year, on or near 21 June 1912. This photograph shows a daybreak pilgrimage by members of The Universal Bond of the Sons of Men, or Church of the Universal Bond. This was a religious group founded in Britain in the early 20th century by George W MacGregor Reid, promoting socialist revolution, anti-imperialism and sun worship. By 1912 Reid was becoming attracted to Druidism, especially as Stonehenge was at the time regarded as a solar temple. His church began holding rituals there, and this continued until the site was given to the state in 1918. When the growing Stonehenge free festival caused the monument to be closed at midsummer in 1985, the Church faded into obscurity but has maintained a presence at the reopened solstice festivities since 2000

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Hikers by Signpost/1935

Feminine rambling fashions of 3/4 length tweed or checked skirts worn with matching or contrasting jackets. Stockings or ankle socks are worn with various styles of shoe

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Irish Drunk Pat and his drinking logic

Tourist - "I say Pat, why do you always take beer and whiskey Mixed?" Pat - "Shure, yer Anner, if oi dhrink beer oi get full before oi'm dhrunk, and if oi dhrink whiskey oi get dhrunk before oi'm full, so it shuts me better to mix thim." !!! Date: 1901

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