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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection (page 2)

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: Searching Car

Searching Car
A customs officer searching the boot of a car at Calais

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Looking For Jobs

Looking For Jobs
Two men looking for work in a Labour Exchange window

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bad Dogs

Bad Dogs
A garden in France containing some unusual ornaments - a collection of fake dogs in a kennel bearing the sign Chiens Mechants ( Bad Dogs )

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Waxwork Shop

Waxwork Shop
A showcase of completed wax model heads at a small factory in Bayswater, London

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Mersey Tugboat

Mersey Tugboat
A tugboat on the river Mersey in Liverpool

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Stage Hands

Stage Hands
Stage hands work to prepare for Terry Cantors travelling revue show All Shapes And Sizes

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: New Road

New Road
A newly constructed suburban road running through the Team Valley Estate, Newcastle, Tyneside.Picture Post - 38 - Tyneside - pub. 1938

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: A man walking through a backstreet of the Gorbals area of Glasgow

A man walking through a backstreet of the Gorbals area of Glasgow
31st January 1948: A man walking through a backstreet in the run-down Gorbals area of Glasgow. The Gorbals tenements were built quickly and cheaply in the 1840s

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: Dylan Thomas Relaxing

Dylan Thomas Relaxing
Welsh poet and playwright Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953), relaxing outside. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - Nest Of Singing Birds - pub. 1946 (Photo by Francis Reiss/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Greyhound Race; Priceless Border Takes His Last Gallop

Greyhound Race; Priceless Border Takes His Last Gallop
24th July 1948: Priceless Border, winner of the Greyhound Derby and the fastest dog in his league runs his last race before becoming a stud at Wembley Stadium Kennels

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Graham Greene

Graham Greene
14th August 1954: English novelist and playwright Graham Greene (1904-1991). Original Publication: Picture Post - 7239 - Graham Greene - pub. 1954 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Soused Mouse

Soused Mouse
27th February 1954: A mouse is tempted to climb a miniature ladder for a sip of sherry in a wine cellar at Jerez in Spain. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6734 - Sherry Comes From Spain - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Corby Ironworks

Corby Ironworks
11th February 1950: Corby Ironworks in Northamptonshire at night. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4975 - Did You Know This Was Happening To England? - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Iron Miner

Iron Miner
5th June 1948: A miner pauses in a tunnel before starting a shift in Britains most modern iron ore mine, at Irthlinborough in Northamptonshire

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine 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 imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: F-86 Sabre

F-86 Sabre
28th June 1952: A US Airforce pilot stationed in Britain waits as an engineer refuels an F-86 Sabre. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5927 - The Yanks In England - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Beach Ballet

Beach Ballet
August 1955: A ballet dancer draws circles in the sand with the points of her toes. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8498 - Festival Ballet Dancer - unpub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Lost In Sheep

Lost In Sheep
11th August 1951: A flock of sheep manoeuvre their way around a parked car on their way down the slopes of Snowdonia, at Hafod-y-Llan, Wales

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Dorset Rams

Dorset Rams
9th July 1949: Dorset Horned rams from a flock at the Maiden Castle Farm, Dorset. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4826 - Where Are The Downland Sheep? - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Morris Minor

Morris Minor
25th October 1952: A Morris Minor saloon car parked on an English village street. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6156 - 1952 - Motor Show - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday
1954: American jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915 - 1959), also known as Lady Day, during a performance. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7380 - Billie Holiday - unpub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Sheeps Eyes

Sheeps Eyes
9th July 1949: A flock of sheep standing placidly in a field at Maiden Castle Farm, Dorchester. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4826 - Where Are The Downland Sheep? - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Signal Box

Signal Box
A signal box at a London station, 20th January 1939. Original Publication : Picture Post - 362 - The Life Of A London Station - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: London Power Station

London Power Station
2nd July 1955: Battersea power station in London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7838 - What can The Citizen Do ? - pub. 1958 (Photo by Michael Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Nuns Walk; Is This The Borley Rectory Ghost?

Nuns Walk; Is This The Borley Rectory Ghost?
A girl peers down the Nuns Walk at Borley Rectory in Essex, 1st January 1955. Since 1900, several people claim to have seen the ghost of a nun on this path

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Industrial Cabaret

Industrial Cabaret
7th January 1956: Cabaret dancers from Eve, an exclusive French nightclub in Londons Regent Street, wearing costumes on the theme of the British Industries Fair

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Forbidden Fruit; A young girl endeavours to pick an apple from the tree

Forbidden Fruit; A young girl endeavours to pick an apple from the tree
31st December 1956: A young girl endeavours to pick an apple from the tree. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8782 - Champion Children - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: The main spiral staircase at Queens House, Greenwich

The main spiral staircase at Queens House, Greenwich, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7277 - Greenwich Staircase - unpub. (Photo by Raymond Kleboe/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Its A Lonely Road; Three children walk hand in hand down the main street of the village

Its A Lonely Road; Three children walk hand in hand down the main street of the village
1940: Three children walk hand in hand down the main street of the village. Original Publication: Picture Post - 339 - Life In A Village - unpub. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: A night-time view of the Lifeboat Bar in Dublin

A night-time view of the Lifeboat Bar in Dublin, Eire, June 1955. Original publication: Picture Post - 7808 - Dublin - pub. 18th June 1955

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Lancashire Mill Town; Cotton mill worker Alice Nelson sets out for work at the Lilac Mill in Shaw

Lancashire Mill Town; Cotton mill worker Alice Nelson sets out for work at the Lilac Mill in Shaw
Cotton mill worker Alice Nelson sets out for work at the Lilac Mill in Shaw, Lancashire, January 1955. Original publication: Picture Post - 7474 - Cottons Amazing Recovery - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine 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 imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Standard Eight Cars

Standard Eight Cars
A row of Standard Cars waiting to be sent to retailers. A four door saloon costs ?481, does 50 miles to the gallon and is the cheapest car in Britain

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine 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 imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Walking On Water

Walking On Water
circa 1920: A man in the Channel using a floating contraption that allows him to walk on the water (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Foggy Landscape

Foggy Landscape
The Gasometer in Hitchin, Herfordshire, almost submerged in fog

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Kitchen

Kitchen
A Crane Carlton boiler beside a cooker and an Ascot heater

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: 40s Glamour

40s Glamour
A clothing dummy on display at the Ideal Home Exhibition. London

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Morning Light

Morning Light
A square-rigged sailing ship, the Morning Light, in a Norwegian fjord. It was built in 1878 at Yesterham, Nova Scotia, but later sold to Norway

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Model Boats

Model Boats
Children playing with model boats at the pond in Wimbledon

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Wall Watchers

Wall Watchers
A group of spectators watch an FA cup-tie match at Wolverhampton Wanderers football ground, from the top of a wall

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Polzeath

Polzeath
Picture post card..... Polzeath cornwall sea rocks blue sky

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Glow

Glow
A gorguoes glow behind a small tree at St. Helena Island

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: After the Storm at St. Helena

After the Storm at St. Helena
After hurricane Mathew several trees have been knocked down at St. Helena Island

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: St. Helena Sunrise

St. Helena Sunrise
A sunrise at St. Helena Island

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Pray And Hope

Pray And Hope
1st October 1957: Pilgrims on their knees praying at the shrine of Lourdes in France. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Herd Of Sheep

Herd Of Sheep
Crofters and sheep on the Island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides



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