February 4, 2012

Anglophile Pictures – London Through the Ages: Pictures from LIFE Magazine

Google Recently teamed up with LIFE magazine to digitize their entire archive and post it for free on the internet, available to all. Many of the pictures are stunning and provide an unique insight into the life of yesteryear.

I did a search through the gallery to find pictures that might interest my fellow Anglophiles and it was a gold-mine of awesome picture. I’ve pasted some of the best LIFE Magazine pictures of London below.

What’s great is that if you really love a picture, you can buy a beautiful print directly from LIFE. Prints are reasonably priced. If you want to browse the Google LIFE gallery, click here. If you’d like to see British pictures, search for British related keywords. You can also download higher quality versions, many large enough to make desktop wallpapers.

London during World War 2 - London Bltiz
A Civil Defense Warden keeps a watchful eye over London during World War II.
London during World War 2 - London Bltiz in color
Some incredible color pictures of the bomb destruction during the London Blitz.
London during World War 2 - London Bltiz in color

London during World War 2 - London Bltiz in color

London during World War 2 - London Bltiz in color

London during World War 2 - London Bltiz color

London during World War 2 - London Bltiz

The Bank of England
The Bank of England
Queen Victoria and her large family
Queen Victoria and her large family
Lonodn Fog
Lonodn Fog
Parliament and the Thames
Parliament and the Thames
The venerable Winston Churchill at Chartwell
The venerable Winston Churchill at Chartwell
About jonathan

Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile with an obsession for Britain that borders on psychosis. He keeps Anglotopia running in his spare time, always dreaming of his next trip to England, wishing he lived there - specifically Dorset - and is always trying to figure out a way to move to England. It will happen one day. Keep up with him on Twitter here.


Comments

  1. Megan says:

    Those pictures are awesome! Thanks for finding them and sharing.

  2. thanks !! very helpful post!

  3. Chrysi says:

    I think tose pictures are absolutely beautiful. There is so much beauty in a picture and you have completely captured it!!

  4. Tayyab Raza Khan says:

    These are not the pictures. These are the treasure which is priceless. Awsome & I love them all. These pictures took me very very far away in immagination.

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