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The Picture Post Historical Archive comprises the complete run of the Picture Post from its first issue in 1938 to its last in 1957—all digitized from originals. The Picture Post's innovative use of photojournalism captured the imagination of the British public, with readership at its peak estimated at eighty percent of the population. In the era before television, it became the window into the world for ordinary people, bringing the major social and political issues of the day into popular consciousness.