1950 1959 Collection (#29)

Army Exercises
20th August 1955: Soldiers of the Black Watch going through their exercises at the Black Watch Depot, Queens Barracks, Perth

Stiletto Model
19th December 1953: Dancer and model Jeann Marsh modelling a pair of stiletto heels. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6833 - Hazards Of The Stiletto Heel - pub

Back Alley
5th October 1955: Back to back slums in Birmingham. (Photo by Raymond Kleboe/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Cobra The Dog
6th February 1954: A Weimaraner dog, one of the coveted hunting breed which originated in Weimar, Germany. Known as The Grey Ghost for their shadowy colour and stealthy hunting technique

Hunting Dogs
6th February 1954: Two Weimaraner dogs out on a hunting expedition. Known as The Grey Ghost for their shadowy colour and stealthy hunting technique

Hunting Trophies
6th February 1954: Two Weimaraner dogs resting against a wall dotted with hunting trophies, including several miniature antlers and a wild boars head

Weimaraner Bitch
6th February 1954: Cobra von Boberstrand, a Weimaraner bitch smuggled into England from Germany to help replenish the breed

Travelling Salesman
12th September 1953: The lonely life of a travelling salesman, carrying his wares from shop to shop and from house to house in search of a customer

Washing Facility
12th September 1953: The makeshift bathroom of a travelling salesman from Halifax, complete with toothbrush, soap, pitcher of water and basin

Directors Plane
19th September 1953: A plane belonging to a director of brewery firm, Ind Coope in which he travels the country visiting the pubs belonging to the company

Sea Spray
1954, A wave breakes on a groyne at the sea side. Original Publication : Picture Post - Sea Spray - unpub. 1954 (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)

Puck Fair
Even the animals join in the fun at Puck Fair in Killorglin, County Kerry, August 1952. Original Publication : Picture Post - 6076 - Puck Fair - unpub

Long-Woolled Sheep
Long-woolled sheep in field near Kielder, one of the many villages situated on the Tynes Bank, 21st October 1950. Original Publication

Trapped Convoy
A convoy trapped on the Suez Canal near Cantara during the Suez Crisis, 24th December 1956. Original Publication : Picture Post - 8760 - Suez: The Troops We Left Behind - Pub

Dounreay
The bottom half of the worlds first electricity-producing fast breeder reactor at Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment in Scotland, 14th July 1956

Firth Of Tay
The Firth of Tay at Dundee, on the east coast of Scotland, as seen from Dundee Law, 25th June 1955. The Tay Railway Bridge crosses the river in the distance

Midget Submarine
A midget submarine (background), which has been transported from Gosport in Hampshire to Londons Olympia for the Boys and Girls Exhibition, August 1956

WI Dancers
Members of Eastgate Womens Institute practising country dancing to a gramophone in the fields of Weardale, County Durham, 27th June 1953. Original publication: Picture Post - 6557 - The W.I. - pub

Christmas Turkeys
Christmas turkeys awaiting the festive season at a turkey farm, 1954. Original Publication : Picture Post - 6925 - Turkey Farm - unpub

Christmas Turkeys
Christmas turkeys awaiting the festive season at a turkey farm, 1954. Original Publication : Picture Post - 6925 - Turkey Farm - unpub

Aldridge Flower Farm
Daffodils growing in Aldridge Flower Farm, on St. Agnes in the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain, circa 1954. Original Publication : Picture Post - 6927 - unpub

Tryweryn Valley
A view of the Tryweryn Valley near Bala, Merionethshire, Wales, 27th February 1957. In 1957, a private bill was passed by Parliament to flood the valley in order to create the Llyn Celyn reservoir

Tryweryn Valley
A man and a boy look out over the Tryweryn Valley near Bala, Merionethshire, Wales, 27th February 1957. In 1957, a private bill was passed by Parliament to flood the valley in order to create

Thames By Night
A view over the River Thames at night, towards Shell Mex House (centre, right) and the Savoy Hotel (right), during the Festival of Britain, London, 1951

Italian Coach Courier
A courier arrives at a station, ready to take a coach party on a tour of Italy, 1954. Original Publication : Picture Post - 7325 - Coach Tour Of Italy - unpub

Rainy Night In London
An Indian woman shelters under an umbrella on a rainy night in London, October 1955. Original publication: Picture Post - 8572 - Indians In London - unpub

Bluebell Backstage
November 1955: Jacquie Pring of Torquay tries on costumes backstage as she begins her career as a Bluebell Girl in the famous Paris Lido show in France. (Photo by John Sadovy/BIPs/Getty Images)

Sacre Couer
circa 1950: Cathedral of the Sacre Couer, Paris at night. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Parisian Fountain
A fountain in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, circa 1955. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Parisian Grocery
A grocers shop in the Rue Bara, Paris, circa 1955. (Photo by H. Bowden/Frederic Lewis/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Opera From The Air
An aerial view of the Avenue de l Opera in Paris leading up to the Paris Opera House, circa 1955. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Palais de Justice
August 1955: View of the Palace of Justice from The Seine in Paris. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

By The Seine
circa 1954: A couple sit for a while by the river Seine in Paris. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

New Scooter
1955: New lightweight scooter launched in Paris. (Photo by John Sadovy/BIPs/Getty Images)

Musee Du Louvre
circa 1955: The Musee du Louvre, Frances national art museum in Paris. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Eiffel Tower
circa 1950: The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Tower By Twilight
The Eiffel Tower seen from across the Seine at twilight, circa 1955. (Photo by Bertrand/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tower And Fountains
The fountains of the Palais de Chaillot and the Eiffel Tower, Paris, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paris From The Air
An aerial view of the river Seine running through the city of Paris, the Eiffel Tower is on the right, circa 1955. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Valley Of Eagles
circa 1951: Reindeer stampede down a mountain in a scene from Valley of Eagles, the story of a Swedish scientist in Lapland

Curtis In The Bath
Jack Lemmon (1925 2001, left) and Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) watch Tony Curtis taking a bath in a scene from Some Like It Hot, directed by Billy Wilder, 1959. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Romantic Paris
A courting couple walking on the bank of the Seine, Paris, 1954. (Photo by Fred Van Schagen/BIPs/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Downtown Manhattan seen from Governors Island, circa 1955. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

The Corner Shop; : A London grocers with goods on display outside
5th August 1954: A London grocers with goods on display outside. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Tall Baby; Two giraffes at London Zoo
August 1958: Two giraffes at London Zoo. (Photo by Howell Evans/BIPs/Getty Images)

Abandoned Getaway Van
23rd January 1954: An abandoned getaway van used in a mailbag robbery at Walthamstow in east London. A police sign attached to the vehicle reads Not to be removed without authority

Above The Traffic
circa 1958: Workmen from the Office of Works perch 70 feet above the ground to clean the horses heads of the quadriga statue on the Wellington Memorial at Londons Hyde Park Corner

Civil Defence Poster
4th October 1952: A poster encouraging recruitment to the Civil Defence volunteers, against the background of bomb devastation around St. Pauls Cathedral in the City of London

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