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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection (page 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.

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Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine 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 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 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 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 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 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 Collection: Gasometers beside Regents Canal in London

Gasometers beside Regents Canal in London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6625 - London Canals - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Collection: A young boy sitting on a rock in the sea just off the Isle of Arran

A young boy sitting on a rock in the sea just off the Isle of Arran
1956: A young boy sitting on a rock in the sea just off the Isle of Arran. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8350 - The Isle Of Arran - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine 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 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 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 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 Collection: Liverpool Streets; woman walking down a street in a slum area of Liverpool

Liverpool Streets; woman walking down a street in a slum area of Liverpool
A woman walking down a street in a slum area of Liverpool, 19th November 1956. Original publication: Picture Post - 8995 - Liverpool Slums - unpub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine 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 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 Collection: Car Design; Fashion Kings Of The Car World

Car Design; Fashion Kings Of The Car World
A car plant, 28th September 1956. Original Publication : Picture Post - 8703 - Fashion Kings Of The Car World - pub. 28th September 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine 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 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 Collection: RAF De Havilland Vampire being pushed into position ready for take-off

RAF De Havilland Vampire being pushed into position ready for take-off
17th May 1952: An RAF De Havilland Vampire being pushed into position ready for take-off. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5864 - We re Flying Five Years Ahead - pub.1952

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

A factory at Saarbrucken in the Saar, Germany

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine 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 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

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: A child of the Haanapel family holds his scooter and watches the street in the town of Doesburg

A child of the Haanapel family holds his scooter and watches the street in the town of Doesburg, Holland. Members of the Haanapel family have suffered from a genetic fault for over 400 years whereby

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Couple Watching The Sea on Blackpool Promenade

Couple Watching The Sea on Blackpool Promenade
July 1951: A couple looking out to sea on Blackpool Promenade. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5358 - Bert Hardys Box Camera - pub. 1951 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Dark Passage separating Birminghams tunnel-back houses

Dark Passage separating Birminghams tunnel-back houses
6th February 1954: One of the dark passages which separate Birminghams tunnel-back houses. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6979 - The Best And The Worst Of British Cities 4: Birmingham - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Railway Walk under a railway bridge in the dockland area of Cardiff

Railway Walk under a railway bridge in the dockland area of Cardiff
22nd April 1950: A man walking under a railway bridge in the dockland area of Cardiff, known as Bute Town or Tiger Bay. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5020 - Down The Bay - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Waiting For A Ship

Waiting For A Ship
Christina Zandvliet and her family emigrated to Australia but after falling ill she returned to Holland. Her children missed her so much they stowed aboard a ship to see her again

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Dusk Invasion

Dusk Invasion
American soldiers arriving in the Port of Inchon, Korea. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5086 - Inchon - pub. 1950 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Members of the British army driving through Aden

Members of the British army driving through Aden. Original Publication: Picture Post - 9105 - RAF And Cameron Highlanders In Aden - unpub. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Girl And Baguette as she reads a noticeboard

Girl And Baguette as she reads a noticeboard
A young girl holding a baguette as she reads a notice board displaying cuts in the prices of fruit, jam and coffee. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5891 - Save The Franc - Pinay - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Portable Turntable

Portable Turntable
21st May 1958: The Philips portable record player for 45 rpm single records. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: A carved lions head amongst the ruins of the bouleuterion or council chamber at Olympia

A carved lions head amongst the ruins of the bouleuterion or council chamber at Olympia
5th July 1952: A carved lions head amongst the ruins of the bouleuterion or council chamber at Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Rice Line; Women carrying bales of rice to the village threshing ground in Mudichur

Rice Line; Women carrying bales of rice to the village threshing ground in Mudichur
7th June 1947: Women carrying bales of rice to the village threshing ground in Mudichur, Madras. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4325 - Indian Village - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Ulsters Unemployed

Ulsters Unemployed
17th December 1955: Unemployed people on the streets of Derry city. In Northern Ireland 30, 000 people are out of work. Original Publication

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Magic Mountain; A heavily-burdened Nepalese labourer plods along a mountain track

Magic Mountain; A heavily-burdened Nepalese labourer plods along a mountain track
24th February 1951: A heavily-burdened Nepalese labourer plods along a mountain track. Shafts of sunlight pierce the heavy clouds in a threatening sky

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Street Fashion 1953; fashionable young woman window shopping in Londons Piccadilly

Street Fashion 1953; fashionable young woman window shopping in Londons Piccadilly
4th June 1953: A fashionable young woman window shopping in Londons Piccadilly. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6576 - What Makes Piccadilly - pub



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