Take a look at tourists enjoying their holiday at Southend-on-Sea, a resort town on the Thames Estuary in Essex, southeast England: sunbathing on the beach, singing and dancing on the Royal Sovereign-a pleasure steamer taking passengers on a trip up the Thames, having good times at the funfair, through 11 fascinating color photographs taken by Bert Hardy:
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Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Holidaymakers at Southend-on-Sea in 1953
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Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Holidaymakers at Southend-on-Sea in 1953
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Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Holidaymakers at Southend-on-Sea in 1953
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Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Holidaymakers at Southend-on-Sea in 1953
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Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Holidaymakers at Southend-on-Sea in 1953
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Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Holidaymakers at Southend-on-Sea in 1953
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Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Holidaymakers at Southend-on-Sea in 1953
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Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Holidaymakers at Southend-on-Sea in 1953
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Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Holidaymakers at Southend-on-Sea in 1953
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Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Holidaymakers at Southend-on-Sea in 1953
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