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Background imagePp Collection: Heel Hazards

Heel Hazards
Dancer and model Jeann Marsh demonstrates some of the hazards which may beset those wearing fashionable stiletto heels, such as tripping and twisting an ankle

Background imagePp Collection: Two Men In Hollywood

Two Men In Hollywood
Four bicycles stacked against a wall in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles in California. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5298 -Two Men In Hollywood - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Salford Slum; The Housing Jungle

Salford Slum; The Housing Jungle
A Salford slum with a line of washing hanging across the street. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8127 - The Housing Jungle - pub. 1955 (Photo by Raymond Kleboe/Getty Images)

Background imagePp Collection: Sewer Man Under London

Sewer Man Under London
A man brushing down the inside of a sewer in London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5007 - Under London - pub. 1950 (Photo by Charles Hewitt/Getty Images)

Background imagePp Collection: Damage At Port Said

Damage At Port Said
Devastation at Port Said after bombardment and air attack by British and French forces during the Suez crisis. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8735 - Death Wore A Galabiya - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Theatrical Discussion

Theatrical Discussion
Graham Greene, left, and producer Peter Glenville watch a rehearsal of Greenes first play The Living Room from the stalls. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6487 - A Stranger in the Theatre - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Looking At Sea; The Isle of Man

Looking At Sea; The Isle of Man
A man standing on a cart on a beach on the Isle of Man at twilight. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8351 - The Isle of Man - unpub. (Photo by Alex Dellow/Getty Images)

Background imagePp Collection: Motorway Automat; We Go To Hollywood

Motorway Automat; We Go To Hollywood
An American motorist stops at a drive-through burger joint in Hollywood, California. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5298 - We Go To Hollywood - pub. 1951 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Getty Images)

Background imagePp Collection: Long Johns; Seven Girls Go Out To Ski

Long Johns; Seven Girls Go Out To Ski
Ski underpants belonging to the seven British girl skiers hanging out to dry at Wolfgang near Davos in Switzerland where the girls are in training

Background imagePp Collection: Deserted City; Ten Minutes That Shook America

Deserted City; Ten Minutes That Shook America
Deserted streets around New Yorks Times Square during a 10 minute mock hydrogen bomb attack. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7882 - Ten Minutes That Shook America - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Aim High

Aim High
A hunter and his gun dog taking part in an Autumn game shoot in the English countryside. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6779 - Days Of Gold - pub. 1953 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Getty Images)

Background imagePp Collection: Pram; Clinic For Murderers

Pram; Clinic For Murderers
3rd December 1956: A pram used by trusted patients in a clinic in Utrecht, Holland where murderers and psychopaths are rehabilitated and encouraged to lead a normal life

Background imagePp Collection: Independence; Scotland And Home Rule

Independence; Scotland And Home Rule
8th July 1939: Underneath a roadside advert for cigarettes is chalked Home Rule for Scotland. Original Publication: Picture Post - 174 - Scotland And Home Rule - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Empty Office; Kings Funeral And Days Of Mourning

Empty Office; Kings Funeral And Days Of Mourning
23rd February 1952: London office workers hang out the windows to watch the funeral cortege of King George VI passing by. Original Publication

Background imagePp Collection: Brighton Pier; litter left by the departed crowds

Brighton Pier; litter left by the departed crowds
June 1952: A pile of litter left by the departed crowds on the famous Brighton Pier. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5902 - Brighton Pier - unpub

Background imagePp Collection: The Glencoe Pass; The Road To The Isles

The Glencoe Pass; The Road To The Isles
F4th June 1955: The Scottish Highland valley of Glencoe on the road to the Isles in Argyllshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7790 - The Road To The Isles - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Grampian Couple; Dundee, The Uncompromising

Grampian Couple; Dundee, The Uncompromising
25th June 1955: A couple looking over Coxs Stalk towards the Grampian Hills, Dundee. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7819 - Dundee, The Uncompromising - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Penny Bazaar

Penny Bazaar
10th September 1955: Marks and Spencers stall - the Original Penny Bazaar - in a covered market, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7984 - Quality

Background imagePp Collection: Scottish Countryside

Scottish Countryside
4th June 1955: Two little girls make their way down a country lane in Pitlochry, Perthshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7790 - The Road To The Isles - pub

Background imagePp Collection: H G Wells

H G Wells
English novelist Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946), whose most famous works include The Time Machine and The Invisible Man, 4th May 1940. Picture Post - 282 - Unite Or Perish - pub.1940

Background imagePp Collection: House For Sale

House For Sale
October 1955: A For Sale sign outside a row of houses in Bow, east London. Original Publication: Picture Post- 8061 - Bow Bells - unpub. (Photo by Alex Dellow/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePp Collection: Climbing Steps

Climbing Steps
10th July 1945: A child climbs the steps at Roehamptons outdoor swimming pool in South London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 1481 - Swim Pool Fantasy - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Upside Down

Upside Down
24th 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

Background imagePp Collection: Secret Look

Secret Look
27th July 1946: Children sneak round the tent side to view the performance. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4144 - The Circus Comes To Town - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Chimney Pots

Chimney Pots
25th June 1955: A view of chimney pots on the roof tops of houses in Dundee. Dundee, situated on the banks of the dSilvery Tayf, is linked to Fife and the south of Scotland by a road bridge

Background imagePp Collection: Doomed Street

Doomed Street
9th 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

Background imagePp Collection: Back Pack

Back Pack
24th February 1951: A Tibetan loads wool onto a mule, to sell in the Indian markets. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5210 - Tibet Dissolves - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Good Wood Madam

Good Wood Madam
8th 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)

Background imagePp Collection: Castle Combe

Castle Combe
3rd 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

Background imagePp Collection: Hollywood Homes

Hollywood Homes
1st May 1951: Houses for ordinary families in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5298 - We Go To Hollywood - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Hanging Gardens

Hanging Gardens
24th June 1950: The ruined substructure of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5071 - War In The Desert - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Carving On Wall

Carving On Wall
24th June 1950: A carving of a horse on a wall in the ruins of Babylon. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5071 - War In The Desert - pub. 1950 (Photo by Raymond Kleboe/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePp Collection: Wall Carvings

Wall Carvings
24th June 1950: Wall carvings in the ruins of Babylon. Original Publication: The Ishtar Gate and hanging towers of Babylon

Background imagePp Collection: Snow Scene

Snow Scene
1958: A snow scene in Newcastle, England. Original Publication: Picture Post - 9073 - Snow Scenes, Newcastle - unpub. (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePp Collection: Warners Cinema

Warners Cinema
1951: The exterior of Warners Cinema with its steel tower and neon signs in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5298 - We Go To Hollywood - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Western Film Set

Western Film Set
1951: A screen set with a town water pump and horse watering trough built for a western film at Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

Background imagePp Collection: Ship Building Strike

Ship Building Strike
1st April 1957: A vessel under construction at the Burrow-in-Furness shipyard where work has stopped during a strike. Original Publication

Background imagePp Collection: Safe Deposit

Safe Deposit
8th October 1938: A man leaving a safe deposit bank, before the grille descends and the shutters are brought across. Original Publication: Picture Post - 16 - Safe Deposit - pub

Background imagePp Collection: 40s Glamour

40s Glamour
14th 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

Background imagePp Collection: TS Eliot

TS Eliot
2nd June 1951: American-English poet and playwright, TS Eliot (1888 - 1965). He wrote amongst many other things, The Waste Land and the plays, The Cocktail Party and Murder in the Cathedral

Background imagePp Collection: Searching Car

Searching Car
2nd September 1950: A customs officer searching the boot of a car at Calais. Original Publication: Picture Post - Through The French Customs - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Fighter Pilot

Fighter Pilot
28th 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

Background imagePp Collection: Prayer Flag

Prayer Flag
24th February 1951: A Tibetan prayer flag which, according to Lamaist religion, releases a prayer with every flutter of the wind. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5210 - Tibet Dissolves - pub

Background imagePp Collection: Metal Dump

Metal Dump
1953: A waste metal dump. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6317 - Waste Probe - unpub. (Photo by Raymond Kleboe/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePp Collection: Waterloo Lovers

Waterloo Lovers
24th 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)

Background imagePp Collection: Well Trained Gun Dogs

Well Trained Gun Dogs
17th 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

Background imagePp Collection: Winter Ranch

Winter Ranch
15th December 1951: A cow and its calf being rounded up in the snow at a cattle ranch in Canada. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5616 - Round-Up In The Snow - pub



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