March 2011: This in from a researcher at Université Paris 1/Sorbonne: “I am a nautical archaeologist and author and would like to contact whoever owns the copyrights of the former…
A PPHP reader has a question: “Can anybody help. What does BIP stand for? Is it an early version of ROTA? What does F.O. stand for or is it just…
Photo Archive News reports: Hot on the purchase of celebrity photo agencies LFI and Idols, Photoshot have bought interiors lifestyle photo library Red Cover. Red Cover went into administration a…
A PPHP reader has asked: Please could you let me know who owns the London Daily News photographic archive? Answer from Chris at News Int : The London Daily News…
This in from a researcher at Université Paris 1/Sorbonne: “I am a nautical archaeologist and author and would like to contact whoever owns the copyrights of the former London Electrotype…
On March 2 1922 The Times newspaper (London) printed it’s first Picture Page, as opposed to occasional photographs. At 8AM on March 1 Northcliffe telephoned UV Bogaerde, ordering him to…
Photo: Horace Joseph Hall This is a photo sent in following our search for Horace Joseph Hall: Manager At Sport & General – Jog a memory? – contact us now:…
This note in from a member of the public trying to trace what happened to his grandfather during the 2nd world war. He was working as Manager at Sport &…
If you know who holds the images of the Midland Press Agency in Birmingham please contact the PPHP – a reader is looking for particular photos from 1961.
Welcome to the official site of the Press Photo History Project. For those of you arriving from our previous site – hello again! – all the content and research articles…