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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection (page 4)

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: The Lion Of England

The Lion Of England
6th June 1953: A sculpted figure of the Lion of England which will stand at the royal entrance to the newly-built Coronation annexe of Westminster Abbey

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Top Hat

Top Hat
20th April 1957: A top hat awaits its owner on the backseat of a car during Queen Elizabeth IIs visit to France. Original Publication

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Spectators Use Periscopes

Spectators Use Periscopes
Two women using periscopes to see over the crowd outside Buckingham Palace on the wedding day of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, London

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Wedding Police

Wedding Police
Police outside Buckingham Palace in London during the wedding of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, 20th November 1947

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Australian Desert

Australian Desert
An abandoned cart in the desert sand of the Australian outback, 1953. Picture Post - 6832 - Mail Truck, Australia - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Ideal For Rationing

Ideal For Rationing
A sign painted on the back window of a car stating: 1952 Ford. Ideal For Petrol Rationing. Buy Today - Any Trial ?170 or ?85 Deposit

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Good Wood, Madam; A woman bowling in a bowling tournament

Good Wood, Madam; A woman bowling in a bowling tournament
A woman bowling in a bowling tournament. Original Publication: Picture Post - 175 - Good Wood, Madam - pub. 1939 (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Picture Post (1938 to 1957)

Picture Post (1938 to 1957)
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art Gallery: Picture Post (1938 to 1957)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: A root rake, a piece of agricultural machinery used in groundnut farming

A root rake, a piece of agricultural machinery used in groundnut farming. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4924 - We Investigate The Groundnut Scandal - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: We Investigate The Groundnut Scandal

We Investigate The Groundnut Scandal
A dust devil builds up strength in the man-made plains of the groundnut plantations. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4924 - We Investigate The Groundnut Scandal - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Dylan Marlais Thomas Welsh poet, short-story writer and playwright

Dylan Marlais Thomas Welsh poet, short-story writer and playwright
Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914 - 1953), Welsh poet, short-story writer and playwright. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - A Nest Of Singing Birds - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: A climber making his way up a rock face

A climber making his way up a rock face. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5521 - Rock Climbing - unpub. (Photo by John Chillingworth/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Scientific Shopping

Scientific Shopping
Rows of kitchenware on sale at a supermarket at Maidstone. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8437 - Scientific Shopping - unpub. (Photo by Charles Hewitt/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Finished Fisherman; Fifteen Miles Of Fishermen

Finished Fisherman; Fifteen Miles Of Fishermen
A fisherman on his way home from the annual National Angling Championship at Peterborough. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6719 - Fifteen Miles Of Fishermen - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Broadmoor

Broadmoor
A patient at Broadmoor, England, being given half-an-hours air in an enclosed and guarded courtyard. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8924 - Broadmoor - unpub. (Photo by Alex Dellow/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: A maroon Triumph Car at a preview of the Motor Show 1952

A maroon Triumph Car at a preview of the Motor Show 1952
A maroon Triumph car at a preview of the Motor show. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6156 - 1952 - Motor Show - pub. 1952 (Photo by Ronald Startup/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Egypt Under Nasser

Egypt Under Nasser
People riding donkeys across the Egyptian desert. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8304 - Egypt Under Nasser - pub. 1956 (Photo by Joseph McKeown/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Can The Wage-Freeze Hold For Them?

Can The Wage-Freeze Hold For Them?
A group of rail workers on their way to work. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5054 - Can The Wage-Freeze Hold For Them? - pub. 1950 (Photo by Charles Hewitt/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Where The Nations Meet For Song

Where The Nations Meet For Song
Four members of the Welsh folk singing team, wearing their traditional costumes. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5089 - Where The Nations Meet For Song - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Heel Hazards

Heel Hazards
Dancer and model Jeann Marsh demonstrates some of the hazards which may beset those wearing fashionable stiletto heels, such as tripping and twisting an ankle

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Catch Em Young

Catch Em Young
Football boots stacked in players lockers at Wolverhampton Wanderers ground Molyneux. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6206 - Catch Em Young - pub. 1952 (Photo by Charles Hewitt/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Two Men In Hollywood

Two Men In Hollywood
Four bicycles stacked against a wall in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles in California. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5298 -Two Men In Hollywood - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: RAF Scare - The Truth

RAF Scare - The Truth
A de Havilland Vampire makes a 550MPH attack on its German base during RAF training. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5879 - RAF Scare - The Truth - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Listening to the Stars

Listening to the Stars
The swivel type telescope at Jodrell Bank which can scan only a very limited area of the sky. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7624 - Listening to the Stars - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Local Entertainment; Some Stayed at Home

Local Entertainment; Some Stayed at Home
A crowd of spectators watching a show put on by Westminster City Council. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5195 - Some Stayed at Home - unpub. (Photo by Charles Hewitt/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw

Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4846 - Whats He Up To Now? - pub. 1949 (Photo by Felix Man/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Sporting Paradise

Sporting Paradise
A groundsman leaning on his roller watches a cricket match at Cowdray Park. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7267 - Sporting Paradise - pub. 1954 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: A couple entering Gretna Green

A couple entering Gretna Green, the Scottish border town where eloping couples go to get married. The village was traditionally popular with eloping English couples because they could be married

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Sunset Harvest

Sunset Harvest
A Yorkshire farmer working with a combine harvester at sundown. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7280 - The Battle For Our Crops - pub. 1954 (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Buckled Bike

Buckled Bike
A wrecked bike on the Kingston Bypass. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8163 - The Menace Of The Boy Cyclist - pub. 1955 (Photo by Carl Sutton/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Industrial City; Manchesters Lifeline

Industrial City; Manchesters Lifeline
Some of the factories lined along the Manchester ship canal. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7538 - Manchesters Lifeline - pub. 1955 (Photo by Harvat/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Salford Slum; The Housing Jungle

Salford Slum; The Housing Jungle
A Salford slum with a line of washing hanging across the street. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8127 - The Housing Jungle - pub. 1955 (Photo by Raymond Kleboe/Getty Images)

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

Graham Greene Pours Drink
English novelist, short-story writer, essayist and playwright Henry Graham Greene pouring out a drink. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7289 - A Third Man Or Real Life - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Hound Trailing

Hound Trailing
Hounds jumping over a hedge and crossing a country road whilst following a trail through Troutbeck in the Lake District. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5396 - Hound Trailing - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Sewer Man Under London

Sewer Man Under London
A man brushing down the inside of a sewer in London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5007 - Under London - pub. 1950 (Photo by Charles Hewitt/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Damage At Port Said

Damage At Port Said
Devastation at Port Said after bombardment and air attack by British and French forces during the Suez crisis. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8735 - Death Wore A Galabiya - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Fleeing Ponies; Rounding Up Exmoor Ponies

Fleeing Ponies; Rounding Up Exmoor Ponies
Wild and unbroken Exmoor ponies are rounded up for auction. Original Publication: Picture Post - 3023 - Rounding Up Exmoor Ponies - pub. 1945 (Photo by Francis Reiss/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Theatrical Discussion

Theatrical Discussion
Graham Greene, left, and producer Peter Glenville watch a rehearsal of Greenes first play The Living Room from the stalls. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6487 - A Stranger in the Theatre - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Looking At Sea; The Isle of Man

Looking At Sea; The Isle of Man
A man standing on a cart on a beach on the Isle of Man at twilight. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8351 - The Isle of Man - unpub. (Photo by Alex Dellow/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Rainy Holiday; Two women sheltering under their umbrella as they sit on the beach at Torquay in

Rainy Holiday; Two women sheltering under their umbrella as they sit on the beach at Torquay in the rain
Two women sheltering under their umbrella as they sit on the beach at Torquay in the rain. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7238 - Whose Riviera Is This? - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Motorway Automat; We Go To Hollywood

Motorway Automat; We Go To Hollywood
An American motorist stops at a drive-through burger joint in Hollywood, California. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5298 - We Go To Hollywood - pub. 1951 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Long Johns; Seven Girls Go Out To Ski

Long Johns; Seven Girls Go Out To Ski
Ski underpants belonging to the seven British girl skiers hanging out to dry at Wolfgang near Davos in Switzerland where the girls are in training

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Deserted City; Ten Minutes That Shook America

Deserted City; Ten Minutes That Shook America
Deserted streets around New Yorks Times Square during a 10 minute mock hydrogen bomb attack. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7882 - Ten Minutes That Shook America - pub

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

Unemployed Man
Alfred Smith, one of the countrys 1, 830, 000 unemployed people, who draws two pounds, seven shillings and sixpence a week in unemployment benefit

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Golden Light; Blackpool Pleasure Beach light display

Golden Light; Blackpool Pleasure Beach light display
An unusual and impressive light display at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5711 - Blackpool illuminations - unpub. (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Aim High

Aim High
A hunter and his gun dog taking part in an Autumn game shoot in the English countryside. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6779 - Days Of Gold - pub. 1953 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Roadside Graves; The Magic Lantern Of A Cars Headlights

Roadside Graves; The Magic Lantern Of A Cars Headlights
A churchyard is illuminated by the headlights of a passing car. Original Publication: Picture Post - 1936 - The Magic Lantern Of A Cars Headlights - pub. 1945 (Photo by Bill Brandt/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Pram; Clinic For Murderers

Pram; Clinic For Murderers
3rd December 1956: A pram used by trusted patients in a clinic in Utrecht, Holland where murderers and psychopaths are rehabilitated and encouraged to lead a normal life



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