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Discover a captivating collection of fine vintage art prints from the renowned Hulton Archive, a treasure trove of historical imagery. Established in 1945 by Sir Edward Hulton, this prestigious archive began as the photographic collection of Picture Post magazine and has since grown to become one of the world's largest and most esteemed visual repositories. This vast collection offers a unique window into history, featuring an array of visually stunning and historically significant images that span decades.

The collection is particularly renowned for its extensive coverage of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, offering an unparalleled glimpse into these pivotal decades.  Delve into a rich tapestry of visual artifacts, including compelling photojournalistic images that capture the essence of British and world events, intricate engravings and witty cartoon, detailed illustrations and educational maps, exquisite etchings and lithographs, rare old magazines and other printed media relics.

 

 

6,788 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Dr Otto Herschan

Dr Otto Herschan Collection
155 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Edward Gooch Photography

Edward Gooch Photography Collection
54 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection
941 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Henry Miller News Picture Service

Henry Miller News Picture Service Collection
61 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Historic Wembley Park

Historic Wembley Park Collection
51 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Historical Central Press Art Prints

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection
391 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Horse-drawn Trams (Horsecars)

Horse-drawn Trams (Horsecars) Collection
41 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Margaret Morris Movement (MMM)

Margaret Morris Movement (MMM) Collection
9 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Collection
31 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: RMS Lusitania

RMS Lusitania Collection
12 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: The Keystone Press Agency Collection

The Keystone Press Agency Collection
398 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Three Lions

Three Lions Collection
168 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Topical Press Agency

Topical Press Agency Collection
3,863 Jigsaw Puzzles

Hulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Picture Post

Picture Post Collection
794 Jigsaw Puzzles

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Praying Hands by Albrecht Durer

Praying Hands by Albrecht Durer
Praying hands by the German artist Albrecht Durer (1471 - 1528), circa 1500

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens
English novelist Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870). (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Nautical Family

Nautical Family
January 1929: Five brothers are lifeboatmen in Hythe. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Johnny Cash & Family

Johnny Cash & Family
(STRINGER) American country musicians Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter Cash (1929 - 2003) with their infant son John Carter Cash in a promotional portrait for the film A Gunfight

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Illinois Prison

Illinois Prison
July 1925: The cells of the new Illinois State Penitentiary in Stateville, Illinois. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Prison Cell

Prison Cell
1926: A family inside their home in a fomer prison in Worcester that has been converted into flats. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Fingerprints

Fingerprints
circa 1930: A prisoner at Sing Sing prison, New York, having his fingerprints taken. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Armoury At Tower

Armoury At Tower
circa 1930: The Armoury in the Tower of London, where ancient arms are on display. The Tower, a fortress on the River Thames, has been used as a palace, a main state prison and as a museum

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Prison Garage

Prison Garage
circa 1958: Inmates at Fort Madison, Iowa State prison, repairing a car in the prison's automobile repair lot. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Bridge Of Sighs

Bridge Of Sighs
circa 1975: The Bridge of Sighs in Foley Square, downtown New York, links the Criminal Court building, right, with the Tombs Prison, where prisoners are held before trial

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Weed Killer

Weed Killer
A workman employed by the Gloucestershire County Council sprays road verges with weed killer to destroy weeds and promote healthy grass growth

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Pig Farm

Pig Farm
A herd of swine at a pig-breeding farm

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Cynthia's Cub

Cynthia's Cub
Cynthia the polar bear with her fourteen week old cub at London Zoo

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Ice King

Ice King
A statue of Neptune covered with ice

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Climbing Rigging

Climbing Rigging
A French seaman climbing the rigging of a schooner at Cardiff docks. French sailing vessels are regular visitors to Cardiff

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Pig Farm

Pig Farm
A herd of swine at a pig-breeding farm. (Photo by Maeers/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Women In Swimwear

Women In Swimwear
29th May 1939: Two women cross the road to the beach in Porthcawl. (Photo by Maeers/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Abberley Farmer

Abberley Farmer
29th August 1950: A Worscestershire farmer surveying the landscape at Abberley before the diggers of the National Coal Board's Open Cast division begin work. (Photo by Maeers/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Tithe Barn

Tithe Barn
17th July 1952: Interior of a tithe barn at Bredon, Worcestershire, which is being re-roofed with Cotswold tiles. (Photo by Maeers/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves
10th October 1952: Fallen leaves cover the pavement in Cheltenham's main shopping centre. 30, 000 trees line the town's roads. (Photo by Maeers/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Ice King

Ice King
4th December 1933: A statue of Neptune covered with ice. (Photo by Maeers/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Bandaged Cat

Bandaged Cat
25th May 1935: A bandaged cat recovering from its injuries. (Photo by Maeers/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Resting Sheep

Resting Sheep
July 1959: Sheep lying down in a field by the church in the Coln valley, Gloucestershire. (Photo by Maeers/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Hillside Sprouts

Hillside Sprouts
3rd June 1957: A farmer hoeing a field of sprouts on the hills at Sudeley, Gloucestershire, England

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Liner Refit

Liner Refit
The underside of Britain's largest liner, Majestic, during her refit at the world's largest graving dock at Southampton. The ship's propellers are in the centre. (Photo by A Hudson/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Sailing Ships

Sailing Ships
2nd May 1934: Another sailing ship seen from the deck of the windjammer Abraham Rydberg off Falmouth, Cornwall. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Srinagar

Srinagar
1934: A general view of Srinagar in Kashmir. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Mastiffs

Mastiffs
August 1934: Three large mastiffs peering out of a car window at the Tiddicar Kennels. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Cargo Boats

Cargo Boats
24th September 1934: Thames sailing barges and lighters at the Royal Albert Docks in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Bridge Foundation

Bridge Foundation
The foundations for a new bridge over the Firth of Forth at Kincardine near Stirling

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Sculpture Groom

Sculpture Groom
A cleaner at work on one of the horses of the Quadriga sculpture surmounting the Wellington Arch at Constitution Hill, with the Lilliputian traffic of Hyde Park Corner below

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Worm's Eye View

Worm's Eye View
Looking up at the silos in the new wheat mills at Royal Victoria Docks, London

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Liner No 534

Liner No 534
The iron-plated deck of Cunard liner 534, which is under construction at Clydebank, Glasgow. The ship is to be named Queen Mary when launched in 1936

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Mersey Tunnel

Mersey Tunnel
April 1934: Two workmen stand framed in the entrance to the nearly-completed Mersey Tunnel, which connects Birkenhead and Liverpool. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Raised Railway

Raised Railway
8th February 1934: A raised railway in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Watch The Birdie

Watch The Birdie
30th November 1934: Joey the raven, the mascot of a London brewery perches on a barrel in the yard

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Navy Buoys

Navy Buoys
19th April 1934: Huge sea buoys (ten feet high and over forty feet in circumference) being pulled by train from the works at Chepstow ready for their journey to Newport to be used by the Navy

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Safety First

Safety First
The auto-traffic-arm for motorists travelling at night when the use of the horn is not permitted in built up areas

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Salmon Fishing

Salmon Fishing
Two draft net fishermen fishing for salmon in the River Severn at Apperley, Gloucestershire. A wide net is dragged up and down the river by men standing on the river bank

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Cat's Got The Cream

Cat's Got The Cream
September 1934: Mother and her three kittens could not resist the pail of milk, recently collected from the cow, and are seen helping themselves. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: A1 Registration

A1 Registration
December 1934: A saloon car with the registration plate A1, the first ever identification plate for motor cars in Britain, which came into existence in 1903. (Photo by London Express/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Isa New Town

Isa New Town
1st November 1968: Rows of identical square houses in Isa, a new town in Bahrain, as it nears completion. (Photo by Tim Graham/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Pin Ball Machines

Pin Ball Machines
circa 1960: Two people looking at pinball machines in an amusement arcade. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Flying Boat

Flying Boat
23rd August 1952: The Princess Flying Boat makes its maiden flight at Cowes, Isle of Wight. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Potto on a Stick

Potto on a Stick
7th April 1965: Ursula, the newly arrived wide-eyed potto from West Africa on show at London Zoo. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Sunny Silhouette

Sunny Silhouette
6th April 1971: A woman and palm trees on a beach, silhouetted against the sky. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Warwick

Warwick
circa 1960: View of the old hospital and St. Mary's Church in the historic part of Warwick. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: German Police

German Police
September 1928: German police sitting in the back of a truck in Munich, in preparation for a political demonstration. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Creche

Creche
1st October 1928: A child standing in a park rubbish bin. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Coastal Town

Coastal Town
circa 1950: The sea front at a coastal town in Ayrshire

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Alnwick Castle

Alnwick Castle
circa 1930: A couple of cyclist looking over a wall at Alnwick Castle. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: High Street

High Street
circa 1930: Molesworth Street in Wedebridge, Cornwall. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Cat Taster

Cat Taster
circa 1930: A young cook gives a cat a sample of her culinary creation. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Wireless Station

Wireless Station
25th February 1930: Men at work at the new wireless station at Baldock. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Tired Owl

Tired Owl
A tired-looking Javan fish owl, 5th December 1973. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Conker Fight

Conker Fight
1st October 1926: Boys in their uniform shorts and long socks conker fighting in the conker season in Hornsey, London, 1926. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Tube Overground

Tube Overground
1926: An underground train being transported on wheels through the streets of London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Lobster Fishermen

Lobster Fishermen
circa 1926: A lobster fisherman cleans his pots in Newlyn, Cornwall. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Cutty Sark

Cutty Sark
1926: Used as a training ship for boys, the Cutty Sark is seen here moored at Falmouth in Cornwall. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Caracal Lynx

Caracal Lynx
27th November 1958: Pasha looks anything but docile after being moved into new quarters. This Caracal Lynx was presented to London Zoo by General J B Glubb Pasha. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Purely Medicinal

Purely Medicinal
circa 1900: A mother gives her daughter a drink at the bar of a public house, while the baby sleeps in a pram beside her. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Barbara Cartland

Barbara Cartland
circa 1928: British romantic novelist Barbara Cartland (1901 - 2000) at her desk. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Frank Muir

Frank Muir
26th February 1973: Frank Muir, the British television and radio scriptwriter and entertainer. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: St Ives Shipwreck

St Ives Shipwreck
9th November 1936: The broken hulk of the American steamship Bessemer City is battered by the waves off the coast of Cornwall. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Road Blocked

Road Blocked
22nd December 1938: A snow filled road that runs from York to Fridaythorpe. The snow is in parts up to five feet deep and makes the road impassable. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: New York Snow

New York Snow
2nd December 1938: Piles of snow in the streets of New York do not deter the flow of traffic. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Nile Sandstorm

Nile Sandstorm
circa 1950: A dramatic wall of sand advances towards the Blue Nile Bridge in Khartoum. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Shap Fell

Shap Fell
12th December 1949: Near the highest point in Britain a British Road Services lorry is stranded by the snow

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Drill At School

Drill At School
1908: Pupils at drill in neat rows at a boarding school in 1908. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHulton Archive Jigsaw Puzzle Collection: Shipyard Worker

Shipyard Worker
circa 1930: A British shipyard worker busy riveting. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)



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