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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK

1950s Manchester: photographs from the Guardian’s first picture library

Manchester Pic Lib: GNM Archive Market st
A view of Market Street looking towards Piccadilly, 1 April 1958
Photograph: Robert Smithies for the Guardian
Manchester Pic Lib: GNM Archive playground
The opening of a new children's playground at Philips Park in Bradford, Manchester, November 1955 Photograph: Guardian
Manchester Pic Lib: GNM ArchivesParsonagegdns
Young couples enjoying the warm sunshine in Parsonage Gardens, 25 May 1959 Photograph: Guardian
Manchester Pic Lib: GNM Archive abandoned car
Children making the most of an abandoned car on spare ground at Moss Side, 1957
Photograph: Robert Smithies for the Guardian
Manchester Pic Lib: GNM Archive traffic
Traffic on the Chester Road, Stretford, 19 October 1959 Photograph: Guardian
Manchester Pic Lib: GNM pets corner
Pets corner at Platt Fields in Rusholme, May 1959 Photograph: Guardian
Manchester Pic Lib: GNM Archive schooleclipse
Pupils of Manchester Grammar School waiting for a break in the clouds during the total solar eclipse of 30 June 1954, which was unfortunately invisible in Manchester! Photograph: Guardian
Manchester Pic Lib: GNM Archive Easter boats
Preparations for the beginning of the boating season at the Platt Fields boathouse, 23 March 1955 Photograph: Guardian
Manchester Pic Lib: GNM Archive children in st
Children at play in front of a demolished house, October 1958 Photograph: Guardian
Manchester Pic Lib: GNM Archive topping out
Topping out party at the Samuel Grating building in Quay Street, 18 November 1957
Photograph: Robert Smithies for the Guardian
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