Susan Penhaligon

Publicity shot of Susan Penhaligon, British actress, pouting and pointing a gun at the camera, circa December 1964 Gallery: Arts and Culture

Ian Sommerville

A close up of electronics technician and Beat Generation collaborator Ian Sommerville during the press conference for The International Poetry Incarnation at the royal Albert Hall, London, June 10, 1965 Gallery: Portraits

1960s 1963 B+W black and white interview London portraits Sarah Poiakov Swinging Sixties

Sarah Poliakov

Portrait of Sarah Poliakov, circa 1963 Gallery: Portraits

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1960s 1963 B+W black and white interview London portraits Sarah Poiakov Swinging Sixties

Louis Armstrong Smiles

Louis Armstrong sits onstage and smiles at the camera during a rehearsal break at BBC-TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush, London, on 03 June 1965 Gallery: Portraits

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Sonny Boy Williamson

American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter Sonny Boy Williamson sings and holds a harmonica on stage in London in close up, October 1963 Gallery: Music

1960s 1963 39 Gerrard Street American B+W black and white British composer Edith Kirk exterior famous jazz London music pianist Rahsaan Roland Kirk Ronnie Scott Ronnie Scotts saxophone Soho Swinging Sixties

Edith Kirk, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Ronnie Scott

Mrs Edith Kirk smiles at Ronnie Scott as he holds a glass of wine and stands alongside Rahsaan Roland Kirk, outside Ronnie Scotts’ Jazz Club, 39 Gerrard Street, London circa 1963 Gallery: Music

Dave Brubeck

American jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck plays piano on BBC2-TV Jazz 625, 09 June 1964 Gallery: Music

Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Louis Myers, Peewee Madison

L-R: Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Louis Myers and Peewee Madison on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island, July 1965 Gallery: Music

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong holds a cigarette and listens to a band member during a rehearsal break at BBC-TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush, London, on 03 June 1963 Gallery: Music

Pearly Group

Two young pearly queens with beehive hairstyles pose with other pearly kings and queens at a social function in the East End of London, circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure

Pearly Queens

The pearly queens of Stoke Newington and Bethnal Green show off the backs of their outfits and their luxurious plumed hats during a social function in London’s East End, circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure

Pearly Kings Discuss

A pearly king wearing a Hammers rosette stands next to a pearly king seated in a chair at an East End social function, east London, circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure

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Peter Orlovsky

Peter Orlovsky sits cross-legged on the floor of the apartment he shares with Allen Ginsberg, New York, 1965 Gallery: Counterculture

Piero Heliczer in his pants

The Italian-American poet, publisher, actor and filmmaker Piero Heliczer relaxes in his underpants in his apartment in New York, circa 1965 Gallery: Counterculture

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Bikers at the counter

Members of the 59 Club bikers club queue at the counter and chat with the woman serving cups of tea at a cafe in Paddington, west London, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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1960s 1964 59 Club B+W biker black and white cafe Coca Cola coffee bar counterculture leather London male motorcycle Paddington regalia Sixties Swinging Sixties tea youths

Steve Lacy at Indica

American jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy holds a cup of tea and a cigarette, during the construction of Indica books and Gallery at Mason’s Yard, London, late 1965 Gallery: Arts and Culture

Pram Petition

Two small girls in prams sit in front of a banner marked Save The L.C.C (London County Council) prior to it being replaced by the GLC (Greater London Council), London circa 1962 Gallery: Political Activism

Sign The Petition

An elderly woman signs the petition to save the L.C.C (London County Council) prior to it being replaced by the GLC (Greater London Council), London circa 1962 Gallery: Political Activism

Civil Rights

Marchers carry a banner whilst taking part in a Black Equality civil rights demonstration supportive of African Americans, London, circa 1963 Gallery: Political Activism

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Marianne And Kitten

Marianne Faithfull smiles at the camera whilst holding a kitten, London circa 1965 Gallery: Portraits

A Calder Girl

A young girl looks at the camera next to a carved wooden head during the Alexander Calder mobiles/stabiles exhibition at the Tate Gallery, London, July 1962 Gallery: Portraits

Sunday School Children

Children attend Sunday school in their parish church situated in Kinglassie mining village, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

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British Railways Boy

A small boy looks at an engineering display by British Railways during a science and engineering exhibition, London circa 1965 Gallery: Leisure

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1960s 1965 B+W black and white boy British British Railways cengineering display engine exhibit graphics leisure London science show Swinging Sixties visitor

1960s 1962 B+W black and white counterculture dealer drug abuse drug deal drugs East End hash illegal illicit joints marijuana street Swinging Sixties trade transaction

Marijuana Boys

Two young men conduct a drugs transaction in the street in the East End of London, circa 1962 Gallery: Counterculture

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1960s 1962 B+W black and white counterculture dealer drug abuse drug deal drugs East End hash illegal illicit joints marijuana street Swinging Sixties trade transaction

1960s 1962 B+W black and white counterculture drug abuse drugs hash illegal illicit joints marijuana newspaper smoking Swinging Sixties wrap

Grass

A close-up of someone handling marijuana wrapped in newspaper, London circa 1962 Gallery: Counterculture

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1960s 1962 B+W black and white counterculture drug abuse drugs hash illegal illicit joints marijuana newspaper smoking Swinging Sixties wrap

Smiling Women

Two women and a man sit in shadows during the Aldermaston to London march in April 1960 Gallery: Portraits

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Tattooed Man

A bearded young man shows off his many traditional tattoos whilst standing bare-chested in Tattoo Bill's parlour, Notting Hill, London circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

Ping Pong Irwin

A man playing a steel pan drum with Ping Pong Irwin on the side is surrounded by crowds during the Aldermaston to London march culmination rally in Trafalgar Square, Easter Monday 1964 Gallery: CND

CND Spex

A marcher wears sunglasses with Nuclear Disarmament and the CND sign stickers on the lenses during the Aldermaston-London CND march, England circa April 1962 Gallery: CND

CND and Peggy Duff

CND London committee members look at paperwork, with founder and Organising Secretary Peggy Duff in the background, circa 1962 Gallery: CND

Silent John by Bruce Lacey

Automata artwork 'Silent John' by British artist and prankster Bruce Lacey makes farting noises in the audience during the International Poetry Incarnation at the Royal Albert Hall on June 11 1965 Gallery: Arts and Culture

Peter Finch Campaigns For Oxfam

Actor Peter Finch onstage at a campaign launch for famine relief in Trafalgar Square celebrating 21 years of Oxfam, 06 October 1963 Gallery: Political Activism

Federation of London Anarchists

People gesticulate, clap, sing and carry a Federation of London Anarchists banner as they pass Noble Furs of Regent Street on the way to Hyde Park and the end of the 1963 Aldermaston to London march, circa 1963 Gallery: Political Activism

Take Over

A man stands on a step-ladder and addresses a crowd through a megaphone, during a housing demonstration against racketeer landlords in Westmoreland Road, Southwark, London, in the freezing winter of 1963. One demonstrator holds a sign saying 'Take Over Slum And Racketeer Houses' Gallery: Political Activism

Save the LCC

A young man signs the petition to save the L.C.C (London County Council) prior to it being replaced by the GLC (Greater London Council), London circa 1962 Gallery: Political Activism

Gustav Metzger

Artist and political activist Gustav Metzger holds a sheaf of papers in London, circa 1966 Gallery: Arts and Culture

John Dunbar at Indica

British artist John Dunbar smokes and gesticulates whilst surrounded by painting and decorating materials during internal construction of Indica Books and Gallery in Mason's Yard, London, late 1965 Gallery: Arts and Culture

LSD Meets CND 1

Prior to attending the last day of the Aldermaston-London CND rally in Trafalgar Square, Easter Monday, 1966. L-R: Jeff Nuttall, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins (lying down), Kate Heliczer, Harry Fainlight, Michelle Poole, Greg the Thief Gallery: timeline

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A Sideways Glance

A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses for the camera in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, jewellery, dress and make-up: shot in close-up Gallery: Counterculture

1960s 1964 B+W black and white chair counterculture dress earrings fetish gloves make-up male to female necklace pearls pose Swinging Sixties taboo trans transvestite underground culture

Hatless Transvestite

A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses in a chair by a typewriter in half drag, including jewellery, dress and make-up, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

Naked Rubberman

A naked male fetishist and sex worker holds his rubber suit in front of him in the kitchen of his flat in Notting Hill, London, June 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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Rubberman Flexes His Whip

A male rubber fetishist and sex worker wearing his gear in the kitchen of his flat in Notting Hill, London. He holds a whip, his chest is bared and his face is obscured by a home-made mask; London, June 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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Cree the Sex Worker

A female sex worker in Notting Hill (Cree), lying on a bed and smoking, with rubber gloves and tissues in the foreground, London circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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Sex Worker Cree

A female sex worker in Notting Hill (Cree), lying on a bed with rubber gloves and tissues in the forground Gallery: Counterculture

1960s 1964 anonymous B+W BDSM black and white bondage counterculture fetish home made male rubber sado-masochism sex worker stocks Swinging Sixties taboo vinyl

Standing Bondage

A male sex worker wearing home-made fetish clothing and stocks on his head, hands and feet poses with his back to the camera, West London, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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1960s 1964 anonymous B+W BDSM black and white bondage counterculture fetish home made male rubber sado-masochism sex worker stocks Swinging Sixties taboo vinyl

1960s 1964 anonymous B+W BDSM black and white bondage counterculture fetish gimp suit home made male mask rubber sado-masochism sex worker Swinging Sixties taboo vinyl

Gimp Suit

A male sex worker wearing a home-made gimp suit fashioned from a coat stands with his hands on his hips and his face obscured, West London, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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1960s 1964 anonymous B+W BDSM black and white bondage counterculture fetish gimp suit home made male mask rubber sado-masochism sex worker Swinging Sixties taboo vinyl

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Line Of Lids

Male and female bikers laugh with each other by a shelf covered in motorbike helmets in the Ace Cafe, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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The Hoppy Community

John Hoppy Hopkins as a child, circa 1940s Gallery: writings

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1940s art B+W black and white child Hoppy John Hoppy Hopkins portrait school shy smile studio uniform

South Bank Lunch Break

Five workmen relax on the grass and look at a pavilion on the Southbank, London, during a sculpture exhibition, circa 1961 Gallery: Working Life

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I Am A Lady

A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses for the camera in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, jewellery, dress and make-up, circa 1964 Gallery: Portraits

Bayard Rustin

A close-up of American civil rights campaigner Bayard Rustin during a press conference given by Dr Martin Luther King Jr. at the London Hilton Hotel, on 06 December 1964 Gallery: Portraits