A NEW exhibition tracing the history of Scarborough as a holiday resort through vintage photographs has opened and organisers are hoping to trace their “poster girl”.
Seaside Snaps can be seen at the art gallery until June 21 and features photographs of the town’s holiday industry dating back to about the 1860s.
Its curators, collections manager Jennifer Dunne and collections assistant Julie Baxter, have selected a black and white image for the publicity leaflets and poster of a little girl holding aloft a beach ball on the beach near the Grand Hotel on Scarborough’s South Bay and would like her to get in touch.
Jennifer said: “This lovely picture of a little dark-haired girl on the beach pretty much sums up the fun of a seaside holiday. We think it was probably taken in the early 1960s, which means she will be in her 50s now.”
Other photographs in the exhibition will feature attractions long gone, such as the Gala Land amusement complex and the South Bay Pool, while others, such as the Rotunda Museums and Peasholm Park, are still going strong.
Entry to the exhibition is £3, which includes entry to the Scarborough Art Gallery and the Rotunda Museum for a year.
The gallery is open Tuesdays to Sundays, from 10am to 5pm, plus bank holidays. For more information, phone 01723 374753.
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