We may have been dealt a blow with the promise of rain this weekend here in Bradford, but there's plenty of summer fun to be found in our collection.
It’s officially the start of the summer and the longest day of the year—which I always think is a bit of a disappointing juxtaposition. I want the days to get longer and lovelier now, but this is more likely in my little part of the world:
Couple sheltering under an umbrella by the sea, 22 August 1968, Webster, Daily Herald Archive, Science Museum Group collection Researching photographs to illustrate Colin’s beach photography posts has put me in the mood for sunny days, lazy picnics, festival shenanigans , ice cream, bike rides, beach holidays and magical walks.
Whether you’re recovering from a heady pilgrimage to Stonehenge to celebrate the Summer solstice , or you’re still planning your summertime adventures, take some time out to enjoy these photographs from our collection.
Holiday joys on the beach, 3 September 1937, Reuben Saidman, Daily Herald Archive, Science Museum Group collection River girls at Sunbury-on-Thames, 31 July 1932, Leslie Cardew, Daily Herald Archive, Science Museum Group collection Girl with a parasol sitting on a bench, 1908, Etheldreda Janet Laing, Science Museum Group collection Boy watching a baby in a deckchair, 6 August 1937, Harold Tomlin, Daily Herald Archive, Science Museum Group collection Children playing in a fountain, c.1915, Science Museum Group collection Under canvas, 1 August 1938, George W. Roper, Daily Herald Archive, Science Museum Group collection Sun bathers at the lido, 14 September 1934, Edward George Malindine, Daily Herald Archive, Science Museum Group collection Little girl with ice cream, 11 August 1937, Harold Tomlin, Daily Herald Archive, Science Museum Group collection Sing-a-long at the piano for summer campers, Science Museum Group collection Else on a Bench on the Banks of Attersee, Austria, 31 August 1913, Friedrick Adolf Paneth © The Royal Photographic Society Collection Sunday in the sun, 9 July 1934, Edward George Malindine, Daily Herald Archive, Science Museum Group collection Woman on a beach in sunhat and swimsuit, c.1935, Science Museum Group collection Two girls in a garden, 1938, Etheldreda Janet Laing, Science Museum Group collection Open-topped bus, c.1930, Science Museum Group collection Catching the sun at the open air baths in Blackpool, c.1935, Reuben Saidman, Daily Herald Archive, Science Museum Group collection Sunbathing in the sand, 4 July 1936, James Jarché, Daily Herald Archive, Science Museum Group collection Man on roller skates with woman on bicycle, 8 March 1950, Daily Herald Archive, Science Museum Group collection The good old summer time, c. 1910, Charles Henry Davis © The Royal Photographic Society Collection Oyster stall, c.1930, Science Museum Group collection Four children eating ice cream, 7 July 1946, Daily Herald Archive, Science Museum Group collection The National Railway Museum has a wonderful collection of railway posters , and the summer prints are oh-so-vintage—go and have a look on the Science and Society Picture Library website .
‘Whitley Bay’, BR poster, 1948-1965, © National Railway Museum / SSPL Have a great longest day of the year, everybody.
Das sind einzigartige Bilder,sie stahlen die betreffenden Momente mit voller Präzision aus.