Picture post historical archive, 1938-1957.

Format:

Database & Article Index

Website/Database

Contributor:

Gale (Firm), issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century--Pictorial works--Sources--Periodicals.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Social life and customs--Pictorial works--Sources--Periodicals.

Manners and customs.

Social conditions.

Genre:

Periodicals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Began in 2010?

Contained In:

Gale Primary Sources

Other Title:

Picture Post (UK)

At head of title: Gale primary sources

Former Title:

Picture post historical archive <18 Mar 2020>

Place of Publication:

[Farmington Hills, MI] : Gale Cengage Learning

Summary:

This database contains the complete archive of the Picture Post from its first issue in 1938 to its last in 1957—all digitized from originals in full color. In the era before television, the Picture Post brought major social and political issues to the British population through an innovative use of photo-journalism. Picture Post's innovative use of photojournalism captured the imagination of the British people. In the era before television, it became the window on the world for ordinary people, bringing the major social and political issues of the day into popular consciousness.

Notes:

"Gale primary sources."

Title from home page (viewed Apr. 6, 2021).

OCLC:

733117788

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.