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Bankside Power Station on the south bank of the River Thames, London, October-November 1954. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the building later became the Tate Modern art gallery
Jaguar XK12021st October 1950: Classic British car the 3.5 litre Jaguar XK120, in its time the fastest production sports car, in the driveway of a country house
Fraser Nash24th October 1953: A Fraser Nash Le Mans fixed head coupe. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6771 - German Diesel Car For The Motor Show - pub. 1953 (Photo by Carl Sutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Triumph Sports24th October 1953: A Triumph Sports car. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6771 - German Diesel Car For The Motor Show - pub. 1953 (Photo by Ronald Startup/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Graham Greene14th August 1954: English novelist and playwright Graham Greene (1904-1991). Original Publication: Picture Post - 7239 - Graham Greene - pub. 1954 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Bannister On Bike14th July 1951: British athlete Roger Bannister cycling through Oxford. He later became the first athlete to run a mile in less than 4 minutes
Cruise Ship11th March 1957: A neon sign on the mast of a ship moored in Glasgow harbour encourages people to visit the citys hospitals for an X-ray
BristolTwo postmen stroll down Royal York Crescent in Bristol, 29th May 1954. Original Publication : Picture Post - 7170 - The Best and Worst of British Cities 5: Bristol, Straight Faced City - pub
Sherry Cask27th February 1954: A glass of sherry and a candle next to cobwebbed barrels in a wine cellar at Jerez in Spain. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6734 - Sherry Comes From Spain - pub
Slum Wash House29th October 1955: Two newly built wash houses replace two slum houses at a Birmingham street. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8127 - The Housing Jungle - pub
Thirsty Sheep9th July 1949: A flock of sheep waiting by the water trough at Maiden Castle Farm, Dorchester. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4826 - Where Are The Downland Sheep? - pub
Shapely Nightie30th April 1949: A woman in a nylon nightie by Charmese. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4758 - Nylon For Lingerie - pub. 1949 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Milking Time16th March 1946: 19 year old Daphne Perry milking a cow, on the farm where sheis a relief-worker, in a scheme set up by the Womens Land Army in East Sussex
Fleeing Ponies; Rounding Up Exmoor PoniesWild and unbroken Exmoor ponies are rounded up for auction. Original Publication: Picture Post - 3023 - Rounding Up Exmoor Ponies - pub. 1945 (Photo by Francis Reiss/Getty Images)
Cloud Buster; Dr Rolf Alexander attempts to make a cloud disintegrate using the power of his brainAt Holne Tor in Devon, Dr Rolf Alexander, a doctor of medicine in Prague, attempts to make a cloud disintegrate using the power of his brain
Slum Houses1st May 1954: Neglected houses near the High Level Bridge in Newcastle. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7143 - Newcastle: Revival Of A City - pub
Fighting The Pounds26th November 1955: Principal Boy actress Lynette Ray working out under the supervision of Mickey Wood at his Tough Guy Agency in Marylebone, London
Horses Nosebag1940: Horses feeding at Carter Patersons stables. Original Publication: Picture Post - 332 - Carter Patersons Stables - unpub. (Photo by Felix Man/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Horses Eye ViewDecember 1951: A pair of legs in seamed tights, a view of the principal boy as seen by the pantomime horse. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5642 - Brothers Under The Skin - pub
Tie Shop15th October 1938: Tartan ties belonging to various Scottish clans on display in a Whitechapel shop in the East End of London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 27 - Whitechapel - pub
Canberras31st May 1952: A squadron of twin-jet Canberra bombers. A light bomber which carries no armament, relying on speed and height. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5879 - RAF Scare: The Truth - pub
Gargoylecirca 1930: A Gargoyle on the cathedral of Notre Dame on the Ile de la Cite in central Paris. (Photo by Edward Charles Le Grice/Le Grice/Getty Images)
Industrial Cabaret7th January 1956: Cabaret dancers from Eve, an exclusive French nightclub in Londons Regent Street, wearing costumes on the theme of the British Industries Fair
Waiting For A ShipChristina Zandvliet and her family emigrated to Australia but after falling ill she returned to Holland. Her children missed her so much they stowed aboard a ship to see her again
Street Fashion 1953; fashionable young woman window shopping in Londons Piccadilly4th June 1953: A fashionable young woman window shopping in Londons Piccadilly. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6576 - What Makes Piccadilly - pub
A man in a bowler hat walking under the arches on the cobbled Wapping High Street, London3rd December 1949: A man in a bowler hat walking under the arches on the cobbled Wapping High Street, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4931 - The Pool Of London - pub
Cinema Poster; 7 Days Leave From PrisonConvicted criminal Danny Hughes appears in a series of photographs as part of an experiment in home leave from prisons. Here he reads a poster advertising the gang warfare film Cosh Boy
World War IIFine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art: War: World War II
3-Litre Lagonda24th October 1953: A 3-Litre Lagonda motor car. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6771 - German Diesel Car For The Motor Show - pub. 1953 (Photo by Carl Sutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)
German Team17th July 1954: The Mercedes team load one of their cars into a transporter for the 1954 French Grand Prix at Reims, which they later won. It was the first time German cars had competed for 15 years
Working Bobbins3rd July 1948: A barefoot girl doffer in a steamy wet spinning mill where Irish linen is produced. Her work is to change the bobbins in the spinning frames
The Lion Of England6th June 1953: A sculpted figure of the Lion of England which will stand at the royal entrance to the newly-built Coronation annexe of Westminster Abbey
Australian DesertAn abandoned cart in the desert sand of the Australian outback, 1953. Picture Post - 6832 - Mail Truck, Australia - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dylan Marlais Thomas Welsh poet, short-story writer and playwrightDylan Marlais Thomas (1914 - 1953), Welsh poet, short-story writer and playwright. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - A Nest Of Singing Birds - pub
Hound TrailingHounds jumping over a hedge and crossing a country road whilst following a trail through Troutbeck in the Lake District. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5396 - Hound Trailing - pub
Unemployed ManAlfred Smith, one of the countrys 1, 830, 000 unemployed people, who draws two pounds, seven shillings and sixpence a week in unemployment benefit
Roadside Graves; The Magic Lantern Of A Cars HeadlightsA churchyard is illuminated by the headlights of a passing car. Original Publication: Picture Post - 1936 - The Magic Lantern Of A Cars Headlights - pub. 1945 (Photo by Bill Brandt/Getty Images)
Holy Gun Smoke; Two hand guns and a cigarette lying on a copy of the Holy Bible in a production of Edgar Wallaces playNovember 1954: Two hand guns and a cigarette lying on a copy of the Holy Bible in a production of Edgar Wallaces play On The Spot, presented by Picture Post
Iona Abbey6th August 1955: The Abbey on the tiny island of Iona, begun in 1203 and neglected after the Reformation, which is being rebuilt by members of the Iona Community
Snowdonia Shepherd11th August 1951: A shepherd with his flock at Hafod-y-Llan in Snowdonia. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5377 - Shearing Time In Snowdonia - pub
Housing Jungle29th October 1955: Houses are becoming slums, the back to back houses in Salford, Lancashire, where due to rent restrictions proper maintainance becomes impossible
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
Bernard Shaw At 90July 1946: Irish dramatist and writer George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) sitting in a garden at the time of his 90th birthday. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4140 - Ninety This Month - pub
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
Irish Castle8th April 1950: A woman walks through the grounds of an Irish castle. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5004 - Irelands Castles: Grandeur In Decline - pub
Swimming Sheep11th August 1951: Sheep-dipping during the shearing season in Hafod-y-Llan, Wales. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5377 - Shearing Time In Snowdonia - 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)
