Original issue of Picture Post magazine dated 27 October 1945, published during the earliest months of the nuclear age. This historically important edition features the headline:

"Atomic Plan For Britain"

and reflects Britain's response to the atomic era following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki earlier that year.

The cover image shows Dutch children awaiting a mobile bath, with the caption:

"Europe's Second Greatest Need – After Food, Cleanliness."

This combination of post-war reconstruction and atomic policy makes the issue a fascinating snapshot of Britain and Europe in the immediate aftermath of World War II.

• Title: Picture Post
• Publisher: Hulton's National Weekly
• Date: 27 October 1945
• Volume: 29
• Number: 4
• Original post-war publication
• Cover feature: Atomic Plan For Britain
• Early nuclear age reporting
• Post-war reconstruction theme
• Cover photograph featuring Dutch children
• Original magazine, not a reproduction
• Historic political and social history publication
• Ideal for WWII, Cold War, nuclear history and Picture Post collectors
• Contemporary reporting from the first months of peace

Condition:

• Vintage used condition
• Edge and corner wear visible
• Light creasing and handling marks
• Spine wear present
• Pencil ownership name on cover
• Age toning consistent with age
• Appears complete but please study photographs carefully
• Sold as a historic collectable publication

This is one of the earliest British publications dealing with the implications of atomic power after the end of World War II. It captures the moment Britain was beginning to consider its place in a rapidly changing post-war world and the emerging nuclear era.

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