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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection (#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.

549 Framed Prints

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Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Independence; Scotland And Home Rule

Independence; Scotland And Home Rule
8th July 1939: Underneath a roadside advert for cigarettes is chalked Home Rule for Scotland. Original Publication: Picture Post - 174 - Scotland And Home Rule - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Holy Gun Smoke; Two hand guns and a cigarette lying on a copy of the Holy Bible in a production of

Holy Gun Smoke; Two hand guns and a cigarette lying on a copy of the Holy Bible in a production of Edgar Wallaces play
November 1954: Two hand guns and a cigarette lying on a copy of the Holy Bible in a production of Edgar Wallaces play On The Spot, presented by Picture Post

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Brighton Pier; litter left by the departed crowds

Brighton Pier; litter left by the departed crowds
June 1952: A pile of litter left by the departed crowds on the famous Brighton Pier. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5902 - Brighton Pier - unpub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: The Glencoe Pass; The Road To The Isles

The Glencoe Pass; The Road To The Isles
F4th June 1955: The Scottish Highland valley of Glencoe on the road to the Isles in Argyllshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7790 - The Road To The Isles - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Prize Dog; Priceless Border Takes His Last Gallop

Prize Dog; 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Final Race; Priceless Border Takes His Last Gallop

Final 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Grampian Couple; Dundee, The Uncompromising

Grampian Couple; Dundee, The Uncompromising
25th June 1955: A couple looking over Coxs Stalk towards the Grampian Hills, Dundee. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7819 - Dundee, The Uncompromising - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Iona Abbey

Iona Abbey
6th August 1955: The Abbey on the tiny island of Iona, begun in 1203 and neglected after the Reformation, which is being rebuilt by members of the Iona Community

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Can I Come In ?

Can I Come In ?
20th March 1954: Pinto, a male kangaroo and father of baby Johnny looks through a window into the house but he is too rough to be allowed inside like his wife and son

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Penny Bazaar

Penny Bazaar
10th September 1955: Marks and Spencers stall - the Original Penny Bazaar - in a covered market, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7984 - Quality

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Scottish Countryside

Scottish Countryside
4th June 1955: Two little girls make their way down a country lane in Pitlochry, Perthshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7790 - The Road To The Isles - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Snowdonia Shepherd

Snowdonia Shepherd
11th August 1951: A shepherd with his flock at Hafod-y-Llan in Snowdonia. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5377 - Shearing Time In Snowdonia - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Sweet Shopping

Sweet Shopping
1951: A young Spanish boy gazes at the sweets in a shop window. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6277 - Inside Spain: Spanish Children - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: City Fog

City Fog
21st January 1939: A pigeon flies over a fountain in Trafalgar Square on a misty day in London. In the background a shadowy Nelsons column

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: H G Wells

H G Wells
English novelist Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946), whose most famous works include The Time Machine and The Invisible Man, 4th May 1940. Picture Post - 282 - Unite Or Perish - pub.1940

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Nag Nag Nag

Nag Nag Nag
7th March 1953: A horse whinnying. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6449 - A Frank and Exclusive Report on the State of the Animal Nation - pub. 1953 (Photo by John Gay/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Housing Jungle

Housing Jungle
29th October 1955: Houses are becoming slums, the back to back houses in Salford, Lancashire, where due to rent restrictions proper maintainance becomes impossible

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: House For Sale

House For Sale
October 1955: A For Sale sign outside a row of houses in Bow, east London. Original Publication: Picture Post- 8061 - Bow Bells - unpub. (Photo by Alex Dellow/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print 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

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Sherry Cellar

Sherry Cellar
27th February 1954: A glass of sherry and a candle next to cobwebbed barrels in a wine cellar at Jerez in Spain. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6734 - Sherry Comes From Spain - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Sherry Cask

Sherry Cask
27th February 1954: A glass of sherry and a candle next to cobwebbed barrels in a wine cellar at Jerez in Spain. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6734 - Sherry Comes From Spain - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Climbing Steps

Climbing Steps
10th July 1945: A child climbs the steps at Roehamptons outdoor swimming pool in South London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 1481 - Swim Pool Fantasy - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Upside Down

Upside Down
24th August 1946: A young girl has a look at an upside-down world as she visits the sea for the first time. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4191 - First Sight Of The Sea - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Police Station

Police Station
31st December 1956: The Clones Road customs post in Ulster which has sustained damage from bullets. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8772 - Assassins On British Border - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Secret Look

Secret Look
27th July 1946: Children sneak round the tent side to view the performance. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4144 - The Circus Comes To Town - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Slum Houses

Slum Houses
1st May 1954: Neglected houses near the High Level Bridge in Newcastle. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7143 - Newcastle: Revival Of A City - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Chimney Pots

Chimney Pots
25th June 1955: A view of chimney pots on the roof tops of houses in Dundee. Dundee, situated on the banks of the dSilvery Tayf, is linked to Fife and the south of Scotland by a road bridge

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Derelict Cottage

Derelict Cottage
28th May 1955: A derelict cottage in a rural village. Traditional homes have been replaced by modern cottages with more facilities and the old buildings are now used for storage or farm animals

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Dog Walking

Dog Walking
16th January 1954: A dog walking across the slums of Manchester. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6871- The Best And Worst Of Our Cities: Manchester - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Doomed Street

Doomed Street
9th March 1946: A solitary figure walks down a deserted street in Londons East End, which London County Council plans to redevelop as part of its post-war rebuilding programme

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Back Pack

Back Pack
24th February 1951: A Tibetan loads wool onto a mule, to sell in the Indian markets. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5210 - Tibet Dissolves - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Pony Vacation

Pony Vacation
circa 1954: Working horses on a holiday arranged by the International League for the Protection of Horses. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6944 - A Horse On Holiday - unpub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Hong Kong Washing

Hong Kong Washing
29th October 1949: Laundry hanging out on washing-poles from a building in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4888 - Hong Kong The Waiting Days - pub

Picture Post, Premier British News Magazine Framed Print Collection: Swans Cleaning

Swans Cleaning
December 1956: Swans groom themselves after swimming through an oil spill on the River Thames. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8941 - Cleaning The Swans - unpub

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