politics

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

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’.

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.

As the unsettling images of the Ukraine crisis make their way to our TV screens, Brian Liddy is reminded of the first systematically photographed conflict.

Filmed in 1915, Charles Urban’s Britain Prepared used military footage to promote British strength and determination in the war effort during the First World War.

Containing millions of photographs from the first half of the 20th century, the Daily Herald Archive is one of the gems of our collection.

A look at social and political activism in the 20th century through the lens, to mark the 10th anniversary of one of the largest anti-war rallies in history.

A look at our collection reveals hundreds of photographs documenting protests, marches and other forms of activism across the decades.

As part of Parliament Week 2012, curator Colin Harding has made a special selection of photographs from our collection showing the Houses of Parliament.