Visitors Collection

The Visitors Who Told the Master Off by H. M. Bateman
Cartoon by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman, showing a somewhat arrogant visitor to a hunt lecture the Master of Foxhounds much to the shock of other members. Date: 1936

Rosslyn Chapel 1880S
Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian: visitors are being given a guided tour

Empire Exhibition - Bellahouston Park, Glasgow
The Tait Tower at the Empire Exhibition - Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Beware of the dog mosaic
Pompeii, mosaic warning visitors Cave canem (beware of the dog) in Pompeii Date: before 79

Air League of the British Empire Poster
Poster, Air League of the British Empire, Empire Air Day, May 23, 1936. Showing a group of visitors on an airfield, looking at a row of neatly parked biplanes. May 1936

Automaton at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition, 1929
A physiological robot at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition in London, 1929. Designed to show how organs of the body work, here three young visitors take great interest in its insides. Date: 1929

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

Crystal Palace Broad Wk
The BROAD WALK enables visitors to see Paxtons majestic building in all its splendour. Date: circa 1854

Dome & Skylon 1951
Visitors outside the Dome of Discovery and the Skylon, both famous attractions of the Festival of Britain exhibition, South Bank, London

Ostrich and Ibis Zoo
Regents Park zoo, London Visitors admire ostrich, ibis, cassowary and other exotic birds

The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London

Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House
Figure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)

Jacks Saloon, Happy Hollow, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Jacks Sallon Bar at Happy Hollow. An " amusement park" of sorts, Happy Hollow was established in the late 1880s or early 1890s by Norman McLeod off Central Avenue on what is now Fountain

1889 photograph - RMS Teutonic - from an album of images relating to the launch of the vessel, which was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast

The casino at Monte Carlo by C. Morse
The mecca of the Cote d Azur, artists impression of the famous Casino Terraces at Monte Carlo on the French Riviera. Hither come pleasure-seekers from all quarters of the globe to bask in

Sitting on the grass - Long Walk - Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Sitting on the grass before the last section (and gates) of the Long Walk at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England. Date: early 1950s

The Grave of Charles Dickens, Westminster Abbey, 1870
Engraving showing a large group of Victorian visitors to Westminster Abbey crowding round the grave of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), to pay their last respects to the English writer

Cartoon, 19th century coach at an inn
Cartoon showing a 19th century coach arriving at an inn for a Christmas meal. The plump woman getting out of the coach wonders whether there will be any plum pudding left for her

Market Reports Series - Country Ducks arriving
One of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Country Ducks arrived in excellent condition. Date: 1903

Three daytime outfits by Drecoll, Poiret and Jenny
Three women in the latest day wear. On the left, a black scoop neck dress with large red rose to the side, by Drecoll. In the middle, a white, red and black print dress and black coat

Hall of the Royal Horticultural Society, London
View from the balcony of the Lawrence Hall of the Royal Horticultural Society, Central London, with an exhibition taking place

Tunbridge Wells Pantiles
The Pantiles - known at this time as The Parade - at Tunbridge Wells, a popular spa where visitors came to drink the waters

Herne Bay, the Pier
Steam and sailing vessels pass the remarkably long pier at Herne Bay, Kent, providing plenty of healthy exercise for visitors

Nigerian Jujuh House
A Jujuh house, or house of worship, in Biafra (present-day Nigeria). To European visitors this was magic rather than religion - and black magic at that !

Opening ceremony by Queen Victoria, Great Exhibition 1851
25, 000 grangers and dignitaries with season tickets attending the grand opening by Queen Victoria on the 1st of May 1851 of the temporary glass structure, The Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London

Crowded Cafe De LA Paix
The Cafe de la Paix, Paris - Paris is crowded with foreign troops and visitors in the aftermath of the wars end

Backstage Covent Garden
Fashionable visitors in the salon at Covent Garden Theatre, London Date: 1820

Visitors wait outside Kilmainham Jail, Dublin
Visitors, including members of the Ladies Land League, wait outside Kilmainham Jail, where many of the Irish Land League leaders, including Charles Stewart Parnell, were being held

Crystal Palace Animals
Visitors to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, S.E.London, are both edified and entertained by the sculptures of prehistoric animals, created by Waterhouse Hawkins

England / London / Tower
Visitors are shown some of the principal sights, including the lion in the menagerie which, after a regrettable episode, was transferred elsewhere for security reasons

Exhibition of Fine Arts, Salon of Palais de L Industrie
Scene at the opening of the annual exhibition of fine arts in the salon of the Palais de L Industrie, Champs Elysee, Paris

Two mature women with a younger man pose for a snap on a bench along the sea front at an unidentified British resort. Date: c.1950

William Caxton and his printing press, Westminster, London. His visitors depicted here are probably King Edward IV and his Queen, Elizabeth Woodville. Date: circa 1477

Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Firestone Factory and Exhibitio
Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - The Firestone Patented Gum Dipping Process in the Firestone Factory and Exhibition Building. 1933

Opening of the Albert Palace in Battersea, London in 1885. Engravings show views of the palace from the lake, the band stand (kiosque)

Bembridge, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - The High Street and Ye Olde Village Inn (1707). Date: circa 1907

New Excavations of 1899 reveal Ancient Theatre at Ephesus
Tour group examining the recent excavations of 1899, which revealed more of the Ancient Theatre at Ephesus, near modern Selcuk in Izmir Province, Turkey. Date: 1899

New Zealand and Australia, Steam Ship sailings Matson Line advert - Handbook for New Zealand Visitors to London 1936 Date: 1936

Sight-See Air Imperial Airways Advert Handbook
Sight-See, Air, Imperial, Airways, advert, Handbook, for, New, Zealand, Visitors, to, London, 1936, , 13974329

Canadian Australian Line and Union Royal Mail Line, Steam Ship sailings advert - Handbook for New Zealand Visitors to London 1936 Date: 1936

New Zealand Line Sailings Steam Ship Sailings
New, Zealand, Line, Sailings, Steam, Ship, sailings, via, Panama, advert, Handbook, for, Visitors, to, London, 1936, , 13974205

Sight-seeing Train - Panama Canal. Date: circa 1910

WW2 - John And Mary's Visitors
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, John And Mary's Visitors, written by Grace James. The image portrays a group of evacuees. Date: circa 1940

Ostend, Belgium - La Digue (seafront) toward the Kursaal
Ostend, Belgium - La Digue (seafront) heading toward the Kursaal Pleasure Palace. Date: circa 1908

Congress Hall - Franco-British Exhibition, London
Congress Hall - Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London - held between14 May and 31 October 1908. Date: 1908

Canton. Group of Chinese Ladies receiving Visitors
Pierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series. These important images were the first commercial views of China to be sold in

Sailing In Lincolnshire
A photograph of three identical sailing boats on the sea, along the coast of Lincolnshire. The image is used as a promotion of the surrounding areas of a village named Woldsea

A Visitors Impression Of A London Street
A colourful painting of a bustling London street, with the main focus being a crammed open top red bus, with an advertisement of soap on the side. Date: circa 1917

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