Picture Post September 30 1944 Tommy atkins Bren Gun RAF stirling bomber WW2 40s

Overall good condition for a 75 plus year old vintage magazine.

please look at extra 12 listing photos

A rare find.

rust to the spine staples and some staining which is normal for a magazine of this type. Please see 12 listing photos for condition and content

Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class Large Letter.

PICTURE POST Large format magazine 345 mm by 260 mm

Picture Post was a photojournalistic magazine published in the United Kingdom from 1938 to 1957. It is considered a pioneering example of photojournalism and was an immediate success, It has been called the UK's equivalent of Life magazine

The magazine’s editorial stance was liberal, anti-Fascist and populist and from its inception, Picture Post campaigned against the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany. In the 26 November 1938 issue, a picture story was run entitled "Back to the Middle Ages": photographs of Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels and Hermann Göring were contrasted with the faces of those scientists, writers and actors they were persecuting.

In January 1941 Picture Post published their "Plan for Britain". This included minimum wages throughout industry, full employment, child allowances, a national health service, the planned use of land and a complete overhaul of education. This document led to discussions about post-war Britain and was a populist forerunner of William Beveridge's November 1942 Report.

Picture Post filled a gap between radio and the advent of television utilising new printing technology, producing photographic quality that traditional newspapers could not match. In my view there are comparisons with how we consume news media to this day.

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