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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection

Snapshots of Britain and the world in the 1930s, 40s, & 50s. Published between 1938 and 1957, this is a collection of archive prints which filled the pages of the weekly magazine which included light-hearted and humorous stories and major social issues, both domestic and international.

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Picture Post was the premier British news magazine of the day and is widely considered a high-water mark for British photojournalism. Launched under the editorship of Hungarian émigré Stefan Loran, who left Germany after being imprisoned by Hitler, the magazine was staunchly antifascist and sympathetic to social causes. Its photojournalists pioneered new forms of story telling under the editorship of Stefan Lorrant and later Tom Hopkinson.

Once read by close to half the UK population the magazine's circulation reached a staggering 1.7 million copies within weeks of its launch. The staff photographers were a mix of Brits and Europeans schooled in the classic style of 35mm Continental photojournalism. Included here are photos of ordinary people doing ordinary things taken by Bert Hardy, Felix H Man, Grace Robertson, Bill Brandt, Kurt Hutton, John Chillingworth, Thurston Hopkins and others whose innovative use of photojournalism captured the imagination of the British people.

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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Francis Reiss - Picture Post Prints
Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Felix H. Man - Picture Post Prints
Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Grace Robertson - Picture Post Prints
Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bill Brandt - Picture Post Prints
Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Kurt Hutton - Picture Post Prints
Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bert Hardy (1913-1995)
Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: John Chillingworth - Picture Post Prints
Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Thurston Hopkins - Renowned British photojournalist
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Cinema Silhouette
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Gorbals area of Glasgow; Two young boys walking along a street in 1948
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Charge Of The Light Brigade
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Teasmaid
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bagpipe Player
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Church Sheep
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Tour De France, August 1951
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Under The Arch
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Portsmouth Beach
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Hounds And Horse
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Staffordshire Potteries
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bannister On Bike
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Sherry Cask
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Dylan Thomas
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Triumph Sports
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Passenger Plane
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Dunster Market
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Pony Fair
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Floral Accessories
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Coach And Ten
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Tenement In Perth
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bards Burial Place
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Edinburgh Old Town
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Wall Sign
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Off Duty Usherette
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Shamrock Sign
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Union Notice
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Train Stewards
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Topiary Bird
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Berkeley Square
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Textile Research
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: North Connel
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Thirsty Sheep
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Unclaimed Marshland
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Llama Lunch
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Wimbledon Common
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Cricket Match
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Searching Car
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Looking For Jobs
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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bad Dogs


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