Searching For: London Daily News photographic archive

By Will Carleton March 9, 2011 March 10th, 2011 Will Carleton

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 was published from 24 February to 23 vJuly 1987. The London Daily News was a short-lived London newspaper owned by Robert Maxwell. Therefore Mirror Group
Daily News was published from 1846 -1930 when it merged with Daily Chronicle/News Chronicle – The Daily Chronicle was a British newspaper that was published from 1872 to 1930 when it merged with the Daily News to become the News Chronicle. The News Chronicle was a British daily newspaper. It ceased publication on 17 October 1960, being absorbed into the Daily Mail. Its offices were in Bouverie Street, off Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 8DP,

Why is it important?

At the turn of the 20th century, there was vast growth in press agencies and photographers due to the massive thirst for images in newspapers. Many are still in existence but others have been sold, absorbed or simply disappeared, effectively leaving gaps in the history of this industry… many agency offices were bombed during the WWII London Blitz resulting negative and print files being water damage from the hoses quenching the fires …most archives were in the building basements.

Searching For: London Daily News photographic archive

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