Images Dated 30th June 2003

Butlins Holiday Camp, Clacton-on-Sea, LNER poster, 1940

London & North Eastern Railway poster. The inter-war years saw the rise of the holiday camp because the standard of living improved and families had more money to spend on leisure. Annual holidays became popular and massive investment programmes were launched at popular resorts to attract visitors. The holiday camp provided all the delights and fun of the seaside on one site. Butlin's, at Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, opened in June 1938 and closed at the end of the summer season in 1983. Artwork by J Greenup. Printed by Jarrold & Sons Ltd of Norwich & London

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Chinese cyclists pedal past the site of the first National Congress of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) in Shanghai late June 30, 2003. China
celebrates the 82nd anniversary of the CPC on July 1. Shanghai, the
birthplace of Communist Party of China in 1921, is now the country's
financial capital. NO RIGHTS CLEARANCES OR PERMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS IMAGE REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
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Flamingoes wade in the late afternoon light at Zeekoevlei nature
reserve in Cape Town, June 30, 2003. Low water levels have attracted
thousands of birds to the key wetland on the Cape Flats as new feeding
grounds are opened up following late seasonal rains in the area. NO RIGHTS CLEARANCES OR PERMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS IMAGE
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