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Background imageTourist Collection: Advert for Leica cameras 1934

Advert for Leica cameras 1934
Take a Leica it ll be worth it. The marvellous pictures you get with your Leica camera will be worth its price many, many times over

Background imageTourist Collection: Budleigh Salterton

Budleigh Salterton
Trippers at this Devon resort embark on a tourist steamer able to come close to the beach thanks to the steeply shelving shoreline. A gulls eye view from the west

Background imageTourist Collection: Poster, Trinidad and Tobago Tourist Board

Poster, Trinidad and Tobago Tourist Board, designed by H Woolhiser. circa 1950s

Background imageTourist Collection: Tourist map of Bergen, Norway

Tourist map of Bergen, Norway
Tourist map (TKT - Turisttrafikkomiteen) of Bergen, Hordaland County, Norway. Date: 1951

Background imageTourist Collection: Map of Paris in 1908 with geographic and demographical data

Map of Paris in 1908 with geographic and demographical data
Map of Paris in 1908 with geographic and demographic data featured (as well as the location of all of the major sites in the city centre). Date: 1908

Background imageTourist Collection: Mitchells Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota, USA

Mitchells Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Mitchells Corn Palace, The Worlds Only Corn Palace at Mitchell, South Dakota, USA. The card notes that this building is redecorated annually at a cost of $10

Background imageTourist Collection: Germany travel poster

Germany travel poster
Germany wants to see you : travel poster encouraging tourism, featuring an elegant lady carrying a bunch of yellow flowers in front of a steam train from which she has presumably just disembarked

Background imageTourist Collection: Met Police officers during Grunwick dispute

Met Police officers during Grunwick dispute
Two Metropolitan Police officers relax on deckchairs in The Mall, Central London, waiting for a political demonstration over the Grunwick dispute to begin

Background imageTourist Collection: Longest Day at Stonehenge, Wiltshire

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

Background imageTourist Collection: Sperrin Mountains, Co. Tyrone, N. I. by N. I. Tourist Board

Sperrin Mountains, Co. Tyrone, N. I. by N. I. Tourist Board
Sperrin Mountains, Co. Tyrone, N.I. by N.I. Tourist Board

Background imageTourist Collection: Statue of Liberty and Lower Mannhattan

Statue of Liberty and Lower Mannhattan
The Statue of Liberty, Hudson River and lower Mannhattan in 1995 Date: 1995

Background imageTourist Collection: Pretoria travel poster

Pretoria travel poster
Travel poster encouraging visits to Pretoria in South Africa. Two stylishly-dressed tourists stand on the steps of the Union Buildings and look about

Background imageTourist Collection: Photo of the Loch Ness Monster?

Photo of the Loch Ness Monster?
An enlarged photograph taken by a tourist of what was believed to be the Loch Ness Monster. A series of photographs were published during this period as the hunt for the mysterious Loch Ness Monster

Background imageTourist Collection: Nile village, Great Pyramid, Egypt

Nile village, Great Pyramid, Egypt
19th century vintage photograph - village and camels along the banks for the River Nile, close to the Great Pyramid of Giza. Photograph by the Zangaki studio, c.1890 s

Background imageTourist Collection: Calthorpe Racing Car

Calthorpe Racing Car
1908 Tourist Trophy Race, 24th Sept, Calthorpe 4-cylinder racing car. Known as the Four Inch Race because that was the maximum size of cylinder bore allowed for entry. Race heId on Isle of Man

Background imageTourist Collection: Cooks Excursionist

Cooks Excursionist
Brochure front cover for Cooks Excursionist and Home and Foreign Tourist Advertiser

Background imageTourist Collection: Hikers by Signpost / 1935

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

Background imageTourist Collection: Trulli houses in Alberobello, Italy

Trulli houses in Alberobello, Italy. Very distinctive white cylindrical buildings with grey slate roofs. circa 1960s

Background imageTourist Collection: Poster advertising Mount Cook, New Zealand

Poster advertising Mount Cook, New Zealand. Three travellers enjoy the healthy mountain air

Background imageTourist Collection: Lake Windermere 1950S

Lake Windermere 1950S
Visitors to the English Lake District enjoy relaxing on benches on the banks of Lake Windermere, taking in the lovely scenery, including a tourist boat trip on the lake

Background imageTourist Collection: Poster advertising Union Castle

Poster advertising Union Castle cruises around South Africa -- tourist class is budget travel

Background imageTourist Collection: Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus, Athens, Greece

Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus, Athens, Greece
19th century vintage photograph - Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus [Olympieion, ] Athens, Greece, c.1880

Background imageTourist Collection: Slieve Gullion, Forest Parks, Co. Armagh, N. I

Slieve Gullion, Forest Parks, Co. Armagh, N. I
Slieve Gullion, Forest Parks, Co. Armagh, N.I. by N.I. Tourist Board

Background imageTourist Collection: Irish Drunk Pat and his drinking logic

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

Background imageTourist Collection: Tourists and touts at the Shepherds Hotel, Cairo, Egypt

Tourists and touts at the Shepherds Hotel, Cairo, Egypt
An international gathering of tourists and touts outside the Shepherds Hotel in Cairo, Egypt

Background imageTourist Collection: The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c. 1890 s

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c. 1890 s
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c.1890 s

Background imageTourist Collection: Crossing the Mer de Glace glacier near Chamonix, French Alps

Crossing the Mer de Glace glacier near Chamonix, French Alps
19th century vintage photograph: Crossing the Mer de Glace glacier near Chamonix in the French Alps

Background imageTourist Collection: Lough Melvin, Co. Fermanagh, N. I. by N. I. Tourist Board

Lough Melvin, Co. Fermanagh, N. I. by N. I. Tourist Board
Lough Melvin, Co. Fermanagh, N.I. by N.I. Tourist Board

Background imageTourist Collection: Coach party having lunch in a pub

Coach party having lunch in a pub
A coach party stops for lunch in a pub. circa 1950s

Background imageTourist Collection: Winter Gardens Blackpool

Winter Gardens Blackpool
The ornate ballroom of the Winter Gardens, Blackpool - the popular tourist centre for the north-east of England Date: early 20th century

Background imageTourist Collection: Keswick, Cumbria - The Skiddaw Temperance Hotel

Keswick, Cumbria - The Skiddaw Temperance Hotel
The English Lakes - The Skiddaw Temperance Hotel, Keswick - J. Gillespie, Proprietor. " Lighted throughout by electricity". Date: circa 1909

Background imageTourist Collection: Ox drawn wagon train crossing a river, South Africa

Ox drawn wagon train crossing a river, South Africa
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ox drawn wagon train crossing a river, South Africa

Background imageTourist Collection: Children on the beach, Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire

Children on the beach, Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageTourist Collection: Winners of the 24th RAC Tourist Trophy Race at Goodwood

Winners of the 24th RAC Tourist Trophy Race at Goodwood (left to right): C Shelby, Stirling Moss, R Salvadori and D Brown driving an Aston Martin. Date: 1959

Background imageTourist Collection: Sheep by Alfred Leete

Sheep by Alfred Leete
A group of tourists obediently follow a guide while visiting an ancient ruin. Date: 1929

Background imageTourist Collection: Cutty Sark, Greenwich

Cutty Sark, Greenwich
The Cutty Sark tea clipper, moored in Greenwich, London. Date: 1960s

Background imageTourist Collection: Lake Bled with church, Slovenia

Lake Bled with church, Slovenia
View of Lake Bled with the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary, near the town of Bled in north west Slovenia. Built in the 15th century, weddings are held regularly at the church

Background imageTourist Collection: Very Well Meant by H. M. Bateman

Very Well Meant by H. M. Bateman
A well-meaning tourist offers a carrot to the horse of a Guard standing in its traditional sentry post in Whitehall, London, much to the horses astonishment. Not the done thing

Background imageTourist Collection: Poster for the Ulster Tourist Development Association

Poster for the Ulster Tourist Development Association
Poster for Ulster, Northern Ireland -- glorious holidays foretold

Background imageTourist Collection: Adelaide Hills, Australia

Adelaide Hills, Australia
Late 19th century photograph - Adelaide Hills, Australia

Background imageTourist Collection: Army barracks, Subathu, India, now a Gurkha base

Army barracks, Subathu, India, now a Gurkha base
Vintage 19th century photograph: Army barracks, Subathu, India, now a Gurkha base

Background imageTourist Collection: Crowd in St. Peters Square, blessing from Pope in Vatican

Crowd in St. Peters Square, blessing from Pope in Vatican
Vintage 19th century photograph - large crowd in St. Peters Square for a blessing by the Pope from the Vatican. Most liklely Leo XIII

Background imageTourist Collection: View of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

View of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: View of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

Background imageTourist Collection: France c. 1890 - entrance to the harbour at Nice

France c. 1890 - entrance to the harbour at Nice
Vintage 19th century photograph: France c.1890 - entrance to the harbour at Nice, ships tied to the dock

Background imageTourist Collection: Piazza di Spagna, Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy

Piazza di Spagna, Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Piazza di Spagna, Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy

Background imageTourist Collection: Salisbury Cathedral, across river, cows in the foreground

Salisbury Cathedral, across river, cows in the foreground
Salisbury Cathedral, viewed across the riveer with cows in the foreground. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageTourist Collection: Ripon Cathedral viewed from the river

Ripon Cathedral viewed from the river
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ripon Cathedral viewed from the river

Background imageTourist Collection: Advertisement for LNER routes north to Scotland

Advertisement for LNER routes north to Scotland with the Glorious 12th grouse hunting shoot season in mind. 1931



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