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Air RaidMay 1940: Long exposure taken of coastal defences during a night time air-raid on thes E coast of England. (Photo by Walter Bellamy/London Express/Getty Images)
Dunkirk BoatsJune 1940: A fleet of small motor boats being towed up the Thames after taking part in the BEF (British Expeditionary Forces) Dunkirk rescue. (Photo by Harold Clements/London Express/Getty Images)
Newcastle WorkersMay 1954: Workers pushing their bikes up the hill from the Tyne towards Newcastle town centre. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7143 - Newcastle: Revival Of A City - pub
Doll Mould15th December 1951: Parts of a doll in an injection mould at Cascelloids factory at Leicester. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5617 - Toys Are Big Business - pub
Mystery Playcirca 1953: The backview of an audience watching a mystery play performed out of doors. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5758 - Mystery Plays On A Cart - unpub
F-86 Sabre28th June 1952: A US Airforce pilot stationed in Britain waits as an engineer refuels an F-86 Sabre. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5927 - The Yanks In England - pub
Lancashire Valley4th June 1955: A cow standing in a valley in Lancashire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7794 - What Hope In The Hills - pub. 1955 (Photo by Maurice Ambler/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Goodwin Sands1st May 1948: As the tide begins to flood, the water rises through the sands, rendering it treacherous with all the firmness of molten wax
Salford Slum19th November 1938: Storey Street in a poor area of Salford. Original Publication: Picture Post - 41 - Manchester - pub. 1938 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)
The Needles5th November 1938: One of the isolated cliff faces that form the Needles, obscuring their lighthouse off the Isle of Wight. Original Publication: Picture Post - 10 - Life In A Lighthouse - pub
What A Neck28th February 1953: A little boy is fascinated by the stuffed giraffes on show at the Natural History Museum, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6432 - Natures Back Room Boys - pub
Hard Road25th July 1953: An old mand trudges up a road, sack on his back. One of a band of nomads whose homes are in the hedgerows and who live off the land seeking work as they find it
Mark Of Approval1st April 1939: Tramp, John Walpole, draws a chalk cross on the wall of a farmhouse where they gave him food. A mark to remind himself when he passes that way again that they treated him well
Thirsty Hounds31st March 1945: A pack of beagles needing refreshment after chasing a hare during a hunt. Original Publication: Picture Post - 1932 - A Day Out With Beagles - pub
Feline And Flowers21st March 1953: A domestic cat sniffing a tub of hyacinths on a windowsill. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6446 - First Whiff Of Spring - pub
Flooded Homes6th July 1946: Flooded homes in the village of Norton Canes in the Cannock Chase coalfield. The buildings are being undermined by the mine subsidence
Bridge Party27th November 1953: English novelist William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) is the guest of honour at a bridge party at Crockfords Club
I Know What I Like1957: 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 New1st 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
Cockpit17th 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
Aunt Sally Stallcirca 1895: An Aunt Sally stall in a street fairground. (Photo by J. Burke/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Naval ReviewJune 1911: The British Fleet, headed by HMS Neptune, steaming through the Solent, to anchor at Spithead for the Coronation Review. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Husky Dog Chosen For Sir Ernest Shackletons Trans-Antarctic ExpeditionJuly 1914: A husky dog called Tough at Spratts Bedlington Kennels, chosen to take part in an Antarctic expedition led by Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Shoe Blackscirca 1895: Young shoe-blacks take some time off at the water fountain opposite the Morning Star public house, at the corner of Richmond Row and Byram Street in Liverpool.The pub
Victorian Expresscirca 1875: The East Coast Railway Victorian Express locomotive. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ludworth Engine1867: A South Eastern Railway engine pulling out of Waterloo Station, London. (Photo by F. Moore/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Suburban HomeMay 1866: The Willows, Plaistow, London. There is a groom at the door with a pony and trap. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Victoria Arch1879: The Victoria Arch in Peel Park, Salford viewed from the Crescent. The design is strongly influenced by Mohammedan or Indian architecture. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Clifton Bridge circa 1900:circa 1900: The Clifton Suspension Bridge, spanning the Avon Gorge Bristol, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 - 1859), but not completed until after his death in 1864
Knifeboard Tram1847: A tram with knifeboard seats. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bank Holiday Strollcirca 1904: A couple taking a stroll in the midlands during a bank holiday. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tyne Bridge5th October 1928: The Tyne bridge in Newcastle shortly before its official opening. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Goodwood1886: Panoramic view of Goodwood racecourse on the South Downs and the surrounding countryside. Original Artist - T Griffiths (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Scarborough Baycirca 1900: A general view over Scarborough South Bay with the Grand Hotel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dark Walkwayscirca 1950: A dark walkway in an urban environment. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Great Paul Bellcirca 1900: Great Paul, the new bell for St Pauls Cathedral, loaded on a truck, ready to be installed. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Coal MinersFebruary 1871: Pitmen hewing coal in the Durham coalfields. Original Publication: The Graphic (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Horseless Carriagecirca 1895: Mr Evelyn Ellis in a motor carriage made by Panhard and Levassor of Paris in an Exhibition of Horseless Vehicles held at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Oliver Twistcirca 1840: Oliver is teased by Fagin and his gang of pickpockets in a scene from Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Original Artwork: Engraving by George Cruikshank. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Blenheim Ball1893: Dancing at Blenheim Palace to celebrate the Duke of Marlboroughs coming of age. Original Artwork: Painting by Reginald Cleaver (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Aerial View of Battersea Park Festival GardensIn the 1950s Battersea Park became " The Festival Gardens", opened in celebration of the 1951 Festival of Britain
Brumas the Polar Bear Grows Up19th 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 snap1st February 1956: The Eros statue at Piccadilly Circus covered in icicles during a cold snap. (Photo by Edward Miller/Keystone/Getty Images)
Big Bencirca 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
Dark Passage separating Birminghams tunnel-back houses6th 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
Flying Scotsman painted on the carriage roof of the famous train to enable the20th May 1932: The words Flying Scotsman painted on the carriage roof of the famous train to enable the pilot of an Imperial Airways
Malvern Station9th March 1955: A steam train arrives at Great Malvern Station in Hereford and Worcester. (Photo by Harry Kerr/BIPs/Getty Images)
Holiday Trains3rd May 1912: Crowds of Londoners at Waterloo Station leaving for the seaside. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)