PICTURE POST BRITAIN ("Picture Post" series)

by Gavin Weightman (Author), Gavin Weightman (Author)

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  Paperback
  1991

  $3.27

  The launching of Picture Post in October 1938 was a milestone in British journalism. Its emphasis on using photographs, rather than text, to tell a story was something completely new. This is a selection from the magazine's archives, containing examples of photojournalism from the war and post-war years to 1957. The material is arranged thematically and covers a variety of aspects of life in Britain, as recorded by Picture Post , with the author's historical background provided in the form of an introduction and extended captions. Gavin Weightman's other books include The Making of Modern London .