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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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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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

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

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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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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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Hoppy At The Window

John Hoppy Hopkins sits in front of a window, backlit, in medium shot, circa 1963 Gallery: timeline

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Naked Hoppy

John Hoppy Hopkins at Westbourne Terrace, sits naked on a bed in front of an ideas board, circa 1962, West London Gallery: timeline

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Hep Cat

John Hoppy Hopkins portrait holding cigarette, with black background, circa 1962, west London Gallery: timeline

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London Free School Hoppy

Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission Gallery: timeline

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Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission Gallery: timeline

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IT Cover #01

Cover of the first edition of International Times, with a half-page logo (Theda Bara), an editorial titled 'YOU' and an article by Charles Marowitz reviewing 'Vietnam' at the Aldwych Theatre, October 1966 Gallery: timeline

Hoppy’s Happening

Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission Gallery: timeline

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Hoppy Dancing At UFO

Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission Gallery: writings

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

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

March in Mayfair

Two white police officers stand in the foreground as 'Black Equality' march leaders and demonstrators walk through Mayfair streets to the American Embassy, central London, circa 1963 Gallery: Political Activism

Jim Crow Must Go

American boxer Cassius Clay speaks to the crowd whilst taking part in a Black Equality civil rights demonstration supportive of African Americans, during a stop at the corner of Park Street, W1 on the way to the American Embassy in London, circa 1963 Gallery: Political Activism

Anti-Racism March 3

Bystanders watch as a civil rights demonstration passes through Notting Hill, West London, circa 1963 Gallery: Political Activism

Anti-Racism March 2

A police officer chats with Tobagonian activist Claudia Jones whilst actor Pearl Prescod sings beside her, as they lead a civil rights march in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1963 Gallery: Political Activism

Anti-Racism March

The St Stephen's Tenants' Association carry banners down St Stephen's Gardens during a civil rights march in Notting Hill, circa 1963 Gallery: Political Activism

W11 Residents

A woman and her daughter look at the street from behind the railings of a basement flat in Notting hill, West London, as a civil rights demonstration passes out of shot, circa 1963 Gallery: Political Activism

Canon Collins, MLK, Ralph Abernathy

Canon Collins points at someone out of shot and MLK gestures as he speaks at a London press conference at the Hilton Hotel, organised by CND in December 1964. L-R: Canon Collins, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy Gallery: Political Activism

Roundhouse Meeting with Wesker

Arnold Wesker (4th from left), Benny Green, unknown musicians and others at a meeting with an architect's model of the Camden Roundhouse on the table, circa 1963 Gallery: Arts and Culture

Alexander Trocchi and Typewriter

Scottish novelist and author Alexander Trocchi sits at a desk in front of a typewriter in his apartment in London, circa 1964 Gallery: Arts and Culture

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Southbank Sculpture

A wooden sculpture in front of a fence, during an exhibition on the Southbank, London, circa 1961 Gallery: Arts and Culture

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Southbank Show

Two men and a woman look at an artwork during a sculpture exhibition on the Southbank, London, circa 1961 Gallery: Arts and Culture

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Pearly Royalty

A Pearly King and Queen look on with disapproval as two women chat in the street, East London, circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure

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Gavrik Losey

Filmmaker Gavrik Losey directs one of the actors during the making of the movie 'Spade Fade' on Westbourne Terrace, West London, circa 1962 Gallery: Arts and Culture

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Room 19 Security

A woman carrying a folder looks off-camera as she emerges from a door marked 'Room no. 19 Security' during the USSR Industrial Exhibition in London, held at Earl's Court, 07-29 July, 1961 Gallery: Working Life

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The Dole Queue

A woman on a bench is surrounded by men queueing at a Men's Unemployment Benefits Office counter, London, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life

Flags and Bags

Four young women hold CND banners and duffel bags in a field, during the Aldermaston to London anti-nuclear protest march held in April 1960 Gallery: CND

From Russia With Love

A young woman wearing a beehive hairstyle photographed backstage during a fashion show at the USSR Industrial Exhibition in London, held at Earl's Court, 07-29 July, 1961 Gallery: Portraits