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Ideal For RationingA sign painted on the back window of a car stating: 1952 Ford. Ideal For Petrol Rationing. Buy Today - Any Trial ?170 or ?85 Deposit
Can I Come In ?20th March 1954: Pinto, a male kangaroo and father of baby Johnny looks through a window into the house but he is too rough to be allowed inside like his wife and son
Penny Bazaar10th September 1955: Marks and Spencers stall - the Original Penny Bazaar - in a covered market, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7984 - Quality
Climbing Steps10th July 1945: A child climbs the steps at Roehamptons outdoor swimming pool in South London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 1481 - Swim Pool Fantasy - pub
Upside Down24th August 1946: A young girl has a look at an upside-down world as she visits the sea for the first time. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4191 - First Sight Of The Sea - pub
Secret Look27th July 1946: Children sneak round the tent side to view the performance. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4144 - The Circus Comes To Town - pub
Doomed Street9th March 1946: A solitary figure walks down a deserted street in Londons East End, which London County Council plans to redevelop as part of its post-war rebuilding programme
Pony Vacationcirca 1954: Working horses on a holiday arranged by the International League for the Protection of Horses. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6944 - A Horse On Holiday - unpub
Swans CleaningDecember 1956: Swans groom themselves after swimming through an oil spill on the River Thames. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8941 - Cleaning The Swans - unpub
Good Wood Madam8th July 1939: A lawn bowler raises her hands in satisfaction at a throw. Original Publication: Picture Post - 175 - Good Wood, Madam - pub. 1939 (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Castle Combe3rd August 1946: A man walks towards the picturesque village of Castle Combe, Wiltshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4151- A Walk In The Heart Of England - pub
Couple In Car5th August 1939: A couple driving through the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. Original Publication: Picture Post - 181 - Town That Lives On Shakespeare - pub
Factories On CanalFebruary 1955: Industrial plants on the banks of Manchesters Ship Canal. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7538 - Manchesters Lifeline - pub. 1955 (Photo by Frank Horvat/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Snow Scene1958: A snow scene in Newcastle, England. Original Publication: Picture Post - 9073 - Snow Scenes, Newcastle - unpub. (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Ship Building Strike1st April 1957: A vessel under construction at the Burrow-in-Furness shipyard where work has stopped during a strike. Original Publication
Making WavesJuly 1956: Holidaymakers take advantage of the fine weather at Shanklin Beach on the Isle of Wight. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8944 - Summer Holidays - unpub
Button Back Hat1956: A flower pot hat which buttons at the back at a fashion show at Burlington House, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8799 - Hat Fashions - unpub. (Photo by David E)
Goal Scoring Machine1st December 1951: Arthur Milton of Arsenal aims a shot at a novel goal-scoring machine during a training session. Milton also plays cricket for Gloucestershire
Parliament Fog21st January 1939: The Houses of Parliament, London, engulfed in fog. Original Publication: Picture Post - 68 - Foggy Morning - pub. 1939 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Telephone22nd May 1955: An early, crank-handled telephone on display at Hull Telephone Exchange. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7762 - Hulls Own Hello - pub.1955
40s Glamour14th March 1947: A clothing dummy on display at the Ideal Home Exhibition. London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4339 - Ideal Woman For Ideal Homes - pub.1947
Fighter Pilot28th June 1952: A US Airforce pilot stationed in Britain standing in a doorway with a sign above him reading Through These Portals Pass The Best Damn Fighter Pilots In The World
Giant Dethroned13th January 1951: On a January day on a bomb site near Oxford Street in London, a plaster model of Santa Claus languishes forgotten, along with the seasons festivities
Waterloo Lovers24th September 1955: A young couple at Waterloo Station, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8002 - Leave Youth Alone - pub. 1955 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Dangerous Waters1st May 1948: The mastheads of previous victims can been seen over the flooding tide that hides the treacherous Goodwin Sands on the Kentish coast
Austin Engines3rd April 1948: Engines suspended from a monorail at the Austin Motor Companys Birmingham production plant which exports many cars to America
Well Trained Gun Dogs17th January 1948: Well trained gun dogs are able to sit perfectly still despite the temptation to chase a rabbit. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4480 - Training Gun Dogs - pub
Bird Dog17th January 1948: A gun dog bringing a pheasant out of a lake. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4480 - Training Gun Dogs - pub. 1948 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Two Wet Dogs17th January 1948: Two wet gun dogs emerge from a river with a pheasant. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4480 - Training Gun Dogs - pub. 1948 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Pedigree Pig5th May 1945: A pedigree white pig from the Gostrode herd owned by Mr T F Billingford of Chillingford, Surrey. Original Publication
Goods In Window1st October 1938: Clothing on display in a shop window in the village of Polperro in Cornwall. Original Publication: Picture Post - 3 - The Life Of A Village - pub
Wild Wolf17th June 1950: Greyhound Wild Wolf in action at the White City Stadium, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5068 - Wild Wolf Grows Up - pub
Fox Hunting19th November 1938: The field is spurred on as the hounds pick up the scent of a fox. Original Publication: Picture Post - 44 - Hunting The Fox - pub
Onion HarvestMarch 1953: An onion crop at a farm in Norwich, England. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6447 - Norwich Leads Britain - pub. 1953 (Photo by Raymond Kleboe/Picture Post/Getty Images)
QE2 Liner1952: Two men lean on the rails on deck of the Queen Elizabeth as the liner comes to dock at Southampton. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6344 -The Queen Elizabeth Comes In - unpub
Public Nuisance28th January 1939: An unusual sign in Londons Mayfair warns passers-by against making a public nuisance of themselves. Original Publication: Picture Post - 80 - Mayfair - pub
Ant Expedition5th May 1948: Worker ants walking along the edge of a piece of bark during a group forage for food. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4559 - The Mysterious Life Of Ants - pub
Shopping By Bicycle2nd October 1948: For the tenth anniversary of Picture Post, the magazine has sought out the model who posed for their most popular cover, Jane Webb, who has been married three years to David
Milking Greenfly5th May 1948: Worker ants with a herd of greenfly allowed out to pasture with careful supervision. The ants tend the greenfly in underground cells of the nest
Ant Food5th May 1948: Three ants dragging a worm they have killed back to the nest where its pre-digested form will be shared among the community
Two Ants5th May 1948: A worker ant encountering an ant from another nest which he recognises by its slightly different smell, as each nest has a particular scent
Hog Wash5th May 1945: Pedigree Large White Gostrode pig Greenback XVth has a wash in preparation for the Crewe agricultural show in Cheshire
They re More My Size28th February 1953: A young boy examines an exhibit in a glass cage in the elephant room in the Natural History Museum, London
Hunters Head Home24th December 1938: Two hunters head home after a pheasant shoot in the English countryside, carrying several brace of game birds. Original Publication: Picture Post - 57 - Pheasant Shooting - pub
Good Youngsters20th June 1953: The Good quadruplets, five-year-old Jennifer, Bridget, Elizabeth and Frances with their big sister, seven-year-old Susan, standing on a cars running-board, ready to go to school
Top Deck Ride13th May 1939: The Kings four orderly officers sightseeing on the top deck of a London bus. Every year four officers from the Indian Army are chosen to attend the King as his special bodyguard
Toy Fieldsmen10th July 1948: Miniature fieldsmen are equipped with a rounded slot to enable them to catch the ball, in the new game of table-top cricket
Night-Time Motoring31st March 1945: Roadside trees illuminated by a motorists headlights. Original Publication: Picture Post - 1936 - The Magic Lantern Of A Cars Headlights - pub
