This week saw the launch of an online collection of 600 films including footage of different holiday locations around the country between 1898 and 2000.
Most of these are now available to view on the BFI website, painting a vivid portrait of the nation at play.
The Britain on Film project started in 2015 and has tackled a different theme each year, with 2017 being the year of Coast and Sea.
When I was a boy we would soak old family postcards to get the stamps off, then chuck the card in the bin.