These vintage photographs are evidence of the "relics" of civilization that tourism has discovered: through the cultural customs of a Southeast Asian country, or an afternoon tea under the majestic colonnades on the now-destroyed island of Rhodes... They tell the story of people around the world through the lens of pre-modern tourism. In this case, every storyteller is a tourist, and every tourist can become a storyteller.
Women in traditional costumes greet passengers on a Pan Am flight (Brownsville, Texas, 1938) - Photo: Anthony Stewart
Passengers on the Oriental Limited enjoy the view as the train passes a river in Skykomish County (Washington, USA, 1923) - Photo: FH Kiser
Street vendors wait for a steamer carrying tourists to St. Thomas Island (Virgin Islands, USA) - Photo: Charles Herbert
The stained glass wall in the Mary Baker Eddy Library - the work of art that has inspired countless trips around the world (Boston, USA, 1955) - Photo: Anthony Stewart
A sailing ship cuts through the majestic cliffs of Cephalonia (Ionian Islands, Greece, 1973) - Photo: Edwin S. Grosvenor
A group of tourists discover a special bridge made from a large fallen tree trunk in Sequoia National Forest (California, 1951) - Photo: Andrew H. Brown
A Brazilian family on a cruise ship to New York, 1954 - Photo: David Boyer
A girl stops her car in the middle of the road to admire the scenery (South America, 1941) - Photo: W. Robert Moore
Coffee break in front of Grand Falls during a hike (Labrador, Canada, 1951) - Photo: Revis
A group of passengers in a covered convertible, on the way to Anacapri (Capri, Italy, 1970) - Photo: David Cupp
A bus trying to turn around on the road in Hjelle Valley (Norway, 1957) - Photo: Andrew H. Brown
A covered boat carries tourists sightseeing down the river. (India, 1947) - Photo: Volkmar Wentzel
A group of tourists on the Sugarloaf mountain cable car cabin (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) - Photo: Charles Allmon
Crowds greet tourists on a cruise ship docked in Manhattan harbor (New York, 1954) - Photo: David Boyer
A Pan Am plane arrives at Cavite port on Manila Bay (Luzon Island, Philippines, 1940) - Photo: J. Baylor Roberts
Tourists enjoy afternoon tea under majestic columns rising on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese archipelago of Greece - Photo: Luigi Pellerano
Balinese people before daily offerings at island temples (Bali, Indonesia, 1927) - Photo: Maynard Owen Williams
Tourists explore a cave church in Türkiye's Cappadocia region, 1977 - Photo: Clifton R. Adams
A souvenir shop during the peak tourist season on the French Riviera, 1926 - Photo: Maynard Owen Williams
Tourists set off for a ski trip on the slopes on a winter day (Zermatt, Switzerland, 1961) - Photo: Kathleen Revis
