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Destination Collection (#97)

"Discover the allure of timeless destinations through captivating vintage posters and photographs

Background imageDestination Collection: Panorama from Rialto bridge

Panorama from Rialto bridge
Night panorama from Rialto bridge of venetian Grand Canal

Background imageDestination Collection: Church Street, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Church Street, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, with a municipal tram on Route 1, destination Sunnyside. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDestination Collection: Tramway terminus, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa

Tramway terminus, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Tramway terminus, sea front, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa. Date: 1908

Background imageDestination Collection: Fantastic Adventures - The Robot Men of Bubble City

Fantastic Adventures - The Robot Men of Bubble City by Peter Worth. A spaceship shaped like an angry face blasts off from an unknown planet

Background imageDestination Collection: Advertisement, Union Castle Line

Advertisement, Union Castle Line and Royal Mail Service, showing destinations including Madeira, Tenerife, St Helena and Africa, managed by Donald Currie & Co, Fenchurch Street, London

Background imageDestination Collection: Cover design, Fly to the East

Cover design, Fly to the East, showing destinations in India, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Singapore, Australia and Tasmania. 20th century

Background imageDestination Collection: Visit Egypt advertisement, 1929

Visit Egypt advertisement, 1929
Advertisement promoting Egypt as a travel destination with an illustration of a glamorous couple posing against a backdrop of the Sphinx and the pyramids at Giza. Date: 1929

Background imageDestination Collection: Cannes advertisement, 1929

Cannes advertisement, 1929
Full page advertisement in The Bystander for Cannes on the French Riviera detailing the ease of transport (five deluxe trains from London every day between Christmas and New Year)

Background imageDestination Collection: Advertisement for Monte Carlo, French Riviera, 1923

Advertisement for Monte Carlo, French Riviera, 1923
Advertisement for Monte Carlo on the French Riviera detailing all the entertainment and amusements available from the Casino and lawn tennis to cinema and the opera. Date: 1923

Background imageDestination Collection: The Promenade at Cannes by Steven Spurrier

The Promenade at Cannes by Steven Spurrier
Sleep your way from London fogs to Riviera sunshine - the Blissful Goal of the Blue Train. A World of Sunshine in which to Awaken after a few hours of Comfortable Journeying: The Promenade at Cannes

Background imageDestination Collection: Shoes to wear on the Riviera - Excelsior advertisement, 1925

Shoes to wear on the Riviera - Excelsior advertisement, 1925
Advertisement for Excelsior shoes advising on the ideal shoes to wear on the French Riviera - a model in black satin and black and gold brocade. Date: 1925

Background imageDestination Collection: Monte Carlo advertisement, 1935

Monte Carlo advertisement, 1935
Advertisement for Monte Carlo on the French Riviera featuring an illustration and alluring description of the Summer Sporting Club

Background imageDestination Collection: Monte Carlo advertisement, 1932

Monte Carlo advertisement, 1932
Advertisement for Monte Carlo beach on the French Riviera and all its associated entertainments. Date: 1932

Background imageDestination Collection: Bystander Riviera Number front cover 1932

Bystander Riviera Number front cover 1932
Advertisement for the Hotel Metropole in Monte Carlo and Hotel Bristol in Beaulieu in The Bystander magazine Riviera Number 1932

Background imageDestination Collection: Nice in 1860

Nice in 1860
The port of Nice on the French Riviera pictured in 1860, as it was gaining popularity as a health resort and holiday destination with British visitors

Background imageDestination Collection: Misfitz - Jumbo

Misfitz - Jumbo. early 20th century

Background imageDestination Collection: Overland Alex P O

Overland Alex P O
Mails from India to England, or vice versa, pass through the Post Office at Alexandria - for some, of course, this is their final destination. Date: 1857

Background imageDestination Collection: Apparitions: phantom horseman

Apparitions: phantom horseman
A traveller arrives at his destination, but accompanied by a mysterious phantom horseman. Date: circa 1820

Background imageDestination Collection: Raf Monoplane Pilots

Raf Monoplane Pilots
Squadron Leader Q.R. Gayford and Flight Lieutenant O.L.G. Bett, pilots of the giant RAF Fairey (Napier) Long Range Monoplane, at Cranwell Aerodrome, destination Egypt. Date: 22 October 1931

Background imageDestination Collection: A Th頄ansant at a Lido hotel, 1925

A Th頄ansant at a Lido hotel, 1925
An aerial view over the Hotel Excelsior at the fashionable Venetian Lido, frequented by high society. Photograph shows a th頤 ansant in progress

Background imageDestination Collection: White bulldog puppy getting out of railway carriage

White bulldog puppy getting out of railway carriage
A white bulldog puppy getting out of his railway carriage at the end of a journey. Date: 1905

Background imageDestination Collection: Back to the Land, cartoon by H. M. Bateman, 1918, WW1

Back to the Land, cartoon by H. M. Bateman, 1918, WW1
" The 5.15 from town, with its cargo of allotmenteers, approaching its destination and the scene of their labourers." Date: 1918

Background imageDestination Collection: Murrays at Maidenhead, 1923

Murrays at Maidenhead, 1923
Illustration of a couple at a table at Murray s, the Maidenhead branch of the Beak Street nightclub run by Jack May. The summer club opened around May

Background imageDestination Collection: Switzerland - Grindelwald, the Wetterhorn

Switzerland - Grindelwald, the Wetterhorn
Coloured lantern slide of a view of Mount Wetterhorn from the town of Grindelwald. Long famed as a winter tourist destination with slopes for beginners

Background imageDestination Collection: Notebook recording quantities of comforts for soldiers

Notebook recording quantities of comforts for soldiers
Small manuscript notebook recording quantities of comforts for soldiers and their destination units between 4 Aug 1914-1917 and 2 Sep 1939-1940

Background imageDestination Collection: Lift for troops on leave at London train station, WW1

Lift for troops on leave at London train station, WW1
A party of soldiers on leave are conveyed to their destination station by a member of the Motor Transport Volunteers on arrival in London during the First World War

Background imageDestination Collection: Advertisement for the resort of Scarborough, 1914

Advertisement for the resort of Scarborough, 1914
Advertisement extolling the delights of the bracing Yorkshire coast as a holiday destination, specifically the seaside resort of Scarborough

Background imageDestination Collection: AFS regional training exercise, Wymondham College

AFS regional training exercise, Wymondham College
AFS regional training exercise in Norfolk, 10-11 September 1955. Showing the Column Commander briefing the Company Commander

Background imageDestination Collection: AFS regional training exercise, journey through London

AFS regional training exercise, journey through London
AFS regional training exercise in Norfolk, 10-11 September 1955. Showing vehicles in London, passing Marble Arch en route for their destination. Date: 1955

Background imageDestination Collection: How wireless beacons guide ships in the fog

How wireless beacons guide ships in the fog
The Marconi invention can determine distance of the ship from the beacon to steer the vessel into a Harbour during foggy weather

Background imageDestination Collection: How wireless waves guide aeroplanes during bad visibility

How wireless waves guide aeroplanes during bad visibility
Method of directing the pilots of aircraft flying to and from Croydon has been revolutioned by the Marconi directional visual beacon station erected at croydon. WWII

Background imageDestination Collection: The Queen mag / cruise 1938

The Queen mag / cruise 1938
Front cover illustration for The Queen magazine showing an enormous shiny cruise ship about to leave the harbour or dock of some sunny holiday destination. Date: January 1938

Background imageDestination Collection: Architecture, Attraction, Building Homes, Castle, Destination, Fortress, Historic World Event

Architecture, Attraction, Building Homes, Castle, Destination, Fortress, Historic World Event, History, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Outdoors, Republic of Ireland, River, Sightseeing, Tourism

Background imageDestination Collection: Ancient, Antiquities, Attraction, Castle, County, County Antrim, Destination

Ancient, Antiquities, Attraction, Castle, County, County Antrim, Destination, Famous Place, Fortress, History, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Old Ruin, Outdoors, Republic of Ireland, Sightseeing

Background imageDestination Collection: Ancient, Antiquities, Architecture, Attraction, Building Homes, Castle, Coastal Feature

Ancient, Antiquities, Architecture, Attraction, Building Homes, Castle, Coastal Feature, Coastline, Destination, Harbor, Historic World Event, History, Ireland, Island, Northern Ireland, Old Ruin

Background imageDestination Collection: 12th century, Ancient, Antiquities, Attraction, Castle, Copy Space, Destination

12th century, Ancient, Antiquities, Attraction, Castle, Copy Space, Destination, Historic World Event, History, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Old Ruin, Outdoors, Reflection, Republic of Ireland, River

Background imageDestination Collection: King Johns Castle, Co Limerick, River Shannon, Ireland

King Johns Castle, Co Limerick, River Shannon, Ireland
King Johns Castle also known as Limerick Castle is a 13th-century castle located on Kings Island in Limerick, Ireland, next to the River Shannon. The Castle was built between 1200 and 1210

Background imageDestination Collection: architecture, boat, brooklyn bridge, buildings, city, cityscape, connection, day

architecture, boat, brooklyn bridge, buildings, city, cityscape, connection, day
East River and downtown, New York City

Background imageDestination Collection: large, massive, walls, slopes, waterfall, towers, iceberg, chunks, blue, floating

large, massive, walls, slopes, waterfall, towers, iceberg, chunks, blue, floating
Waterfall in massive blue iceberg with picturesque steep walls, towers, slopes, groves and details, floating, smashing into waves and melting rapidly due to gobal warming

Background imageDestination Collection: large, massive, walls, slopes, waterfalls, towers, iceberg, chunks, blue, floating

large, massive, walls, slopes, waterfalls, towers, iceberg, chunks, blue, floating
Large, massive blue iceberg in fog with picturesque steep walls, towers, slopes, waterfalls, groves and details, floating

Background imageDestination Collection: Waterpocket Fold, Capitol Reef National Park

Waterpocket Fold, Capitol Reef National Park
Steep sandstone rocks of Waterpocket Fold near Burr Trail, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Background imageDestination Collection: Sydney Top View

Sydney Top View
Sydney sunrise on morning time

Background imageDestination Collection: God Rays over the Grand Tetons

God Rays over the Grand Tetons
Light rays from the sun shooting through some storm clouds passing over the Grand Teton Range. Magnificent and radiant light glowing over the wonderful Wyoming landscape

Background imageDestination Collection: Wailua Falls Kauai Hawaii Wonderlust2015

Wailua Falls Kauai Hawaii Wonderlust2015
Wailua Falls Kauai Hawaii This majestic, 80-foot tiered waterfall was made famous when it was featured in the opening scene of the popular television show, Fantasy Island

Background imageDestination Collection: Crystal Creek Canyon Cascades

Crystal Creek Canyon Cascades
A beautiful canyon deep in the heart of Wyoming. Flowing through the canyon is the Crystal Creek stream. One of the best cut throat trout fishing streams in the West

Background imageDestination Collection: Illustration of crane unloading cargo from ship on to lorries on dockside

Illustration of crane unloading cargo from ship on to lorries on dockside

Background imageDestination Collection: Sunrise over the village of Oia

Sunrise over the village of Oia, with famous whitewashed buildings and blue domed churches. Santorini, Mediterranean sea, Greece

Background imageDestination Collection: Dawn over the village of Oia

Dawn over the village of Oia
Sunrise over the village of Oia, with famous whitewashed buildings and blue domed churches. Santorini, Mediterranean sea, Greece




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"Discover the allure of timeless destinations through captivating vintage posters and photographs. Step back in time to 1928 with the Reids Palace Hotel advertisement, enticing you to experience the beauty of Madeira. Immerse yourself in the vibrant colors of Hayling Island, as depicted in a poster advertising Southern Railway in 1923. Embark on an exotic journey to Syria and Lebanon, guided by a mesmerizing holiday poster that promises unforgettable adventures. Indulge your senses in Sainte Maxime's French charm, as showcased by a travel poster that transports you to this picturesque coastal town. Witness London's bustling streets from aboard a classic tram, capturing the essence of city life during simpler times. Let Juan les Pins travel posters whisk you away to sun-soaked beaches and carefree days spent under azure skies. Marvel at the Art Deco elegance of Burgh Island Hotel, where luxury meets breathtaking views along England's coastline. Lose yourself amidst Venice's enchanting canals and architectural wonders through an alluring travel poster that beckons exploration. Experience winter wonderland with "The Man who Threw a Snowball at St. Moritz, " capturing both playfulness and sophistication synonymous with this iconic Swiss destination. Gaze into Afghanistan from the Khyber Pass for an awe-inspiring glimpse into its rugged landscapes and rich history. Witness the ethereal beauty of Shwedagon Pagoda before sunrise, casting its golden glow over Yangon, Myanmar – a sight that will leave you breathless. Finally, immerse yourself in Miami Beach's glamorous past through art deco buildings that stand as testaments to an era filled with style and glamour. Let these snapshots ignite your wanderlust as they transport you across time and space – each destination offering its own unique story waiting to be discovered.