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Pkt Collection (page 6)

Background imagePkt Collection: Belfast Ship Yard

Belfast Ship Yard
20th February 1954: The Harland and Wolff ship yard in Belfast where a liner is being built. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7029 - The Best And The Worst Of Some British Cities 5 - Belfast

Background imagePkt Collection: Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle
30th January 1954: Edinburgh Castle at night with a memorial cross dedicated to Dean Ramsey in the foreground. Edinburgh Castle became a royal residence when James I was murdered in Perth (1437)

Background imagePkt Collection: Misty Monument

Misty Monument
30th January 1954: A monument in the mist silhouetted against Edinburgh Castle. There is evidence of Iron Age settlement in Edinburgh

Background imagePkt Collection: Hunting Hounds

Hunting Hounds
17th January 1953: Hounds from the Pytchley Hunt running across fields near Daventry in Northamptonshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6531 - A Hunting We Will Go - pub

Background imagePkt Collection: Winter Graveyard

Winter Graveyard
12th March 1955: A snow-covered graveyard in Edinburgh; away to the right of the church in this photograph Edinburgh Castle dominates the landscape

Background imagePkt Collection: Winter Loch

Winter Loch
12th March 1955: Ice forms on the surface of a Scottish lochin winter. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7596 - Scotland In The Snow - pub. 1955 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePkt Collection: Winter Coat

Winter Coat
12th March 1955: One of the shaggy breed of Highland cattle standing in the snow at Millhill, near Crieff in Scotland. Kept mainly for their appearance

Background imagePkt Collection: Winter Plough

Winter Plough
12th March 1955: A solitary horse stands beside an idle plough on the shores of Loch Lubnaig in Stirling, Scotland. Agricultural work has stopped for the winter

Background imagePkt Collection: Hiking Onwards

Hiking Onwards
18th June 1949: Boys hiking along a village lane, during an expedition which will be the climax of one months stay for boys at the Outward Bound Sea School at Aberdovey

Background imagePkt Collection: Record Dog

Record Dog
24th July 1948: Priceless Border, winner of the Greyhound Derby and the fastest dog in his league preparing for his last race before becoming a stud at Wembley Stadium Kennels

Background imagePkt Collection: Kangaroos Living in Lincoln

Kangaroos Living in Lincoln
20th March 1954: Nardoo, one of a number of kangaroos adopted as family pets by an Australian family now living in Lincoln, with her offspring, Johnny

Background imagePkt Collection: Wedding Couple

Wedding Couple
28th May 1955: The bride and bridegroom, Christine and Angus McDonald, following a local piper to the reception at a travelling peoples wedding in the village of Tong on the island of Lewis in

Background imagePkt Collection: Glenfinnan

Glenfinnan
4th June 1955: The monument at Glenfinnan, at the head of Loch Shiel, Invernesshire, which marks the spot where Bonnie Prince Charlie (1720 - 1788)

Background imagePkt Collection: Target Practice

Target Practice
4th June 1955: A cast-iron stag used for target practice on a remote moor at Black Corries Lodge near Glencoe in Scotland

Background imagePkt Collection: Giant Footprints

Giant Footprints
4th June 1955: A line of footprints mar the surface of the beach known as the silver sands of Morar in north-west Scotland

Background imagePkt Collection: Lighthouse

Lighthouse
30th April 1955: A lighthouse in Aberdeen. The harbour in Aberdeen was developed in the late eighteenth century and the city prospered as a fishing port from that time

Background imagePkt Collection: The Work Horse

The Work Horse
3rd April 1954: A horse walking past two works chimneys in the streets of Liverpool. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7105 - The Best and Worst of British Cities: Liverpool - pub

Background imagePkt Collection: Liverpool

Liverpool
3rd April 1954: The city of Liverpool. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7105 - The Best and Worst of British Cities: Liverpool - pub. 1954 (Photo by John Chillingworth/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePkt Collection: Last To Leave

Last To Leave
11th July 1953: Dogs wait to join the inhabitants of the Isle of Soay in the Outer Hebrides, who have been evacuated to new homes on the Isle of Mull. The dogs will be the last to leave the island

Background imagePkt Collection: Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas
10th August 1946: Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914 - 1953), Welsh poet and playwright. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - A Nest Of Singing Birds - pub

Background imagePkt Collection: Reflected Hospital

Reflected Hospital
9th July 1955: The nurses home and corridor bridge at a new hospital in Alexandria, in the Leven Valley. It is the first hospital to be built in Britain since 1938 and has 156 beds

Background imagePkt Collection: Dundee Ferry

Dundee Ferry
25th June 1955: A group of people walking to catch a ferry from a Dundee pier. Dundee, situated on the banks of the dSilvery Tayf, is linked to Fife and the south of Scotland by a road bridge

Background imagePkt Collection: Window Shopping

Window Shopping
25th June 1955: A well-dressed woman surveys the window of a jewellery shop in Dundee. Dundee, situated on the banks of the dSilvery Tayf

Background imagePkt Collection: Army Exercises

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Honeymoon Couple

Honeymoon Couple
26th June 1948: A couple on their honeymoon look out over a lake in Switzerland. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4575 - Swiss Honeymoon On ?35 - pub

Background imagePkt Collection: Stiletto Model

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Back Alley

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Cobra The Dog

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Hunting Dogs

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Hunting Trophies

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Weimaraner Bitch

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Travelling Salesman

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Washing Facility

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Shorn Sheep

Shorn Sheep
9th July 1949: A sheep lying on its back at Maiden Castle Farm, Dorchester after a cursory shearing. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4826 - Where Are The Downland Sheep? - pub

Background imagePkt Collection: Directors Plane

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Puck Fair

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Long-Woolled Sheep

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Trapped Convoy

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Dounreay

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Bulls Head Hotel

Bulls Head Hotel
The Bulls Head Hotel in Manchester, 19th November 1938. Original Publication : Picture Post - 41 - Manchester - pub. 1938 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePkt Collection: Tryweryn Valley

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Tryweryn Valley

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Italian Coach Courier

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Rainy Night In London

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

Background imagePkt Collection: Cairo

Cairo
circa 1930: A view of Cairo, showing its minarets and mosques. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePkt Collection: Casino Terrace

Casino Terrace
circa 1925: Palm trees and lampposts on Casino Terrace at Monte Carlo. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePkt Collection: Genoa To Chignolo

Genoa To Chignolo
Aeronaut Dartois of the Paris Aero Club, taking-off from the velodrome of Andrea Doria, near Bisagno, Genoa, in his hot air balloon Gigante

Background imagePkt Collection: Evil Omen

Evil Omen
As the ship floats amidst a sea of icebergs, an arrow flies towards the albatross, a bird considered to be an omen of good luck by superstitious sailors



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