daily herald archive

The Daily Herald Archive records political milestones, but also illuminates how the newspaper interpreted these developments.

This year’s Widescreen Weekend opened with Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, which launched the yearly film festival on Thursday 12 October.

Wearable technology isn’t as new as you think. From 1880s portable cameras to the personal radio of the 1930s, see some intriguing examples from our collection.

Dance crazes have always sparked outrage and debate, as these images from our collection prove!

The Daily Herald Archive is packed with images that make you look twice, like this unusual photograph of a man walking a ‘pet’ haggis.

Fiona Philip and Daniel Mutibwa of the University of Leeds write about their project to unlock the potential of our Daily Herald Archive.

The Prime Minister defiant, cigar clenched between his teeth, fingers raised in a victory salute: this iconic image is what many people call to mind when they hear the name ‘Winston Churchill’.

Selections from our photography collection illustrate the public spectacle (and some behind-the-scenes details) of the 1948 Olympics.

Image manipulation has been around longer than you might think—the compositing and shading techniques employed here were the precursors of Photoshop.

While our politicians, papers and commentators fall on either side of the food bank debate, we look back at poverty and charitable welfare in the 1930s.

The Pararchive project’s research in our archives revealed images illuminating the history of Stoke-on-Trent, its factories and workers over four decades.

Magnum Photographer David Hurn writes about his recent visit to our archives.