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1960s1962B+Wblack and whitebreakcarschattingcongestionconstructioneatingflicking V’sflowgangHyde Park CornerimprovementslabourerslaughingLondonlunchlunch breakmenPark Lanepost-war LondonrelaxingrestingroadsSwinging SixtiestrafficunderpassV-signsvehiclesworkersyouths
Two young construction workers flick V-signs at the photographer as they sit amongst their colleagues and eat during a break from working on the Hyde Park Corner underpass; London circa 1962 as motor vehicles, black taxi-cabs and Routemaster buses drive past; London circa 1962

Flicking the V

Two young construction workers flick V-signs at the photographer as they sit amongst their colleagues and eat during a break from working on the Hyde Park Corner underpass; London circa 1962 as motor vehicles, black taxi-cabs and Routemaster buses drive past; London circa 1962 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1962B+Wblack and whitebreakcarschattingcongestionconstructioneatingflicking V’sflowgangHyde Park CornerimprovementslabourerslaughingLondonlunchlunch breakmenPark Lanepost-war LondonrelaxingrestingroadsSwinging SixtiestrafficunderpassV-signsvehiclesworkersyouths
1960s1964B+Wbed-sitting roombedsitblack and whitecheapcoatcoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidateddinnereatinghousingHP sauceLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenantuncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
A middle-aged woman in a cramped bedsit wears her coat to keep warm as she eats her dinner at a small table in between her bed and the sofa, with a television in front of the window, Harrow Road, London circa 1964

Bedsit Dinner

A middle-aged woman in a cramped bedsit wears her coat to keep warm as she eats her dinner at a small table in between her bed and the sofa, with a television in front of the window, Harrow Road, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wbed-sitting roombedsitblack and whitecheapcoatcoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidateddinnereatinghousingHP sauceLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenantuncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
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