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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection (page 12)

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: Marching To Front

Marching To Front
September 1950: British infantrymen marching to the front-line in Taegu during the Korean War. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5086 - Korean War Series - We Follow The Road to Hell - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bywell Churchyard

Bywell Churchyard
21st October 1950: The graveyard at Bywell near to the River Tyne. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5138 - Down The Tyne - pub.1950 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: A man in a bowler hat walking under the arches on the cobbled Wapping High Street, London

A man in a bowler hat walking under the arches on the cobbled Wapping High Street, London
3rd December 1949: A man in a bowler hat walking under the arches on the cobbled Wapping High Street, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4931 - The Pool Of London - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Uphill Skiers at Klosters in Switzerland

Uphill Skiers at Klosters in Switzerland
12th February 1955: Skiers at Klosters in Switzerland making their way up a mountainside. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7525 - The Joys Of Sun And Snow - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: A gun dog chasing a rabbit

A gun dog chasing a rabbit
17th January 1948: A gun dog chasing a rabbit. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4480 - Training Gun Dogs - pub. 1948 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: The Post Office

The Post Office
3rd September 1955: Two young boys outside a post office in Laxay on the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Sunderland Bomber in a mock bombing practice with the Queen Elizabeth

Sunderland Bomber in a mock bombing practice with the Queen Elizabeth
19th June 1948: A Sunderland bomber in a mock bombing practice with the Queen Elizabeth. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4562 - A Sunderland Bombs The Queen - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Looking Out To Sea

Looking Out To Sea
31st July 1948: American passengers look out to sea from the deck of the Queen Elizabeth as it makes its way to Britain across the Atlantic

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Treacherous Sands; Low tide, or low water slack, at Goodwin Sands

Treacherous Sands; Low tide, or low water slack, at Goodwin Sands
1st May 1948: Low tide, or low water slack, at Goodwin Sands. The area is seamed with gullies and swillies formed by the swirling tides. Some of the holes have twelve feet of water above the sand

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Tiger Bay; A man walking under a railway bridge in the dockland area of Cardiff

Tiger Bay; A man walking 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: Tugboat At Work; hauling a liner into one of the dockyards on Clydeside

Tugboat At Work; hauling a liner into one of the dockyards on Clydeside
17th July 1954: A tugboat hauls a liner into one of the dockyards on Clydeside. The shipyards are the major employers in the area and, while the demand is high

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Clydside Docks; Cranes and seagulls silhouetted against the sky

Clydside Docks; Cranes and seagulls silhouetted against the sky
17th July 1954: Cranes and seagulls silhouetted against the sky at a dockyard on the River Clyde in Scotland. The shipyards are the major employers of the area and, while the demand is high

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Barbary Ape; tailless macaque monkey, sitting on a rock above a harbour in Gibraltar

Barbary Ape; tailless macaque monkey, sitting on a rock above a harbour in Gibraltar
8th May 1954: A Barbary Ape, a tailless macaque monkey, sitting on a rock above a harbour in Gibraltar. The Barbary Ape can also be found in Morocco

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Heading Home

Heading Home
3rd September 1955: Two little boys head back to their remote house along a grassy track on the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Circa 1955, A rainbow arcs over the gorge of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River

Circa 1955, A rainbow arcs over the gorge of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Shipping In Belfast

Shipping In Belfast
A woman with two children stops to look at shipping in a harbour, Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 1955. Original publication: Picture Post - 7825 - Belfast - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Waste Ground In Belfast

Waste Ground In Belfast
Waste ground behind houses in Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 1955. Original publication: Picture Post - 7825 - Belfast - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Cinema Poster; 7 Days Leave From Prison

Cinema Poster; 7 Days Leave From Prison
Convicted criminal Danny Hughes appears in a series of photographs as part of an experiment in home leave from prisons. Here he reads a poster advertising the gang warfare film Cosh Boy

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Railway Houses

Railway Houses
1956: A steam train passing houses which back onto the line, in Yorkshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8067 - The Importance of Being Yorkshire - unpub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: World War II

World War II
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art: War: World War II

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Peoples Car

Peoples Car
19th September 1953: A row of Standard Cars waiting to be sent to retailers. A four door saloon costing ?481 it does 50 miles to the gallon and is the cheapest car in Britain

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Jaguar Saloon

Jaguar Saloon
October 1955: The 2.4 litre Jaguar Saloon. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8111 - New Cars Without Tears - pub. 1955 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: The Hotchkiss

The Hotchkiss
1953: The Hotchkiss, seen in Licoln Inn Fields. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6405 - By Their Internal Combustion Engines Ye Shall Know Them - unpub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Standard Vanguard

Standard Vanguard
22nd October 1955: The new Standard Vanguard III on display. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8111 - Coventry - Rootes Car - unpub. (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Aston Martin

Aston Martin
24th October 1953: An Aston Martin parked outside a house. The new model was on display at the Motor Show at Earls Court. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6771 - The New Cars - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: 3-Litre Lagonda

3-Litre Lagonda
24th October 1953: A 3-Litre Lagonda motor car. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6771 - German Diesel Car For The Motor Show - pub. 1953 (Photo by Carl Sutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: The Bond Car

The Bond Car
1953: The Bond Minicar. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6405 - By Their Internal Combustion Engines Ye Shall Know Them - unpub. (Photo by Daniel Farson/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Custom Royal

Custom Royal
The front bumper of the American 56 Dodge Custom Royal at the Paris Motor Show. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8714 - Cars For 1957 - pub. 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Cars 1950 s

Cars 1950 s
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art: Cars: Cars 1950 s

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Aston Martin

Aston Martin
22nd October 1956: An Aston Martin Db2 4 Mark II Spyder sports car at the Paris Motor Show. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bentley Mulliner

Bentley Mulliner
24th October 1953: A Bentley Mulliner 4-door saloon car parked outside a country house. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6771 - German Diesel Car For The Motor Show - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Jaguar XK120

Jaguar XK120
21st October 1950: Classic British car the 3.5 litre Jaguar XK120, in its time the fastest production sports car, in the driveway of a country house

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Fraser Nash

Fraser Nash
24th October 1953: A Fraser Nash Le Mans fixed head coupe. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6771 - German Diesel Car For The Motor Show - pub. 1953 (Photo by Carl Sutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Jaguar XK120

Jaguar XK120
24th October 1953: A Jaguar XK120 hardtop motor car. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6771 - German Diesel Car For The Motor Show - pub. 1953 (Photo by Ronald Startup/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: The Audette

The Audette
22nd October 1956: The Audette, a French bubble car 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: Bristol 404

Bristol 404
24th October 1953: A Bristol 404 motor car in front of an aircraft hangar. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6771 - German Diesel Car For The Motor Show - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: German Team

German Team
17th July 1954: The Mercedes team load one of their cars into a transporter for the 1954 French Grand Prix at Reims, which they later won. It was the first time German cars had competed for 15 years

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

Maserati; Fashion Kings Of The Car World
28th September 1956: A Maserati sports car. 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: New York Taxi

New York Taxi
An abandoned New York taxi during a mock hydrogen bomb attack, which was staged in sixty US cities. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7882 - The Ten Minutes That Shook America - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Cadillac

Cadillac
The front wing of a Cadillac Eldorado Brougham at the Paris Motor Show. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8714 - Cars For 1957 - pub. 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Tail Lights

Tail Lights
The rear lights and bumper of a 56 Dodge Custom Royal at the Paris Motor Show. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8714 - Cars For 1957 - pub. 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Smart Couple

Smart Couple
29th April 1950: A smartly dressed couple walk hand-in-hand along a street in Buenos Aires. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4971 - A Visit To Buenos Aires - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Boot Room

Boot Room
1st December 1951: Arsenal FC boot room at Highbury. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5596 - A Is For Arsenal - pub. 1951 (Photo by George Douglas/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Queen Mary Passengers view New York Dawn

Queen Mary Passengers view New York Dawn
Passengers on board the Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary view the New York skyline as the ship docks in Manhattan at dawn. Original Publication: Picture Post - 198 - Atlantic Crossing - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Parisian Lovers

Parisian Lovers
23rd June 1951: A young couple sharing an intimate moment in one of the pavement cafes on the Champs-Elysees, Paris. Original Publication

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Charge Of The Light Brigade

Charge Of The Light Brigade
Painting depicting The Charge Of The Light Brigade, which was a disastrous charge of British cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Cinema Silhouette

Cinema Silhouette
A couple silhouetted against the bright neon lights of a Granada Cinema. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7045 - Usherette - unpub. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Gorbals area of Glasgow; Two young boys walking along a street in 1948

Gorbals area of Glasgow; Two young boys walking along a street in 1948
31st January 1948: Two boys walking along a street in the run-down Gorbals area of Glasgow. The Gorbals tenements were built quickly and cheaply in the 1840s



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