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Press Association marks anniversary at St Pancras station

Wednesday 3rd September 2008

Chris Cheesman

Rarely seen images of Britain have been plucked from the archives of the Press Association (PA) for an exhibition at St Pancras International Station in London starting next week.

The free show, which runs from 8-26 September, showcases key moments and heroes from more than a century of photography, according to PA.

Forty images from PA's seven-million-strong archive will be displayed throughout the station.

A spokesman added: 'Many will draw a smile or tell a story – they may even include familiar faces or places – but most have rarely been in seen in public before now.'

The exhibition marks the 140th anniversary of PA and St Pancras.

Picture credit: PA Photos



Prince Harry in the desert in Helmand province. Press Association photographer John Stillwell was the only press photographer to accompany Prince Harry on his tour of duty in Afghanistan, 2007

Picture credit: PA Photos



A family were compelled to spend the last five days of their holiday in their parked caravan. The clutch on their car burned out on the Kingston by-pass. Here they are pictured having a picnic on the side of the road, 1972

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