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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebolt cuttersbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewcranesengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksrebarsregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixtiesworking life
Two labourers chat briefly whilst a third takes heavy bolt-cutters to a grid of welded steel reinforcing rods on the floor of a building being constructed in London. In the background of the image are low-rise blocks of flats and on-site cranes, London circa 1963

Rebars Floor

Two labourers chat briefly whilst a third takes heavy bolt-cutters to a grid of welded steel reinforcing rods on the floor of a building being constructed in London. In the background of the image are low-rise blocks of flats and on-site cranes, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebolt cuttersbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewcranesengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksrebarsregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixtiesworking life
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingscloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksrebarsregenerationscaffoldingstreetsuitsSwinging Sixtiesworking life
On a building site in London a labourer in a cloth cap holds a grid of welded rebars upright in the foreground of the image whilst three men in suits confer in the background. London circa 1963

Rebars Cage

On a building site in London a labourer in a cloth cap holds a grid of welded rebars upright in the foreground of the image whilst three men in suits confer in the background. London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingscloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksrebarsregenerationscaffoldingstreetsuitsSwinging Sixtiesworking life
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconcreteconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourerslevellingLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpouringpublic worksrebarsregenerationslab constructionstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
On a building site a labourer with a pipe stops for a chat in the foreground whilst a concrete floor is poured and levelled with a wooden plank behind him. Steel reinforcing rods criss-cross the image and in the background are Victorian terraced houses, London circa 1963

Pouring Concrete

On a building site a labourer with a pipe stops for a chat in the foreground whilst a concrete floor is poured and levelled with a wooden plank behind him. Steel reinforcing rods criss-cross the image and in the background are Victorian terraced houses, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconcreteconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourerslevellingLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpouringpublic worksrebarsregenerationslab constructionstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebricksbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmentfoundationshard workhouseshousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
On a post-war reconstruction site in London, labourers work on the lower ground foundations of a large building under construction. In the foreground a man moves a pile of bricks: Victorian terraced houses on a street can be seen in the background of the image. London circa 1963

Foundations

On a post-war reconstruction site in London, labourers work on the lower ground foundations of a large building under construction. In the foreground a man moves a pile of bricks: Victorian terraced houses on a street can be seen in the background of the image. London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebricksbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmentfoundationshard workhouseshousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
1960s1962Alexis KorneramplifierB+Wblack and whitebluesBlues Inc.Blues Incorporatedblues musicblues musicianscigaretteequipmentfamousguitarjamLondonmicmicrophonemusicmusiciansrecordingrehearsalsingersmokingSwinging Sixties
Alexis Korner smokes and plays his guitar during a recording session in a London studio. He is surrounded by recording equipment and his eyes are closed in concentration, circa 1962

Alexis Korner recording in a London studio, circa 1962

Alexis Korner smokes and plays his guitar during a recording session in a London studio. He is surrounded by recording equipment and his eyes are closed in concentration, circa 1962 Gallery: Music
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1960s1962Alexis KorneramplifierB+Wblack and whitebluesBlues Inc.Blues Incorporatedblues musicblues musicianscigaretteequipmentfamousguitarjamLondonmicmicrophonemusicmusiciansrecordingrehearsalsingersmokingSwinging Sixties
1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcoalcollieryderelictequipmentFifefireKinglassielorrymalemineminersoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiessuitSwinging Sixtiestraditionaltruckwheelworkerworking life
Men walk along a street past a derelict building with a colliery wheel in the background, in the mining village of Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963

Colliery Street

Men walk along a street past a derelict building with a colliery wheel in the background, in the mining village of Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcoalcollieryderelictequipmentFifefireKinglassielorrymalemineminersoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiessuitSwinging Sixtiestraditionaltruckwheelworkerworking life
1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcoalcollieryequipmentFifefireKinglassiemalemineminersoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagsuitSwinging Sixtiestraditionalwhite collarworkerworking life
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

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
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1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcoalcollieryequipmentFifefireKinglassiemalemineminersoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagsuitSwinging Sixtiestraditionalwhite collarworkerworking life
1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarbuildingscoalcollieryequipmentfieldsFifeKinglassiemalemineminersmineshaftoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagstairsSwinging Sixtiestraditionalwhite collarworkerworking life
Miners ascend a staircase outside the coal face in the mining village of Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland: there is a miner in the forground and three of his colleagues further down the steps. The colliery buildings can be seen in the background, as well as fields and trees: image circa 1963

Colliery steps

Miners ascend a staircase outside the coal face in the mining village of Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland: there is a miner in the forground and three of his colleagues further down the steps. The colliery buildings can be seen in the background, as well as fields and trees: image circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarbuildingscoalcollieryequipmentfieldsFifeKinglassiemalemineminersmineshaftoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagstairsSwinging Sixtiestraditionalwhite collarworkerworking life
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