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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: 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

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

Onion Shop
Onions hanging outside a delicatessen in Piccadilly, London

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Sowing

Sowing
Farm workers sow a field

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus
Tourists sitting round the statue of Eros in Londons Piccadilly Circus by night

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: City Blacksmith

City Blacksmith
Southwark smithy William Surridge at work in Burman Street near the Elephant and Castle in South London

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Curing Fish

Curing Fish
Interior of a fish curers kiln near the quayside in Hull. After being smoked, these skinned cod fillets are dispatched throughout the country

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Corn Grinding

Corn Grinding
Grinding corn in the traditional manner in the Bechuanaland Protectorate

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Tossing the Grain

Tossing the Grain
The traditional rice harvest in Quinto da Foja, Portugal, farmers reap the crop by hand and toss it into the air to remove chaff and foreign bodies

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Exhibition Rain

Exhibition Rain
Rain storms dampen spirits at the opening of the National Leather Week Exhibition at Earls Court. A horse guard rides past a boy sheltering under a raincoat

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Curing Fish

Curing Fish
3rd February 1951: The interior of a fish curers kiln near the quayside in Hull. After being smoked, these skinned cod fillets are dispatched throughout the country

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Bluebells To Sell

Bluebells To Sell
circa 1910: Two girls gathering bluebells in Abbey Wood and placing them carefully in a toy pram to sell in the street. Picture Post - pub. 1949 (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Faith

Faith
Circa 25 AD, One of the followers of Jesus Christ touches his clothing. Original Artwork: Faith by E Armitage. (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Circus Dog

Circus Dog
A performing dog at Bertram Mills Circus in Londons Olympia

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Forest Ride

Forest Ride
Pupils of John Savages riding school at Withyam riding on the outskirts of Ashdown Forest in Sussex

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Choiristers Green

Choiristers Green
Choiristers enjoy a game of cricket on Choiristers Green in Salisburys Cathedral Close. Facing the green is Montpesson House, the home of the bishop

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Winter Coat

Winter Coat
One of the shaggy breed of Highland cattle standing in the snow at Millhill, near Crieff in Scotland. Kept mainly for their appearance

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: First Date

First Date
A young courting couple returning from a social engagement

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Ice Skaking Officials

Ice Skaking Officials
Ice skating officials checking an ice rink

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Hollywood Bikes

Hollywood Bikes
Four bicycles stacked against a wall in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles in California

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Elephant Warning

Elephant Warning
Notices warning people not to disturb the elephants in Western Uganda

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Childrens Clothing

Childrens Clothing
Boys shoes

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Atomic Exhibit

Atomic Exhibit
The core of a pool reactor emits an eery blue glow in the American exhibit at the International Commercial Exhibition, at the Palais des Exhibitions

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Matches And Fag Ends

Matches And Fag Ends
The matches and fag ends box at the Embankment Fellowship Centre, London, a night centre, canteen and recreational facility for ex-service men over 45-years of age

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Teddy Topiary

Teddy Topiary
15th September 1945: Shrubs shaped into teddy bears at Kew Gardens. Original Publication: Picture Post - 2090 - Crazy Garden - pub.1945 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Sunday League

Sunday League
19th December 1953: Spectators lining up along the touchline to watch the Sunday League match, at Blackheath, London. Original Publication

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: Mothers Twins

Mothers Twins
11th September 1956: Two twin girls walking with their mother. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8782 - Champion Children - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Milking Time

Milking Time
16th March 1946: 19 year old Daphne Perry milking a cow, on the farm where sheis a relief-worker, in a scheme set up by the Womens Land Army in East Sussex

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Shapely Nightie

Shapely Nightie
30th April 1949: A woman in a nylon nightie by Charmese. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4758 - Nylon For Lingerie - pub. 1949 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Refugee Camp

Refugee Camp
25th June 1949: A Palestinian refugee camp near the shores of the Dead Sea in Jordan, in the year following the Arab Israeli War which marked the creation of the State of Israel

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Alley Boys

Alley Boys
16th January 1954: Two boys running down an alley at the back of terraced houses in Manchester. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6871 - The Best And Worst Of Our Cities : Manchester - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Donkey Ride

Donkey Ride
5th June 1954: A suburban street in France, along the route taken by the British Army in Europe during the closing stages of World War II

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Steel Works

Steel Works
29th April 1939: Railtracks which bring locomotives to and from the Guest Keen Baldwins steel works in Cardiff, Wales. Original Publication: Picture Post - 116 - Steel - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Big Wheel

Big Wheel
12th August 1939: Big Wheel on the Palace Pier, Brighton. Original Publication: Picture Post - 171 - Brighton - pub. 1939 (Photo by Felix Man/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: And Over There

And Over There
12th August 1939: On Brighton pier a woman point out buildings in the town to her partner. Original Publication: Picture Post - 171 - Brighton - pub

Background imagePicture Post, Premier British News Magazine Collection: Working Bobbins

Working Bobbins
3rd July 1948: A barefoot girl doffer in a steamy wet spinning mill where Irish linen is produced. Her work is to change the bobbins in the spinning frames



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