Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. rests his chin on his hands at a London press conference at the Hilton Hotel, organised by CND in December 1964; shot in close-up Gallery: Political Activism

CND Punch and Judy

During a CND outing to the beach, a small group of adults and children sit in front of a Punch and Judy puppet show. There is a CND logo on a flag planted into the sand by the puppet tent, and a guitar lies close by, circa 1963 Gallery: CND

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CND donkey

A close up of a donkey's head with a CND logo on the bridle. A man stands in the background, circa 1963 Gallery: CND

CND at LSE 1

During a small Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament demonstration outside the London School of Economics, two men address an off-screen crowd. One stands on a small lectern with a CND logo tacked to the front, the other man stands next to the lectern, circa 1963 Gallery: CND

Wistful CND child

A blond male child holds a CND banner and looks wistful during the Aldermaston-London CND march, circa 1960. Aldermaston, Berkshire, was the site of an atomic arms research centre Gallery: CND

Barbara Castle

Barbara Castle MP speaks at an anti-apartheid rally in Trafalgar Square, central London, circa 1962 Gallery: Political Activism

James Baldwin

African American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, civil rights campaigner and social critic James Baldwin in close up Gallery: Political Activism

Aldermaston to London CND march

Aldermaston to London CND march in London streets, seen from above, circa 1960 Gallery: CND

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Wheelbarrow siesta

Two young boys sleep in wheelbarrows, Notting Hill, west London, circa 1962 Gallery: Leisure

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Swing girl

A young girl on a swing flies high in front of a new-build council estate in London Gallery: Leisure

Sunday school

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

Speaker’s Corner

A man wearing a sign stating Dread God holds a crucifix with a clipboard attached in one hand and his hat in the other hand as he orates at SpeakerÕs Corner, Hyde Park, London Gallery: Leisure

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Soldier pigeon

A member of the Canadian Armed Forces in Europe feeds pigeons in Trafalgar Square, London, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure

Rocket Science

During the 1962 Festival of Labour in Battersea Park, a float takes part in a parade. The float is titled 'Designing a great future - Designing a Great Britain' and has people dressed as scientists and astronauts working at draughting tables, as well as a futuristically-styled rocket ship Gallery: Leisure

Record Store 3

A crowd of young people stand in a record store in London in 1962 looking through racks of vinyl LP's Gallery: Leisure

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Park play

Children and adults crowd around a large tableau in a marquee during the Festival of Labour in Battersea Park Gallery: Leisure

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Kingston nap

An elderly man snoozes whilst a younger man reads on a bench in Kingston, west London, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure

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Kingston members

Three older women wearing hats sit behind a table marked 'Members' that carries knitted items in Kingston, west London, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure

Kingston market 2

A police constable directs shoppers across the road in Kingston market, west London, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure

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Kingston market 1

An older woman stands by a flower stall in Kingston market, west London, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure

1960s 1961 B+W black and white boats child ducks feed Kingston leisure London pastoral relaxing river riverside suburb suburban swans Swinging Sixties Thames trees woman

Kingston ducks

A woman and her young daughter feed the ducks and swans on the river Thames in Kingston, west London, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure

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1960s B+W black and white bomb site boy building child children derelict girl homes leisure London Notting Hill outside play playground playtime relax scavengers sign street Swinging Sixties urban wooden yard

Kids play

Children play on a cleared bomb site and hold up a sign from a shop marked Under Personal Supervision on derelict land in Notting Hill, West London Gallery: Leisure

A country wedding

A male guest in top hat and tails accompanies two female guests wearing hats as they arrive at the church for a country wedding Gallery: Leisure

CND puppetcrowd 2

During a CND outing to the beach, children and adults gather around a Punch and Judy tent on the sand. A small harbour is visible in the background of the shot, with boats and a building on the harbour wall, and holidaymakers sit on deckchairs in the foreground of the image, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

CND puppet crowd

During a CND outing to the beach, children and adults gather around a Punch and Judy tent on the sand. The children are transfixed by the off-screen puppets, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

CND donkey ride

During a CND outing to the beach, a man and a woman lead a donkey across the sand, in front of a cliff and some beach huts with holidaymakers. There is a blonde girl with plaits on the donkey, and several girls and boys walking alongside, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

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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1960s B+W black and white Canadian famous jazz jazz music jazz musicians London music musicians Oscar Peterson piano Swinging Sixties

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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1960s 1964 ABC B+W black and white Dusty Springfield famous London music musicians on stage pop music rehearsal Swinging Sixties television Thank Your Lucky Stars

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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1960s 1962 B+W black and white blues Blues Inc.Blues Incorporated blues music blues musicians British famous Jack Bruce London Marquee Club music musicians on stage Scottish Swinging Sixties upright bass

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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1960s B+W black and white Brian Jones famous leather London moody music musicians photography studio pop music rock and roll Rolling Stones studio suit Swinging Sixties tie