As temperatures hit a record high for the year here in Bradford (and everywhere else in the UK), our thoughts have turned to the lazy, hazy days of summer.
We’ve delved into our collection to bring you some fabulous visual representations of the hottest season, from the 19th century to the swinging 60s.
Victorian beach scenes, countryside picnics and 1950s sundresses—lie back and relax as we celebrate some of the sunniest summer images from our collection.
‘Woman in a yellow swimsuit’ c.1960, Zoltan Glass. © Science Museum Group collection‘Under Canvas’ 1938, George W. Roper. © Science Museum Group collection‘Holiday Joys on the Beach’ 1937, Saidman, Daily Herald. © Science Museum Group collection‘View of a pier’ c.1900, unknown photographer. © Science Museum Group collection‘Woman by a sundial’ c.1955, unknown photographer. © Science Museum Group collection‘River Girls at Sunbury-on-Thames’ 1932, Leslie Cardew. © Science Museum Group collection‘Picnic by the Sea’ 1939, Studio Lisa. © Science Museum Group collection‘Woman in a boat’ c.1960, unknown photographer. © Science Museum Group collection‘Scenes at the Serpentine Lido’ 1935, George Woodbine. © Science Museum Group collection‘Strawberries’ c.1950, unknown photographer. © Science Museum Group collection‘A Picnic on the Beach’ 1899, Edgar Tarry Adams. © Science Museum Group collection‘Woman picking apples’ c.1938, unknown photographer. © Science Museum Group collection‘Children paddling in the sea’ c.1890, unknown photographer. © Science Museum Group collection‘Boy looking into a garden pond’ c.1930, unknown photographer. © Science Museum Group collection‘Family with car and picnic’ c.1935, unknown photographer. © Science Museum Group collection‘Paris’ 1937, unknown photographer. © Science Museum Group collection‘Flowers’ c.1930, unknown photographer. © Science Museum Group collection‘Pauline in the Dinghy’ 1899, Edgar Tarry Adams. © Science Museum Group collectionIf you’d like some summer scenes to adorn your walls, take a look at this range of summer-themed prints available from the Science & Society Picture Library . (And as the weather is bound to turn sooner or later, there’s also an accompanying set of rainy scenes …)
