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Thomas Cook's history - in pictures

Thomas Cook: English tourist pioneer Thomas Cook (1808 - 1892)
Thomas Cook (1808 - 1892) who founded the travel agency that is now Thomas Cook Group. He also invented the 'circular note', now known as traveller's cheques Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Thomas Cook: An illustration fo Thomas Cook's first excursion in 1841
An illustration from Thomas Cook's first excursion in 1841 Photograph: Thomas Cook archive
Thomas Cook: A guide to Cook's Tours in France, Switzerland and Italy from 1865
A guide to Cook's Tours in France, Switzerland and Italy from 1865 Photograph: Thomas Cook archive
Thomas Cook: A tour party pictured in 1868
A tour party pictured in 1868 Photograph: Thomas Cook archive
Thomas Cook: A brochure cover from Cook's Tours Round the World, 1891
A brochure cover from Cook's Tours Round the World, 1891 Photograph: Thomas Cook archive
Thomas Cook: Thomas Cook's first head office in Ludgate Circus, London, c.1910
Thomas Cook's first head office in Ludgate Circus, London, which opened 1873, pictured c.1910 Photograph: Thomas Cook archive
Thomas Cook: A tour party from 1912
A tour party from 1912 Photograph: Thomas Cook archive
Thomas Cook: A Nile Voyage brochure cover from 1930
A Nile Voyage brochure cover from 1930 Photograph: Thomas Cook archive
Thomas Cook: Holidays Abroad by Air brochure from 1954
Holidays Abroad by Air brochure from 1954 Photograph: Thomas Cook archives
Thomas Cook: A member of staff in a Cook's uniform in 1955
A member of staff in a Cook's uniform in 1955 Photograph: Thomas Cook archive
Thomas Cook: Cooks to be Sure poster from 1962
Cooks to be Sure poster from 1962 Photograph: Thomas Cook archive
Thomas Cook: Mr Vladimir Raitz, the owner of Horizon Holidays
Mr Vladimir Raitz, the owner of Horizon Holidays, reads a Cook's travel brochure at the head office of Thomas Cook in Mayfair in 1971. He was bidding to take over the company Photograph: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis
Thomas Cook: A Thomas Cook brochure from 1976
A Thomas Cook brochure from 1976 Photograph: Thomas Cook archive
Thomas Cook: A Winter Sun brochure from 1986
A Winter Sun brochure from 1986 Photograph: Thomas Cook archive
Thomas Cook: People walk past a window display of travel agency Thomas Cook
People walk past a window display of travel agency Thomas Cook in July 2003 in London. Due to fierce competition among UK operators Britons pay less for their package holidays than most of the rest of Europe Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Thomas Cook: A Thomas Cook holiday charter jet landing in Skiathos, Greece, in 2008
A Thomas Cook holiday charter jet landing in Skiathos, Greece, in 2008 Photograph: Terry Harris/Alamy
Thomas Cook: Workers of Thomas Cook and their supporters hold a demo
Workers of Thomas Cook and their supporters hold a demo outside the offices on Grafton Street in Dublin in August 2009 protesting against redundancy terms Photograph: Julien Behal/PA
Thomas Cook: Pedestrians pass a branch of Thomas Cook in London
Pedestrians pass a branch of Thomas Cook in London, in November 2011 as the UK travel company tries to secure financing from lenders Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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