Restaurant Chef

Two chefs work in an open-plan area in a busy restaurant: one glances to camera whilst a female diner smiles flirtatiously in the background, London circa 1960/61 Gallery: Working Life

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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

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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

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Track Work

A man in working class clothes operates a jack-hammer on the track at a railway station. He is being observed by men and boys in middle class clothing as they stand on the station platform in front of a tobacconist's shop, circa 1960 Gallery: Working Life

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Newsagents

A white male stands in the doorway of a newsagents in London in February 1960. He wears a three piece tweed suit and a flat cap, and is surrounded by contemporary magazines and newspapers for sale Gallery: Working Life

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Elderly Lady

An elderly woman with snowflakes on her coat is photographed during a housing demonstration in Westmoreland Road, Southwark, during the freezing winter of 1963 Gallery: Political Activism

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Platform performance

A small orchestral band with a conductor plays on a train station concourse in front of crowds of passengers, including school children, circa 1960 Gallery: Leisure

Labour London ladies

During the 1962 Festival of Labour in Battersea Park, two women wearing Welcome to Labour London hats stand in the crowd Gallery: Political Activism

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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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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