Newspaper Collection

Railway Sleeper - Crewe Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing railway porter at Crewe Station. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Newspaper Girl
People You See: The Newspaper Girl. From Teddy Bear (27 June 1964)

British Military Poster, WW1
The Zeppelin Raids: the vow of vengeance. Colour photolithograph after Frank Brangwyn, 1916 (c). Published by Imperial War Museum, 1970 (c), and the Daily Chronicle, 1916 (c). 1916

WW2 Poster -- Union Jack on sale here
Union Jack On Sale Here - Daily Except Sunday. Poster advertising the newspaper Union Jack, 1943-1944. 1944

Ballooning celebration for Queen Victorias birthday
Front page of The Penny Satirist - A cheap substitute for a weekly Newspaper. Showing a large image of the Montgolfier balloon ascending from the Surrey Zoological Gardens with about ten people in

Garnerins descent by parachute
Newspaper report with colour illustrations of Garnerins descent by parachute, London. 21 September 1802

Balloons and parachutes
Full front page from The Penny Dispatch, giving five images of balloons and parachutes. Top left: the Royal Nassau Balloon, first ascent

Coronation and opening of New London Bridge
Scene at the coronation of King William IV and Queen Adelaide (8 September 1831), with the opening of the New London Bridge (1 August 1831) below, with a balloon visible in the top right

Students reading in Balliol College JCR, Oxford
Students reading newspapers and magazines in the Junior Common Room of Balliol College, Oxford. Date: 1958

The Gasper front cover, World War I
Front cover of The Gasper, a trench newspaper during the Great War for the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st Royal Fusiliers, with a humorous cartoon on the cover showing a Scottish soldier peering through

Titanic news reports, magazines, sheet music
The Daily Mirror newspaper for 16 April 1912, together with magazines and sheet music relating to the sinking of the Titanic. Date: 1912

Out of Doors -- children at home with mother
Out of Doors -- two children at home with their mother. The boy seems to be getting into mischief -- a sure sign that he would be better out of doors. 19th century

Canadian journalists visit France, Western Front, WW1

Railway Sleeper - Cardiff Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh rugby fan at Cardiff Station, delighted that Wales beat France 23-11! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Elderly mans secret reading material
An elderly pipe smoking gent raises an eybrow as he reveals it is not the daily newspaper which is grasping his attention

House of the Free Press, Bucharest, Romania
View of the House of the Free Press (or Press Freedom House) in Bucharest, Romania, the headquarters of various newspapers and media publications. It was built between 1952 and 1956

Daily Mirror poster, Titanic disaster hymn
The Daily Mirror news vendor poster for 20 April 1912, depicting the hymn which was played while the ship sank: Nearer My God To Thee. Date: 20 April 1912

Sporting Evening Times, Titanic disaster
Front page of the Sporting Evening Times for 16 April 1912, reporting on the Titanic disaster. Date: 16 April 1912

Internal Roadway at Daily Mirror Printing Works
Part of the Internal Roadway at Daily Mirror Printing Works, facilitating the delivery of newsprint by day and the despatch of completed newspapers at night. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1961

Painting student at Royal College of Art
A student at the Royal College of Art, London, sits in front of an easel, working on a painting. He is holding a brush in his mouth, and a palette and brush in his left hand

Relaxing Elderly Man
A Relaxed Elderly man, calmly sits with a newspaper beneath his feet pouring himself a beer, behind him is a typical English scene of men playing a game of cricket. circa 1970

Printing Presses at Daily Mirror Works
A close-up view of one of the printing presses at the Daily Mirror works, where the newspapers were printed (far below ground level). Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1961

American soldiers relaxing, Western Front, WW1

Woman buying newspaper on a London street
Elegant young woman buying a newspaper from a vendor on a London street. 1970s

Inside Passengers by Louis Wain -- a group of humanised cats riding in a bus

Flower-seller in silhouette
A Flower Girl, although she looks more like a lady of a certain age, seated next to the flowers she sells to Londoners each day. Date: 1926

Little girl reading newspaper by Muriel Dawson
A little girl reading a newspaper, by Muriel Dawson. circa 1930s

Tokyo subway
A mans face is obscured as he reads a newspaper while sitting on a subway train in Tokyo. Another man in a suit sits next to him. Date: 1986

Holidaymakers on the beach at Hastings, Sussex
Three holidaymakers, two women and a man, sitting on the pebbly beach at Hastings, Sussex. He is reading the Daily Sketch newspaper. A terrace of hotels can be seen in the background. June 1927

Amateur wireless hobbyists

Three men taking a break from their work in a back garden. They are sitting on planks of wood

Elderly man and little girl in a garden

Portrait of 1930s woman reading
Portrait of a young woman, 1930s, reading a newspaper. Date: c.1934

Elderly couple at Caledonian Road station
An elderly couple stand on the platform at Caledonian Road and Barnsbury station, London, wondering when the next train is going to come in

Scene inside a cafe in Arachova, near Delphi, Greece
A solitary man sits at a table reading his newspaper in a cafe in Arachova, near Delphi, Greece. Date: 1965

Scene outside a cafe in Corfu Town, Corfu, Greece
A scene outside a cafe in Corfu Town on the Greek island of Corfu. Two men sit chatting at a table on the pavement, while a younger man leans against the wall, gazing towards the camera

Street market in Calangute, Goa, India
A busy street market in Calangute, Goa, India, with the Fatima Restaurant in the background. Date: 1992

Practical arithmetic class at Fairlawn School
Young children taking part in a practical arithmetic class at Fairlawn School, Forest Hill, south east London, using a shopping game to make it realistic

Little boy outside an Edinburgh shop

Passengers on a Tokyo train
A group of passengers on a train in Tokyo, Japan -- some are straphanging, some are sitting. Date: 1986

A man and a boy in St Peters Square, Rome
A man reads his newspaper and a boy sits doing nothing in particular in St Peters Square, Rome. Date: 1956

The Railway Sleeper
An exhausted conscript on National Service sleeps at Darlington Railway Station en rout to or from a posting to the Northern military base at Catterick, York. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1950

Gran pop Gets his Fly-Papers Ready
Gran pop Gets His Fly-papers ready orang utan and his monkey assistant making sticky flytraps. Date: 1933

Dog Listening to Radio
A dog with its feet up, listening to a radio on some headphones while reading a newspaper. Date: early 1930s

Male Model City Type
Full length portrait of a mature man posing in a suit, holding a newspaper. Date: late 1960s

Steam Delivery Lorry
The steam lorry of W.V. Bowater and Sons, of 121 Queen Victoria Street, London, delivering huge rolls of paper which will be used for printing newpapers. Date: early 1930s

Titanic news report and sheet music
A Daily Sketch item dated 20 April 1912, with a full page photograph of Captain Smith, who went down with his ship when the Titanic sank on 15 April 1912

Railway Sleeper - Euston Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Scottish football fan at Euston Station awaiting his return train back north of the border. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Still life with crockery, cutlery, beer glass and newspaper

Beagle Newsreader
An intellectual beagle reading a newspaper. Date: early 1930s

Railway Sleeper - Downham Market Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Farmer at Downham Market Station awaiting his return train back north of the border. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Silhouette portrait of Daniel O Connell (1775 - 1847), Irish Nationalist leader pictured seated and reading The Times newspaper! Date: 1830s

Advert for Balanced Pacific sheets, showing a woman reading a newspaper and having breakfast in bed 20th century

Little boy doing a jigsaw puzzle
A little boy doing a jigsaw puzzle at a table, while a man watches. Date: circa early 20th century

Choosing a Derby Winner
Three old men deliberating over which horse will win the Derby! Date: early 1930s

Dog, Pipe and Newspaper
An intellectual dog, smoking a pipe and reading a newspaper. Date: early 1930s

Daily Mirror issues, Titanic disaster
Six issues of the Daily Mirror newspaper, carrying articles on the sinking of the Titanic. Date: 1912

City Gents 1960
City gents, one of them wearing the obligatory bowler hat, with an umbrella and newspaper over his arm, on Throgmorton Street, London, England. Date: 1960

If Unhealthy, be healthy: If Healthy by Healthier
An energetic man starts the day in his dressing gown by diving off the mantelpiece of his living room, using his wifes head as a springboard

LITTLE BUFFER CHAIR
A baby being given a drink whilst sitting on a Little Buffer chair, placed on a newspaper to avoid unwanted spillages. Date: 1930s

Businessman Silhouette
A silhouette of a businessman leaning against a chair reading a newspaper. 1960s

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