CND donkey 2

A small boy is placed on the back of a donkey on the beach, by three adults. The donkey has a CND sign on its bridle, balloons with the CND logo are tied to its tail, and another small boy is just visible in the background, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

Church hymns

Members of the congregation sing hymns in their parish church situated in Kinglassie mining village, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

Chelsea joke 3

Two elderly men in bowler hats share a joke inside a marquee at the Chelsea Flower show in 1962 Gallery: Leisure

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Chelsea Flower Show

A crowd of smartly dressed people walk down the street towards the photographer as they near the entrance to the 1962 Chelsea Flower Show Gallery: Leisure

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Chelsea Flower Show

Middle-aged women in hats inspect the flower displays near gantry 3 at the Chelsea Flower Show, London, 1962 Gallery: Leisure

Kingston bus stop

Shoppers in Kingston, west London queue at a bus stop in front of a funeral parlour, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure

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Mel Torme

During the filming of BBC-TV Jazz 625 at BBC Television Centre in Shepherds Bush, Mel Tormé holds a microphone in his right hand, shot in close up Gallery: Music

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sister Rosetta Tharpe clasps her hands and smiles whilst on stage at the 1964 Blues and Gospel Caravan, shot as a close up Gallery: Music

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones in the photographic studio. L-R: Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones Gallery: Portraits

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones in the photographic studio. L-R: Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones Gallery: Portraits

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra sings on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island, July 1965 Gallery: Music

The Beatles

The Beatles arriving at a rehearsal for ABC's TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', Teddington Studios, London, July 11 1964. L-R: Neil Aspinall (road manager), Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon Gallery: Music

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Oscar Peterson

Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson in extreme close up Gallery: Music

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Millie’s mouth

Millie Small, the Jamaican singer-songwriter who sang 'My Boy Lollipop', pulls a 'shocked' face before performing onstage at The All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, 26 June 1964 Gallery: Music

Millie signs an autograph

Millie Small, the Jamaican singer-songwriter who sang 'My Boy Lollipop', signs her autograph on a packet of cigarettes before performing onstage at The All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, 26 June 1964 Gallery: Music

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Mick Jagger with cigarette

Keith Richards (left) and Mick Jagger (right) of the Rolling Stones sit together at a caf table. Mick drinks from a glass and holds a cigarette in his left hand Gallery: Music

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John Lennon and Rickenbacker

John Lennon smokes whilst The Beatles rehearse for ABC's TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', Teddington Studios in 1964 Gallery: Music

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Ronnie Jones

Ronnie Jones, shot in close up, sings into the microphone with his right hand cupped behind his ear, on stage at the Marquee Club Gallery: Music

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker sings into the microphone during The All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, 26 June 1964, shot from the stage. Hooker is viewed in profile, whilst singing and playing the guitar, and the audience is just visible in shot Gallery: Music

Dexter Gordon Grins

Dexter Gordon holds a cigarette in his right hand and a saxophone in his left whilst smiling and looking at the camera. Image taken on stage at Ronnie Scott's Gallery: Music

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The Glimmer Twins

Keith Richards (left) and Mick Jagger (right) of the Rolling Stones sit together at a caf table and look out of shot, in close up Gallery: Music

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Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield in close up on stage during a rehearsal for ABC's TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', Teddington Studios, London, July 11 1964 Gallery: Music

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Jack Bruce

Jack Bruce of Blues Inc. plays the double bass on stage at the Marquee Club, in close-up, circa 1962 Gallery: Music

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Brian Jones Plays

Brian Jones plays guitar with his back to the audience during the Rolling Stones set at the All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, London, on 24 June 1964. Shot from the stage with the audience in the background Gallery: Music

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Moody Brian Jones

Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones looks up from something he is reading and stares belligerently at the camera. He wears a leather jacket over a suit and tie Gallery: Music

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Four Chicago Bluesmen

Backstage at the 1964 Blues and Gospel Caravan, L-R: Otis Spann, Muddy Waters, Brownie McGee, Sonny Terry Gallery: Music

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Transvestite

A male transvestite in Notting Hill poses in front of a mirror in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, dress and make-up Gallery: Counterculture

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Tattooed Lady

A woman has a large Japanese-style design tattooed onto her back by Tattoo Bill in Notting Hill Gallery: Counterculture

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Tattoo Bill

Tattoo Bill shows off his tattoos including the one on his inside lower lip with his name Gallery: Counterculture

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Smacked Out

An arm with blood trickling from a vein hangs into the frame: the blood drips onto papers and books on the floor Gallery: Counterculture

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Rubber Man Whip

Male rubber fetishist and sex worker wearing his gear minus the mask in his flat in Notting Hill, sitting on a bed and holding a whip Gallery: Counterculture

Rubber Man Mask

Male rubber fetishist and sex worker wearing his gear in the kitchen of his flat in Notting Hill, in front of a 2-bar electric fire. He holds a whip and his face is obscured by a rubber balaclava Gallery: Counterculture

LSD meets CND

During the last day of the Aldermaston-London CND rally in Trafalgar Square, Easter Monday, 1966. L-R: John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, Julie Felix, Michelle Poole Gallery: Counterculture

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Joint Factory

People around a table making and smoking joints in Hoppy's flat at Westbourne Terrace, in preparation for the marriage of Peter Jenner to Sumi Jean Nishihata Gallery: Counterculture

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Rolling A Joint

Close ups of hands rolling joints on top of a book, with an amount of grass wrapped in newspaper Gallery: Counterculture

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Hash

A large block of hash rests on a copy of The Daily Telegraph from 1963 Gallery: Counterculture

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Granny Takes A Trip

Shop owner and founder Nigel Waymouth outside Granny Takes A Trip, 1966. The boutique was located at 488 King's Road, Chelsea Gallery: Counterculture

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Bondage

A male sex worker lies on a bed with homemade stocks on his hands and feet, shot from above. His face is obscured Gallery: Counterculture

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The sleepless man and his cat

An elderly white male (the 'man who did not sleep') stands behind the counter of his corner shop. He is surrounded by confectionery and food items, and his cat looks at him from the windowsill Gallery: Working Life

Stock Exchange trading floor

An overhead shot of the floor of the Stock Exchange, featuring wood panelling, men conversing, trades being made and noticeboards displaying the date (May 24 1961) Gallery: Working Life

Stock Exchange Visitor’s Gallery

A middle-aged man wearing a moustache and bowler hat walks past the Stock Exchange Visitor's Gallery entrance on May 24 1961 Gallery: Working Life

Stock Exchange canteen

In the Stock Exchange canteen an elderly white male stockbroker reads a financial newspaper (Financial Review) with other colleagues in the background, on May 24 1961 Gallery: Working Life

Soup kitchen volunteer

A volunteer worker hands a cup of tea to a homeless man queueing in a soup kitchen. Shot from behind, the volunteer also has a pile of bread and empty mugs in front of him Gallery: Working Life

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Soup kitchen

Some homeless men wait outside a soup kitchen venue, possibly a church. One man appears to have a black eye Gallery: Working Life

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Planning conference model

Two white males and a white female make notes at a table containing a scale model of a street that includes traffic lights, a zebra crossing, houses and vehicles Gallery: Working Life

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Planning conference attendees

11 young men and women look out from a window at the photographer, whilst attending a conference about urban planning Gallery: Working Life

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Telephone exchange

In 1964 a male supervisor chats with the female telephone exchange operator responsible for Buenos Aires connections as she sits at her desk. There are many exchange operators working in the background of the shot Gallery: Working Life

Night mail train

In 1966 men load the Paddington mail train at night, a wide shot from overhead including advertisements for The News of the World in the background Gallery: Working Life

Miners relax

Two miners in work clothes and one man in a suit relax in front of a coal fire in a room full of mining equipment at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life

Miners and coal carts

Men supervise carts full of coal as they emerge from the seam at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life

Miners pick coal

Miners pick coal off a conveyor belt at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life