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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection (#11)

Snapshots of Britain and the world in the 1930s, 40s, & 50s. Published between 1938 and 1957, this is a collection of archive prints which filled the pages of the weekly magazine which included light-hearted and humorous stories and major social issues, both domestic and international.

549 Framed Prints

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Prussian Occupation

Prussian Occupation
Fort Issy, one of the strategic defence posts of Paris is occupied by Prussian troops during the Franco-Prussian war. (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Backless Fashion

Backless Fashion
5th November 1949: Pariss latest fashion items place the accent on necklines, using roses, frills, and feathers to emphasize necks and bosoms

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Newsstand

Newsstand
A soldier in Paris reading Picture Post at a newstand

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Bert Hardy (1913 -1995)

Bert Hardy (1913 -1995)
Fine Art Storehouse Photographer Collections: Bert Hardy (1913 -1995)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Bert Hardy (1913 -1995)

Bert Hardy (1913 -1995)
Fine Art Storehouse Photographer Collections: Bert Hardy (1913 -1995)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Swedish Lumberjacks

Swedish Lumberjacks
Two lumberjacks on their way to work, Sweden, 1952. Original publication: Picture Post - 6124 - Swedish Village - unpub 1952 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Civil Defence Poster

Civil Defence Poster
4th October 1952: A poster encouraging recruitment to the Civil Defence volunteers, against the background of bomb devastation around St. Pauls Cathedral in the City of London

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Westminster Abbey; These People Should Pay For The Abbey Repairs

Westminster Abbey; These People Should Pay For The Abbey Repairs
12th September 1953: Corrosion and damage caused to the stonework of Westminster Abbey, London, by soot and pollution. Original Publication

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Foxy Trousers; Ten week-old Fox Cub Twentieth Century Fox

Foxy Trousers; Ten week-old Fox Cub Twentieth Century Fox
Ten week-old fox cub Twentieth Century Fox, takes a look around London from the safety of his owners trousers.Picture Post - 8406 - A Fox Discovers London - pub. 1956

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: The Piccadilly District of London at night

The Piccadilly District of London at night
The Piccadilly district of London at night

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Parked Cars Great Pulteney Street in the West End of London

Parked Cars Great Pulteney Street in the West End of London
Cars parked on both sides of Great Pulteney Street in the West End of London

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: The Allard

The Allard
21st October 1950: The K2 Allard, manufactured in Clapham and powered by a Ford engine. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5140 - Britains Best In Cars - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus
26th June 1954: A crowd-free Piccadilly Circus in the centre of London, showing the tube station entrance, the statue of Eros and the Swan and Edgar building

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: All London; Suburban London Street

All London; Suburban London Street
A suburban street in London, May 1951. Original publication: Picture Post - 5309 - All London - pub. 26th May 1951 (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Desert Car Skeleton; Mail Truck, Australia

Desert Car Skeleton; Mail Truck, Australia
The skeleton of an old car lying in the desert sand of the Australian outback. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6832 - Mail Truck, Australia - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: French Poster; Two Girls Make Bon

French Poster; Two Girls Make Bon
Two ex-Hulton Press secretaries are seen here studying a French poster during their apprenticeship at the Hotel Chambord, Ostend. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6651 - Two Girls Make Bon - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Chase Me; The Last Of The Gaelic

Chase Me; The Last Of The Gaelic
23rd July 1955: Two girls running up the steps from a beach in the Scottish Western Isles. These children have spoken Gaelic for most of their lives

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Assisi Peasants take their geese to the market

Assisi Peasants take their geese to the market
22nd September 1951: Locals take their geese to the market in Assisi. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5409 - Assisi - pub. 1951 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Lonely Walk; Seven Days Leave from Prison

Lonely Walk; Seven Days Leave from Prison
2nd May 1953: Nearing the end of a seven year sentence in Wakefield Gaol, Danny Hughes has been granted a weeks parole. Trusted to take responsibility for himself

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Going Home; The Whites of Their Eyes

Going Home; The Whites of Their Eyes
December 1951: A family going home after a fishing trip on Lake Edward in Uganda. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5665 - The Whites of Their Eyes - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Barrel Boy Adventure Play

Barrel Boy Adventure Play
A boy disappearing into a barrel, which formed an entrance to a cave in an adventure playground in Crawley

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Parisian Couple Arm in Arm

Parisian Couple Arm in Arm
A couple standing arm in arm in Paris

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Seine Sunbather

Seine Sunbather
A sunbather stripped down to his swimming trunks, suns himself by the banks of the Seine in Paris

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Giant Basket

Giant Basket
A woman carrying a large wicker basket through a street in Assisi. Picture Post - 5409 - Assisi - pub. 1951 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Maserati Sports Car Bumper, Paris Motor Show

Maserati Sports Car Bumper, Paris Motor Show
The bumper of an Italian Maserati sports car at the Paris Motor Show. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8703 - Fashion Kings Of The Car World - pub. 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Fireflite

Fireflite
22nd October 1956: A rear-view of a De Soto Fireflite at the Paris Motor Show. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8714 - Cars For 1957 - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Plastic Bumper

Plastic Bumper
15th October 1956: A close-up of a Plexiglass bumper on a Nash Palm Beach, at the Farina works in Italy. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8703 - Fashion Kings Of The Car World - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Wise Thoughts

Wise Thoughts
21st May 1955: Two children reflect on life whilst sitting on a kerb in a cobbled street. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7763 - Whatever He hears He Can Play - pub 1955

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: The Peoples Car, the Volkswagen Beetle

The Peoples Car, the Volkswagen Beetle
15th October 1956: The Peoples Car, the Volkswagen Beetle. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8703 - Fashion Kings Of The Car World - pub. 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Houses backing onto a London Canal

Houses backing onto a London Canal
August 1953: Houses backing onto a London Canal. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6625 - London Canals - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Druid Ceremony, part of the Midsummer Rites at Stonehenge

Druid Ceremony, part of the Midsummer Rites at Stonehenge
30th June 1956: A druid participating in a dawn ceremony as part of the Midsummer Rites at Stonehenge. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8536 - The Druids Under Fire - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Three children peer through the fence on a bridge over one of Londons many canals

Three children peer through the fence on a bridge over one of Londons many canals
August 1953: Three children peer through the fence on a bridge over one of Londons many canals. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6625 - London Canals - unpub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: American Vauxhall Cresta at the Paris Motor Show

American Vauxhall Cresta at the Paris Motor Show
22nd October 1956: An American Vauxhall Cresta at the Paris Motor Show. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8714 - Cars For 1957 - pub. 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Scarborough Beach

Scarborough Beach
9th August 1952: Families enjoy paddling at the seaside resort of Scarborough in North Yorkshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5997 - A Trip To Scarborough - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Spotlit Bouquet; Why Marriage Can Fail, Picture Post 1954

Spotlit Bouquet; Why Marriage Can Fail, Picture Post 1954
30th October 1954: A man hiding a bouquet of flowers behind his back to illustrate the problem of putting ones wife on a pedestal, which can cause a marriage to fail

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Grand Canal; lone gondolier silhouetted against the dawn as it breaks over the Grand

Grand Canal; lone gondolier silhouetted against the dawn as it breaks over the Grand
15th September 1951: A lone gondolier silhouetted against the dawn as it breaks over the Grand Canal in Venice. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5402 - Venice Party - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Gwynn Place; Dickens London

Gwynn Place; Dickens London
Gwynn Place in London, circa 1952. Original Publication : Picture Post - 5737 - Dickens London - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Motocross Couple; June The Rough Rider

Motocross Couple; June The Rough Rider
Twenty-one year old motorcycle triallist June Adams (right) with a friend at a motocross event, March 1951. Original publication: Picture Post - 5218 - June The Rough Rider - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Strolling Players Go By Boat

Strolling Players Go By Boat
Two members of The Taverners, a company of strolling players, who are taking their production of Shakespeares Twelfth Night to riverside pubs along the Thames, September 1951

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Paraggi Beach Italy

Paraggi Beach Italy
A wall overlooking Paraggi Beach, near the tourist resort of Portofino, Italy, August 1952. Original Publication : Picture Post - 6023 - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Overlooking Paraggi Beach, Italy

Overlooking Paraggi Beach, Italy
A wall overlooking Paraggi Beach, near the tourist resort of Portofino, Italy, August 1952. Original Publication : Picture Post - 6023 - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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 imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Circa 1955: The Basilica at Lourdes

Circa 1955: The Basilica at Lourdes
circa 1955: The Basilica at Lourdes. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Skimming Stones; A group of children playing in the racially diverse dockland area of Cardiff

Skimming Stones; A group of children playing in the racially diverse dockland area of Cardiff
A group of children playing in the racially diverse dockland area of Cardiff, known as Tiger Bay

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Yeti Hat; A black spaghetti straw hat, a summer beach fashion from Italy

Yeti Hat; A black spaghetti straw hat, a summer beach fashion from Italy
A black spaghetti straw hat, a summer beach fashion from Italy

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: A factory at Saarbrucken in the Saar, Germany

A factory at Saarbrucken in the Saar, Germany

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Festival of Britain Exhibition; Dignitaries of St Pauls Church look at an engine

Festival of Britain Exhibition; Dignitaries of St Pauls Church look at an engine
Dignitaries of St Pauls Church look at an engine on display in the Transport Pavilion on the day that the King officially opens the Festival of Britain Exhibition

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Musicians Looking For Work outside the offices of the London Orchestral Association in Piccadilly

Musicians Looking For Work outside the offices of the London Orchestral Association in Piccadilly
Musicians gathering outside the offices of the London Orchestral Association in Piccadilly, London, looking for work



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