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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection (#9)

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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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Truckers

Truckers
21st July 1951: A British Road Services truck pulls out of the Bermondsey depot as it sets out on a night run. Trunker is slang for long-distance lorry driver

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Sea Spray

Sea Spray
1954, A wave breakes on a groyne at the sea side. Original Publication : Picture Post - Sea Spray - unpub. 1954 (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Greek Vase

Greek Vase
Olympic runners depicted on an ancient Greek vase given as a prize in the Panathenaea, circa 525 BC. Original Publication : Picture Post - 5953 - Where the Olympic Games Started - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Puck Fair

Puck Fair
Even the animals join in the fun at Puck Fair in Killorglin, County Kerry, August 1952. Original Publication : Picture Post - 6076 - Puck Fair - unpub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Long-Woolled Sheep

Long-Woolled Sheep
Long-woolled sheep in field near Kielder, one of the many villages situated on the Tynes Bank, 21st October 1950. Original Publication

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bradford

Bradford
A marked contrast between Bradfords industrial centre and the beauty of the surrounding countryside, 1880. Original Publication : Picture Post - 5228 - Why Your Clothes Will Cost You More - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Trapped Convoy

Trapped Convoy
A convoy trapped on the Suez Canal near Cantara during the Suez Crisis, 24th December 1956. Original Publication : Picture Post - 8760 - Suez: The Troops We Left Behind - Pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Dounreay

Dounreay
The bottom half of the worlds first electricity-producing fast breeder reactor at Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment in Scotland, 14th July 1956

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bulls Head Hotel

Bulls Head Hotel
The Bulls Head Hotel in Manchester, 19th November 1938. Original Publication : Picture Post - 41 - Manchester - pub. 1938 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Perth Over The Tay

Perth Over The Tay
A view over the River Tay from Victoria Bridge to Perth Street, Perth, Scotland, 16th April 1955. Original publication: Picture Post - 7671 - Make Perth The Capital - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Firth Of Tay

Firth Of Tay
The Firth of Tay at Dundee, on the east coast of Scotland, as seen from Dundee Law, 25th June 1955. The Tay Railway Bridge crosses the river in the distance

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bristol

Bristol
Two postmen stroll down Royal York Crescent in Bristol, 29th May 1954. Original Publication : Picture Post - 7170 - The Best and Worst of British Cities 5: Bristol, Straight Faced City - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Slag Heap

Slag Heap
A vast slag heap at the Grove Colliery, in the Cannock Chase coalfield, 6th July 1946. Original Publication : Picture Post - 4111 - The Hungry Pit Of Norton Canes - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Diana Dors

Diana Dors
Blonde British actress Diana Dors (1931 - 1984) arrives at the Cannes Film Festival, 3rd May 1956. Original Publication : Picture Post - 8396 - Diana - Queen Of Cannes - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Lagonda Drophead Coupe

Lagonda Drophead Coupe
A Lagonda DB2.6 drophead coupe, 21st October 1950. Original publication: Picture Post - 5140 - Britains Best In Cars - pub. 1950 (Photo by Ronald Startup/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Picture 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Midget Submarine

Midget Submarine
A midget submarine (background), which has been transported from Gosport in Hampshire to Londons Olympia for the Boys and Girls Exhibition, August 1956

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: WI Dancers

WI Dancers
Members of Eastgate Womens Institute practising country dancing to a gramophone in the fields of Weardale, County Durham, 27th June 1953. Original publication: Picture Post - 6557 - The W.I. - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Haitian Harbour

Haitian Harbour
A view across a harbour, Haiti, July 1949. Original publication: Picture Post - 4843 - The World Unites On Its First Big Job - pub. 30th July 1949

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Mountain Village

Mountain Village
Shacks on the outskirts of a mountain village, Haiti, July 1949. Original publication: Picture Post - 4843 - The World Unites On Its First Big Job - pub. 30th July 1949

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Christmas Turkeys

Christmas Turkeys
Christmas turkeys awaiting the festive season at a turkey farm, 1954. Original Publication : Picture Post - 6925 - Turkey Farm - unpub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Aldridge Flower Farm

Aldridge Flower Farm
Daffodils growing in Aldridge Flower Farm, on St. Agnes in the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain, circa 1954. Original Publication : Picture Post - 6927 - unpub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Tryweryn Valley

Tryweryn Valley
A view of the Tryweryn Valley near Bala, Merionethshire, Wales, 27th February 1957. In 1957, a private bill was passed by Parliament to flood the valley in order to create the Llyn Celyn reservoir

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Capel Celyn

Capel Celyn
A view over the village of Capel Celyn in the Tryweryn Valley near Bala, Merionethshire, Wales, 27th February 1957. In 1957

Tryweryn Valley
A man and a boy look out over the Tryweryn Valley near Bala, Merionethshire, Wales, 27th February 1957. In 1957, a private bill was passed by Parliament to flood the valley in order to create

Capel Celyn
A view of the village of Capel Celyn in the Tryweryn Valley near Bala, Merionethshire, Wales, 27th February 1957. In 1957

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Thames By Night

Thames By Night
A view over the River Thames at night, towards Shell Mex House (centre, right) and the Savoy Hotel (right), during the Festival of Britain, London, 1951

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Italian Coach Courier

Italian Coach Courier
A courier arrives at a station, ready to take a coach party on a tour of Italy, 1954. Original Publication : Picture Post - 7325 - Coach Tour Of Italy - unpub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Glasgow Nights

Glasgow Nights
The bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, 1939. Original Publication : Picture Post - 91- Glasgow - pub. 1st April 1939 (Photo by Humphrey Spender/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Picture 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Thebes

Thebes
circa 1955: Remains of the city of Thebes with a wall showing a colonnade. (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Morning Light

Morning Light
May 1906: The 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. Lilliput

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Cow And Calf

Cow And Calf
circa 1938: An Indian cow and its calf in a farmyard in India. (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Rural View

Rural View
Two women looking towards an English village from a nearby hillside, 1944. Original publication: (Photo by Francis Reiss/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Royal Albert Bridge

Royal Albert Bridge
The Royal Albert Bridge, designed by British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, over the River Tamar at Saltash, under construction. (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Fireworks On Water

Fireworks On Water
A night-time firework display. (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Foggy Landscape

Foggy Landscape
The Gasometer in Hitchin, Herfordshire, almost submerged in fog. (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Moscow Theatre

Moscow Theatre
circa 1850: The Grand Theatre in Theatre Square, Moscow, built in 1824 by Bovet to house the Bolshoi. It burnt to the ground in 1853 and was rebuilt as the modern Bolshoi Theatre

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Mournful Dog

Mournful Dog
circa 1940: A long haired greyhound or lurcher tethered in a corner with straw on the floor. (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan
A stone carving of a pre-Columbian serpent god at the ancient archaeological site of Teotihuacan in Mexico, circa 1949. The site dates back to around 200 BCE

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Long Hair

Long Hair
circa 1890: Miss Milo standing in front of a dressing-table. Her very long hair touches the ground. (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Lewes Mill

Lewes Mill
6th September 1907: A unique six sail windmill at Lewes, Sussex. (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bert Hardy (1913 -1995) Art Prints

Bert Hardy (1913 -1995) Art Prints
Fine Art Storehouse Picture Post: Bert Hardy (1913 -1995) Art Prints

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine 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)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Newsstand

Newsstand
A soldier in Paris reading Picture Post at a newstand

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