The era evokes nostalgia for a generation before the Internet took hold and were still relying on film cameras for their snaps.
They are punctuated with scenes taken by our own photographers through those retro years and show Blackpool how it used to be.
14. Blackpool 1990s
Viewing area at the top of the Blackpool Tower, Lancashire, 1999 | Heritage Images/Getty Images
16. Blackpool 1990s
Steve Flett, Dan Popplewell, Sophia Churney, Alan Kelly and Andy Flett, of Liverpool group Ooberman, pose on the promenade at sunset, 1999 | Getty Images
17. Blackpool 1990s
Students and unions lobbying the Labour Party conference at Blackpool, Lancashire, 27th September 1998 | Getty Images
18. Blackpool 1990s
Customers at a snack bar on the seafront at Blackpool, Lancashire, 27th September 1998 | Getty Images
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