From fishing and playing in snow to sunbathing and harvesting crops, here are nine images of people enjoying life around 70 years ago.
5. Urgently needed
Local men stand around a stall seemingly appealing to the public to save every last scrap of paper they have. Does anyone know the reason behind this? Photo: Hartlepool Mail
6. Hard at work
One of the workers at the Hartlepool Water Works pumping station keeps the fires burning back in the 1950s. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
7. Disaster strikes
Here, a police officer is pictured dealing with a road traffic accident on Mainsforth terrace where the road heads towards Newburn Bridge. In the background, there is the Hartlepool steam engine depot that has since been demolished. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
8. It's a farm life
This happy farmer is pictured stacking sheaves at a farm on the outskirts of Hartlepool. Photo: Hartlepool Mail