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Background imageSingle Collection: Chalking The Cue

Chalking The Cue
Circa 1908: A portrait of Mr Spiller preparing his billiard cue by chalking the tip, taken against a painted backdrop. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw
30th July 1949: 93-year-old Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) sitting in his neighbours garden in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire

Background imageSingle Collection: Graffiti Artist; Children Of The Streets

Graffiti Artist; Children Of The Streets
A young girl drawing chalk pictures on a wall. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7230 - Children Of The Streets - pub. 1954 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: 1, animal, animals, aquatic, belauensis, blue, bodies, body, cephalopod, cephalopods

1, animal, animals, aquatic, belauensis, blue, bodies, body, cephalopod, cephalopods
Palau Nautilus (Nautilus belauensis), Palau, Micronesia, Pacific

Background imageSingle Collection: Friesian Cows

Friesian Cows
circa 1930: A Dutch farmer milking one of his Friesian dairy cows by hand. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Portrait of a young man

Portrait of a young man

Background imageSingle Collection: Young man in white shirt and blue jeans jumping

Young man in white shirt and blue jeans jumping

Background imageSingle Collection: Man with a naked torso wearing long underwear in a horse barn sitting on bales of hay

Man with a naked torso wearing long underwear in a horse barn sitting on bales of hay

Background imageSingle Collection: Young man wearing an open plaid shirt in a backyard

Young man wearing an open plaid shirt in a backyard

Background imageSingle Collection: Southern Viscacha or Mountain Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia), Potosi, Bolivia, South America

Southern Viscacha or Mountain Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia), Potosi, Bolivia, South America

Background imageSingle Collection: W Somerset Maugham

W Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), English author and master of short stories. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Sweet Shopping

Sweet Shopping
1951: A young Spanish boy gazes at the sweets in a shop window. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6277 - Inside Spain: Spanish Children - pub

Background imageSingle Collection: Portsmouth Beach

Portsmouth Beach
19th August 1939: A solitary deckchair in front of the esplanade on Portsmouth beach, Hampshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 202 - Portsmouth - Pub

Background imageSingle Collection: Civvy Street

Civvy Street
26th January 1946: Egerton Savory, whose progress during World War II was documented by Picture Post, returning home after being demobbed from the army, the day he dreamed of if full of doubts

Background imageSingle Collection: Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph Valentino
circa 1924: Rudolph Valentino (1895 - 1926) the screen name of Rodolpho d Antonguolla, the Italian-American leading man and great romantic idol. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Front Line Copter

Front Line Copter
5th January 1969: A soldier in the U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry holds his rifle above his head as he serves as a traffic cop for helicopters landing in a field during an operation north of Saigon in

Background imageSingle Collection: Oriental stargazer lily (Lilium sp. ), coloured X-ray

Oriental stargazer lily (Lilium sp. ), coloured X-ray
Oriental stargazer lily (Lilium sp.), coloured X-ray

Background imageSingle Collection: Cold Blackfriars Southern Railway Station

Cold Blackfriars Southern Railway Station
18th December 1946: Platform at Blackfriars Southern Railway station covered in thick white frost. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Pilot Aboard

Pilot Aboard
1930: A river pilot from the PLA Pilot station at Gravesend, Kent climbs up the side of a ship to take it to its destination at one of the London docks. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Florianibrunnen fountain with statue of St Florian, Florianiplatz square

Florianibrunnen fountain with statue of St Florian, Florianiplatz square, historic district of Bad Reichenhall, Berchtesgadener Land district, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background imageSingle Collection: Snowy Owl, Arctic Owl, Great White Owl, Harfang (Bubo scandiacus) (Nyctea scandiaca), calling

Snowy Owl, Arctic Owl, Great White Owl, Harfang (Bubo scandiacus) (Nyctea scandiaca), calling

Background imageSingle Collection: White cat, portrait

White cat, portrait

Background imageSingle Collection: Lonely bench on Herzogenhorn mountain, clouds, southern Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Lonely bench on Herzogenhorn mountain, clouds, southern Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Background imageSingle Collection: Railway Cleaner

Railway Cleaner
26th October 1907: A man sweeping a Great Central Railway carriage, at Marylebone. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Aquaplaning

Aquaplaning
15th September 1925: One of the most difficult aquaplane stunts, water-surfing upside down, performed by Mr Brooks, at Lake Tahoe, California, where the sport is very popular

Background imageSingle Collection: Ballet Dancer

Ballet Dancer
24th December 1938: A dancer with Antony Tudors London Ballet looking into a wardrobe at Toynbee Hall in east London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 55 - Ballet In The East End - pub

Background imageSingle Collection: Charlotte Bronte

Charlotte Bronte
circa 1840: English novelist Charlotte Bronte (1816 - 1855). Original Artwork: Portrait by Thompson. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Clock Inspection

Clock Inspection
1957: Mr King examining the clock face of Big Ben, in Clock Tower (the clock tower) of the Houses of Parliament, London. (Photo by Frank Martin/BIPs/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Franklin D Roosevelt

Franklin D Roosevelt
19th January 1938: United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) addressing a press conference. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Parsley (Petroselinum crispum), X-ray

Parsley (Petroselinum crispum), X-ray

Background imageSingle Collection: Gladiolus, X-ray

Gladiolus, X-ray

Background imageSingle Collection: Peony head (Paeonia sp. ), X-ray

Peony head (Paeonia sp. ), X-ray
Peony head (Paeonia sp.), X-ray

Background imageSingle Collection: St Brides Church

St Brides Church
1929: Exterior of St Brides Church, Fleet Street, London, designed by British architect Christopher Wren. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams
23rd March 1965: Tennessee Williams, born Thomas Lanier (1911 - 1983), American playwright, in London to attend the first night of Night Of The Iguana at the Savoy Theatre

Background imageSingle Collection: Sensual face of a young woman, close-up

Sensual face of a young woman, close-up

Background imageSingle Collection: Dog, boxer, brown, portrait

Dog, boxer, brown, portrait

Background imageSingle Collection: Girl, teenager, serious

Girl, teenager, serious

Background imageSingle Collection: At sign on a computer keyboard, symbolic image for the internet

At sign on a computer keyboard, symbolic image for the internet

Background imageSingle Collection: Fly on a cactus in the botanical garden in Valencia, Spain, Europe

Fly on a cactus in the botanical garden in Valencia, Spain, Europe

Background imageSingle Collection: Young man with laptop sitting on steps

Young man with laptop sitting on steps

Background imageSingle Collection: Mule Spinning

Mule Spinning
1st January 1909: A young boy mule spinning at Joness Cotton Mill, Manchester. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams
US playwright Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983) reclining with a glass. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Bernstein

Bernstein
8th December 1966: US composer, conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) conducting. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman
American jazz clarinettist and band leader Benny Goodman (1909 - 1986). Original Publication: People Disc - HF0341 (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Dylan Thomas

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

Background imageSingle Collection: Engine Driver

Engine Driver
26th October 1907: An engine driver on the Great Central Railway standing beside his locomotive, with an oil can in his hand. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Flight Deck

Flight Deck
Plane taking off from the American aircraft carrier Constellation in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Getty Images)

Background imageSingle Collection: Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt
1941: American statesman and the 32nd President of the United States of America, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945). (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)



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