PICTURE POST MAGAZINE
May 19th, 1956 - Vol 71, No 7
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These vintage Picture Post magazines are a wonderful resource of news and contemporary thought - giving insight to the news, politics and current affairs of the world. There are articles and lots of pictures, and these 1950s issues are particularly interesting! And the advertisements are great, too.
In this issue:
- Cover: Lisa Gastoni
- Bank Holiday Plagues - 1 - The Litter Season by Hilde Marchant
- Bank Holiday Plagues - 2 - The Long Crawl Home
- Satchmo Blows in - Louis Armstrong, photos by Haywood Magee - Velma Middleton, Edmond Hall, Trummy Young, Jack Lesberg
- The Jockey of Harrow - Tony Kemp - Anthony Kemp
- Art in our Churches by Sir John Rothenstein
- The Key to the Key-Clubs by Lionel Birch - Chicago, photos by Mike Shea
- Pierre Poujade & Yvette Seva, photos by Frank Horvat
- Getaway by John Harris - An Adventure in the Pacific - Part 5
- Diana Dors - Queen of Cannes by Robert Muller, Photos by John Chillingworth - Ginger Rogers
The magazine is large format, measuring appoximately 34cm by 26cm, with 54 pages
Condition: The magazine is in good vintage condition, showing reading wear and some creasing to the covers, plus the staples have rusted, making the pages loose and some staining damage around the staples, there is a newsagent’s delivery name written on the front cover - visible in the pictures below. Given that the magazine is over 65 years old, its condition is pretty good, but certainly not perfect! The magazine pictured below is the one you will receive.
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FBS 1B12 - A
