1950 1959 Collection (page 6)

Iona Cross
6th August 1955: The Celtic cross which has stood on the tiny island of Iona for ten centuries. The Iona Community is a Christian settlement run by a group of Scottish ministers who offer religion to

Bridge Party
27th November 1953: English novelist William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) is the guest of honour at a bridge party at Crockfords Club

Rothesay Road
21st May 1955: A street in the Scottish holiday resort of Rothesay on the island of Bute. Rothesay used to be known as Glasgow-by-the-sea but improved transport links have encouraged visitors

Peat Extraction
24th September 1955: A sixteen-ton disc ditcher harvesting Highland peat for fuel. The peat is milled and prepared before being used as fuel for the construction of the nearby Loch Shin hydroelectric

I Know What I Like
1957: A pig-tailed schoolgirl studies a painting in the Tate Gallery, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 9112 - Tate Gallery - pub. 1957 (Photo by Grace Robertson/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Building The New
1st May 1954: The World Harmony, the largest British-built tanker moored in Newcastle docks. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7143 - Newcastle - Revival Of A City - pub

Cockpit
17th June 1950: Pilot Bruce Wingate at the controls of a Meteor jet belonging to RAF 54 squadron. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5066 - Acrobats In Vampires - pub

Diana Dors
Blonde British actress Diana Dors (1931 - 1984) arrives at the Cannes Film Festival, 3rd May 1956. Original Publication : Picture Post - 8396 - Diana - Queen Of Cannes - pub

Capel Celyn
A view over the village of Capel Celyn in the Tryweryn Valley near Bala, Merionethshire, Wales, 27th February 1957. In 1957

Hippodrome Gateway
The main gate at the Hippodrome de Longchamp race track in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, circa 1950. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Funeral Train; King George VI coffin is loaded onto a train at Paddington Station
15th February 1952: The coffin containing the body of King George VI is loaded onto a train at Paddington Station, London, to take it to Windsor. (Photo by Harry Shepherd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Aerial View of Battersea Park Festival Gardens
In the 1950s Battersea Park became " The Festival Gardens", opened in celebration of the 1951 Festival of Britain

Brumas the Polar Bear Grows Up
19th October 1950: Brumas the polar bear at London zoo stands up for the photographer. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)

Frosty Eros; The Eros statue at Piccadilly Circus covered in icicles during a cold snap
1st February 1956: The Eros statue at Piccadilly Circus covered in icicles during a cold snap. (Photo by Edward Miller/Keystone/Getty Images)

Big Ben
circa 1950: Big Ben is the great bell in the clock tower on the eastern end of the Houses of Parliament in London. The statue of Queen Bodicea is in the foreground

Bankside Power Station
Bankside power station (centre) on the south bank of the River Thames, London, August 1956. The building later became the Tate Modern art gallery. The view is from Unilever House

Soho By Night
A night view of the corner of Dean Street, Soho, London, August 1955. (Photo by BIPS/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

London From The Air; Thames at Blackfriars Bridge in London, with St Pauls Cathedral at top
An aerial view over the Thames at Blackfriars Bridge in London, with St Pauls Cathedral at top (centre) and Waterloo Station (bottom), August 1955. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Peoples Car, the Volkswagen Beetle
15th October 1956: The Peoples Car, the Volkswagen Beetle. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8703 - Fashion Kings Of The Car World - pub. 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

American Vauxhall Cresta at the Paris Motor Show
22nd October 1956: An American Vauxhall Cresta at the Paris Motor Show. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8714 - Cars For 1957 - pub. 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

A young boy sitting on a rock in the sea just off the Isle of Arran
1956: A young boy sitting on a rock in the sea just off the Isle of Arran. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8350 - The Isle Of Arran - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Motocross Couple; June The Rough Rider
Twenty-one year old motorcycle triallist June Adams (right) with a friend at a motocross event, March 1951. Original publication: Picture Post - 5218 - June The Rough Rider - pub

Liverpool Streets; woman walking down a street in a slum area of Liverpool
A woman walking down a street in a slum area of Liverpool, 19th November 1956. Original publication: Picture Post - 8995 - Liverpool Slums - unpub

Car Design; Fashion Kings Of The Car World
A car plant, 28th September 1956. Original Publication : Picture Post - 8703 - Fashion Kings Of The Car World - pub. 28th September 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Dark Passage separating Birminghams tunnel-back houses
6th February 1954: One of the dark passages which separate Birminghams tunnel-back houses. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6979 - The Best And The Worst Of British Cities 4: Birmingham - pub

Railway Walk under a railway bridge in the dockland area of Cardiff
22nd April 1950: A man walking under a railway bridge in the dockland area of Cardiff, known as Bute Town or Tiger Bay. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5020 - Down The Bay - pub

Ulsters Unemployed
17th December 1955: Unemployed people on the streets of Derry city. In Northern Ireland 30, 000 people are out of work. Original Publication

The Post Office
3rd September 1955: Two young boys outside a post office in Laxay on the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides

Barbary Ape; tailless macaque monkey, sitting on a rock above a harbour in Gibraltar
8th May 1954: A Barbary Ape, a tailless macaque monkey, sitting on a rock above a harbour in Gibraltar. The Barbary Ape can also be found in Morocco

New York, Coney Island, Washington Baths
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: New York, Coney Island. The Washington Baths opened in 1920 and closed in 1968, because the city wanted them to filter the salt water going into the pool

Steam Trains
circa 1956: Four steam trains alongside each other smoking heavily. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Malvern Station
9th March 1955: A steam train arrives at Great Malvern Station in Hereford and Worcester. (Photo by Harry Kerr/BIPs/Getty Images)

Oedipus Rex
Russian born composer, conductor, pianist and writer Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) conducts a BBC performance of his opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex, with text by French poet

Standard Vanguard
22nd October 1955: The new Standard Vanguard III on display. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8111 - Coventry - Rootes Car - unpub. (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Bond Car
1953: The Bond Minicar. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6405 - By Their Internal Combustion Engines Ye Shall Know Them - unpub. (Photo by Daniel Farson/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Thunderbird
A Ford Thunderbird American sports car. (Photo by Mitchell/Getty Images)

Jaguar XK 120
16th October 1951: Jaguar XK 120 3.5 litre fixed head coupe exhibited at Earls Court Motor Show, London. (Photo by Ron Case/Keystone/Getty Images)

Vauxhall Cresta
circa 1955: A Vauxhall Cresta parked outside Bush House in London, the headquarters of the BBC. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)

Bentley
circa 1954: A Bentley motorcar. (Photo by Baron/Getty Images)

Edsel Corsair
A 1959 Edsel Corsair, circa 1959. (Photo by Ed Carlin/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Student Stunt
An Austin Seven van perched atop the Cambridge University Senate House, 11th June 1958. The van was hoisted onto the roof as an undergraduate prank a few days earlier

Dog Mechanics
Mechanic Luke Oreskovic being watched by dogs Duke and Jill as he works on his car engine circa 1950. (Photo by Graphic House/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Forgotten
Abandoned rusting old car

Shopping At Harrods
27th July 1954: A woman in a fur-trimmed coat pauses to consult the floor guide at Harrods department store in London. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)

Smart Couple
29th April 1950: A smartly dressed couple walk hand-in-hand along a street in Buenos Aires. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4971 - A Visit To Buenos Aires - pub

Silhouette Of Man Hunter
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Silhouette Of Man Hunter, Holding Rifle Or Gun, Wearing Cowboy Hat And Standing With Dog In Field. Sunset Is Behind. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Chevrolet1957 Bel Air - Angle View
Classic Yellow 1957 Chevy Bel Air illustration

Illuminated Ships
1957: Vessels of the Fleet are illuminated as seen from beneath the wing of a Ganet aircraft from HMS Ark Royal in Cromarty Firth

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