Travelling in style
The growing popularity of long-distance travel in the 20th century created a flourishing market for luxury luggage, first-class fashions, and stylish accessories. Gallery curated by Europeana XX project partners
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Sunlit Nights Land Cruises tåg. Dollartåg är ett kryssningståg som under 1950-och 1960-talet befordrade främst utländska turister från Stockholm till norra Sverige. Tåget uppkom som ett försök att minska efterkrigstidens valutabrist och man riktade sig i …
Sunlit Nights Land Cruises tåg. Dollartåg är ett kryssningståg som under 1950-och 1960-talet befordrade främst utländska turister från Stockholm till norra Sverige. Tåget uppkom som ett försök att minska efterkrigstidens valutabrist och man riktade sig i …
The majority of cruise passengers are Americans. But are they all middle-aged with purple hair? Tuesday Theme meets the passengers to find out whether these prejudices are true.
Purple travel ensemble consisting of cape with shawl collar and arm slits as well as coat dress with multicolored striped collar and trimmings, hobble skirt underneath;\black hat, trimmed up with feathers;\north left sketch of back of cape;\north left han…
Video clip about hot air balloon flight over Vilnius city and its suburbs. Air balloon passengers christening after the flight.
The first flight of Olympic Airways' new airplane “City of Corinth” to New York. Greek and foreign journalists are on board.
Holidays in Empúries, the Scale. Portrait of a group of women with children in the sand of the beach of Sant Martí de Empúries.
Italy: Spring-Easter collection presented in Rome. Mexico: swimsuits on a beach in Acapulco
Cream cotton chenille beach cape worn at the sea over the suim suit.
On the Lido x000D Miss Iris Ford and Count Maurice De Bosdari_x000D_ 25 August 1926
The joys of a cruise - by staying in the same place . Deck games on Southend 's pier .x000D A game of deck draughts on Southend Pierhead .x000D 25 November 1935
Early advertisement for Louis Vuitton luggage . Early 20th century
Flying in style, these three week old triplets, left to right, James, Joan and Joyce Frocklage, bagged seats on the Canadian Pacific Airlines' flight from Vancouver to Fort Nelson. 15 August 1959
A picture from photo collection of photographer Sándor Bauer who was the photo reporter of the Hungarian Film Office (belonged to MTI) as of 1946, and the employee of magazine Vendéglátás as of 1957. His legacy is about 20 thousand photos, mainly in negat…
Model Twiggy arrives at the Athens Hellinikon airport, before going on a cruise to the Greek islands.
Dog Pageant at 'Neptune' Cruise ship in Piraeus.
This “scène en plein air”, produced in April 1914 by the Milanese Film, the Italian corresponding company of Pathé frères, presents a touristic excursion in Egypt, were the European visitors enjoy the cruise on the Nile and visit the huge ruins and the te…
Worcester boys going on leave with their luggage . Naval cadets from the training ship HMS Worcester .x000D 1935
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More and more people wear sunglasses during their holidays. There are now many different styles.
Teddy Tinling created this outfit for sun-seekers and it its modelled by Margaret Brown. The cropped top and slacks are all made in nylon and are a 'must' for 'cruise casuals'. The nylon fabric which stretched makes a beautifully close f…
Beach trouser suit of cotton towelling, Foale & Tuffin, London, ca. 1968. Bright yellow cotton towelling tunic jacket and trouser suit. Machine sewn. Jacket with the neck having a bright red zipper opening down to mid-chest. There are two pockets on t…
Beach ensemble, 1938. Arnson. Blue and white striped linen canvas, co-ordinated coat, shorts, jacket, belt and wood-soled canvas sandals. Beach ensemble in navy blue linen and white linen canvas with blue stripe. Sleeveless long coat in blue and white str…
Sunglasses of painted plastic 'Butterfly', made by Oliver Goldsmith Eyewear, England, 1950s. Sunglasses of painted plastic in the shape of a butterfly. Painted plastic.