Images of the Past, Series

Synopsis

Selected photographs, drawings and designs from the collections of the Public Record Office.
1 (1995): Victorian advertising and commercial art - posters and show cards used for advertising the products and services from second half of the 19th century. The images show contemporary fashions, and home and workplace interiors, and reveal the prevailing class and gender stereotypes of the age. (AVRC MM35a)
2 (1996): Includes wallpaper and carpet designs from 1839, when registration of designs of goods became compulsory, together with work by noted designers such as William Morris and Christopher Dresser.
3 (1995): Documents illustrating British history from 1939 to 1945, from British morale-boosting pictures and public information to World War 2 propaganda. The material covers all apects of the war, from the planning of the D- day operation to the preparation of food. Documents include Cabinet and Foreign Office papers, propaganda posters, and reports on the military campaigns. (AVRC MM35b)
4 (1996): 100 photographs related to the Royal Air Force and its predecessors, with pictures from the early days of flying, flight in World War 1, the Battle of Britain, the Dumbusters raid, and raids over Germany.
5 (1996): A selection of images on transport, ranging from the canal boat to the diesel locomotive, with many examples of posters and other ephemera.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

1995-6

Availability

out of distribution; 1996 sale: £35.00 (inclusive) (each part) 1996 sale: £166.00 (inclusive) (set of 5)

Uses

National Currlculum Key Stages 2 and 3; A-level art history; undergraduate art and graphic design.

Subjects

History

Keywords

advertising; art - commercial art; fashion design; history of art; images; interior design; Victorian life

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Sections

Title

Cocoa and corsets: pictures and posters from Victorian and Edwardian England

Synopsis

1 (1995): Victorian advertising and commercial art - posters and show cards used for advertising the products and services from second half of the 19th century. The images show contemporary fashions, and home and workplace interiors, and reveal the prevai

Title

Patterns and paisleys: Victorian textile designs

Synopsis

2 (1996): Includes wallpaper and carpet designs from 1839, when registration of designs of goods became compulsory, together with work by noted designers such as William Morris and Christopher Dresser.

Title

Damage and deliverance: Britain 1939-45

Synopsis

3 (1995): Documents illustrating British history from 1939 to 1945, from British morale-boosting pictures and public information to World War 2 propaganda. The material covers all apects of the war, from the planning of the D- day operation to the prepar

Title

Photographs of the Royal Air Force: pictures from earlier days of flying

Synopsis

4 (1996): 100 photographs related to the Royal Air Force and its predecessors, with pictures from the early days of flying, flight in World War 1, the Battle of Britain, the Dumbusters raid, and raids over Germany.

Title

Carts to cars: the ‘Golden Age’ of transport between the wars

Synopsis

5 (1996): A selection of images on transport, ranging from the canal boat to the diesel locomotive, with many examples of posters and other ephemera.

Production Company

Name

HMSO Electronic Publishing

Notes

See: Stationery Office Electronic Publishing

Distributor

Name

The Stationery Office

Web

http://www.the-stationery-office.co.uk/publicat/infopub.htm External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7873 9090

Address

Publications Centre
PO Box 276
London
SW8 5DR

Notes

General enquiries: 020 7873 0011