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1960s1964Ace CafeauthenticatedB+Wbikerblack and whitebootsBritishcounterculturecrash helmetEnglishfamousfemalegogglesgreaserJohn Hoppy HopkinsleatherLondonmalemotorbikemotorcycleraceracingrockersignatureSixtiessubcultureSwinging Sixtieston-up kidsyouths
A black and white photographic print of British male and female bikers who laugh amongst themselves near a shelf covered in motorbike helmets located in the famous Ace Café, Greater London, circa 1964, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Signed print of British bikers

A black and white photographic print of British male and female bikers who laugh amongst themselves near a shelf covered in motorbike helmets located in the famous Ace Café, Greater London, circa 1964, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins Gallery:
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1960s1964Ace CafeauthenticatedB+Wbikerblack and whitebootsBritishcounterculturecrash helmetEnglishfamousfemalegogglesgreaserJohn Hoppy HopkinsleatherLondonmalemotorbikemotorcycleraceracingrockersignatureSixtiessubcultureSwinging Sixtieston-up kidsyouths
1960s1963196459 ClubauthenticatedB+Wbikerblack and whiteBritishcafecounterculturecrash helmetEnglishgogglesgreaserJohn Hoppy HopkinsleatherLondonmalemotorcycleNaziPaddingtonregaliasignatureSixtiessubcultureSwinging Sixtieston-up kidsyouths
A black and white photographic print of members of the British biker gang the 59 Club as they sit around a café table in London's Paddington district and socialise, including a biker wearing a Nazi cap who stares at the camera, circa 1963/64, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Signed print of British bikers

A black and white photographic print of members of the British biker gang the 59 Club as they sit around a café table in London's Paddington district and socialise, including a biker wearing a Nazi cap who stares at the camera, circa 1963/64, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins Gallery:
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1960s1963196459 ClubauthenticatedB+Wbikerblack and whiteBritishcafecounterculturecrash helmetEnglishgogglesgreaserJohn Hoppy HopkinsleatherLondonmalemotorcycleNaziPaddingtonregaliasignatureSixtiessubcultureSwinging Sixtieston-up kidsyouths
1960s1963196459 ClubB+Wbikerblack and whiteBritishcafecounterculturecrash helmetEnglishgogglesgreaserJohn Hoppy HopkinsleatherLondonmalemotorcycleNaziPaddingtonregaliaSixtiessubcultureSwinging Sixtieston-up kidsyouths
A black and white photographic print of members of the British biker gang the 59 Club as they sit around a café table in London's Paddington district and socialise, including a biker wearing a Nazi cap who stares at the camera, circa 1963/64, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Signed print of British bikers

A black and white photographic print of members of the British biker gang the 59 Club as they sit around a café table in London's Paddington district and socialise, including a biker wearing a Nazi cap who stares at the camera, circa 1963/64, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins Gallery:
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1960s1963196459 ClubB+Wbikerblack and whiteBritishcafecounterculturecrash helmetEnglishgogglesgreaserJohn Hoppy HopkinsleatherLondonmalemotorcycleNaziPaddingtonregaliaSixtiessubcultureSwinging Sixtieston-up kidsyouths
1960s1964Ace CafeB+Wbikerblack and whitebootsBritishcounterculturecrash helmetEnglishfamousfemalegogglesgreaserJohn Hoppy HopkinsleatherLondonmalemotorbikemotorcycleraceracingrockerSixtiessubcultureSwinging Sixtieston-up kidsyouths
A black and white photographic print of British male and female bikers who laugh amongst themselves near a shelf covered in motorbike helmets located in the famous Ace Café, Greater London, circa 1964, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Signed print of British bikers

A black and white photographic print of British male and female bikers who laugh amongst themselves near a shelf covered in motorbike helmets located in the famous Ace Café, Greater London, circa 1964, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins Gallery:
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1960s1964Ace CafeB+Wbikerblack and whitebootsBritishcounterculturecrash helmetEnglishfamousfemalegogglesgreaserJohn Hoppy HopkinsleatherLondonmalemotorbikemotorcycleraceracingrockerSixtiessubcultureSwinging Sixtieston-up kidsyouths
1960s1962advertisingadvertsB+Wblackblack and whiteCamden TowncarriageelderlyexitlightingLondonLondon Undergroundmalemanmetropassengersplatformpost-warseatssittingSwinging LondonSwinging Sixtiestraintubetube trainundergroundwaitingwalkingwallsway outwoman
An elderly man waits for a different train as a woman walks along the platform towards the street level exit at Camden Town Underground Station. A tube train with the doors open has a few passengers on board and the platform walls are covered with advertising posters. London circa 1962

Camden Town Tube

An elderly man waits for a different train as a woman walks along the platform towards the street level exit at Camden Town Underground Station. A tube train with the doors open has a few passengers on board and the platform walls are covered with advertising posters. London circa 1962 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1962advertisingadvertsB+Wblackblack and whiteCamden TowncarriageelderlyexitlightingLondonLondon Undergroundmalemanmetropassengersplatformpost-warseatssittingSwinging LondonSwinging Sixtiestraintubetube trainundergroundwaitingwalkingwallsway outwoman
1960s1964B+Wblack and whitediverseEast EndethnicityexuberantfashionablefemalehappylaughingleisureLondonmalemansmilingsocialSwinging Sixtiesteenagerswaitingwomenyoung
Teenaged girls of diverse ethnicity smile and react to the camera as they exit a building in the East End: a young man with his back to the viewer leans on a metal barrier, London circa 1964

Happy Teens

Teenaged girls of diverse ethnicity smile and react to the camera as they exit a building in the East End: a young man with his back to the viewer leans on a metal barrier, London circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whitediverseEast EndethnicityexuberantfashionablefemalehappylaughingleisureLondonmalemansmilingsocialSwinging Sixtiesteenagerswaitingwomenyoung
1960s1961B+WBalcombe Streetblackblack and whitecab driverLondonmalemini-cabmotorcarNW1SixtiessmartSwinging SixtiesuniformvintageWelbeck Motorsworkerworking life
Two Welbeck Motors minicabs are parked in Balcombe Street, London, adjacent to a black vintage motorcar from the 1930’s. A male driver in one of the Welbeck minicabs appears to be chatting with the female driver of the vintage motorcar. Circa 1961

Vintage Motors

Two Welbeck Motors minicabs are parked in Balcombe Street, London, adjacent to a black vintage motorcar from the 1930’s. A male driver in one of the Welbeck minicabs appears to be chatting with the female driver of the vintage motorcar. Circa 1961 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1961B+WBalcombe Streetblackblack and whitecab driverLondonmalemini-cabmotorcarNW1SixtiessmartSwinging SixtiesuniformvintageWelbeck Motorsworkerworking life
2014benchcolourfulelderlyexteriorJohn Hoppy HopkinsKullu Valley hatLondonmalemanolder
John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins sits on a bench outside his home in Francis Walk, London circa 2014

John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins

John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins sits on a bench outside his home in Francis Walk, London circa 2014 Gallery: writings
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2014benchcolourfulelderlyexteriorJohn Hoppy HopkinsKullu Valley hatLondonmalemanolder
2014Anfisa PolyushkevychbenchcolourfulelderlyexteriorJohn Hoppy HopkinsKullu Valley hatLondonmalemanolder
John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins sits on a bench outside his home in Francis Walk, London circa 2014

John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins

John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins sits on a bench outside his home in Francis Walk, London circa 2014 Gallery: writings
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2014Anfisa PolyushkevychbenchcolourfulelderlyexteriorJohn Hoppy HopkinsKullu Valley hatLondonmalemanolder
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebomb disposalBritish ArmyEnglandeventfieldinsigniamalenon-commissioned officerpost-warrankSwinging SixtiestattoounexplodeduniformUXBworking lifeWWII
A non-commissioned officer of the British Army leans forward with his hands on his knees as he looks to the side, during a possible unexploded bomb event in an English field, circa 1963

UXB NCO

A non-commissioned officer of the British Army leans forward with his hands on his knees as he looks to the side, during a possible unexploded bomb event in an English field, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebomb disposalBritish ArmyEnglandeventfieldinsigniamalenon-commissioned officerpost-warrankSwinging SixtiestattoounexplodeduniformUXBworking lifeWWII
1960s1964activityangryB+Wblack and whitebystandersfree speechgesturehomemadeHyde ParkleisurelistenersLondonmalemanobserversorateoratoroutsideparkpointproselytiserantsoapboxSpeaker’s CornerSwinging Sixtiesurbanwheelchair
A man in a patterned jumper stands on a soapbox and gestures emphatically at the sky, watched by a small crowd that includes a well-dressed man in a wheelchair. Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park, London, 1964

Speaker’s Corner

A man in a patterned jumper stands on a soapbox and gestures emphatically at the sky, watched by a small crowd that includes a well-dressed man in a wheelchair. Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park, London, 1964 Gallery: Political Activism
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1960s1964activityangryB+Wblack and whitebystandersfree speechgesturehomemadeHyde ParkleisurelistenersLondonmalemanobserversorateoratoroutsideparkpointproselytiserantsoapboxSpeaker’s CornerSwinging Sixtiesurbanwheelchair
1960s196459 ClubB+Wbikerblack and whitecafeCoca Colacoffee barcountercultureleatherLondonmalemotorcyclePaddingtonregaliaSixtiesSwinging Sixtiesteayouths
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

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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1960s196459 ClubB+Wbikerblack and whitecafeCoca Colacoffee barcountercultureleatherLondonmalemotorcyclePaddingtonregaliaSixtiesSwinging Sixtiesteayouths
1960sB+Wblack and whitebladecounterculturedesigninklionLondonmaleNotting HillparlourskinSwinging SixtiestabootattooTattoo Billtoplesstraditionalunderground culture
A bearded young man shows off his many traditional tattoos whilst standing bare-chested in Tattoo Bill's parlour, Notting Hill, London circa 1964

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
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1960sB+Wblack and whitebladecounterculturedesigninklionLondonmaleNotting HillparlourskinSwinging SixtiestabootattooTattoo Billtoplesstraditionalunderground culture
1960s1964anonymousB+WBDSMblack and whitebondagecounterculturefetishhome mademalerubbersado-masochismsex workerstocksSwinging Sixtiestaboovinyl
A male sex worker wearing home-made fetish clothing and stocks on his head, hands and feet poses with his back to the camera, West London, circa 1964

Standing Bondage

A male sex worker wearing home-made fetish clothing and stocks on his head, hands and feet poses with his back to the camera, West London, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture
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1960s1964anonymousB+WBDSMblack and whitebondagecounterculturefetishhome mademalerubbersado-masochismsex workerstocksSwinging Sixtiestaboovinyl
1960s1964anonymousB+WBDSMblack and whitebondagecounterculturefetishgimp suithome mademalemaskrubbersado-masochismsex workerSwinging Sixtiestaboovinyl
A male sex worker wearing a home-made gimp suit fashioned from a coat stands with his hands on his hips and his face obscured, West London, circa 1964

Gimp Suit

A male sex worker wearing a home-made gimp suit fashioned from a coat stands with his hands on his hips and his face obscured, West London, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture
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1960s1964anonymousB+WBDSMblack and whitebondagecounterculturefetishgimp suithome mademalemaskrubbersado-masochismsex workerSwinging Sixtiestaboovinyl
1960sAce CafeB+Wbikerblack and whitebootscounterculturecrash helmetfemalegogglesgreaserleathermalemotorbikemotorcycleraceracingrockerSixtiessubcultureSwinging Sixtiesyouths
Male and female bikers laugh with each other by a shelf covered in motorbike helmets in the Ace Cafe, circa 1964

Line Of Lids

Male and female bikers laugh with each other by a shelf covered in motorbike helmets in the Ace Cafe, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture
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1960sAce CafeB+Wbikerblack and whitebootscounterculturecrash helmetfemalegogglesgreaserleathermalemotorbikemotorcycleraceracingrockerSixtiessubcultureSwinging Sixtiesyouths
1960s1962artistarts and cultureB+Wbabyblack and whiteBritishCambridgeexhibitionfathergalleryHenry MooremalepaintingssculptureThe Arts Council
A man holds a baby in front of a Henry Moore sculpture during an exhibition at Arts Council Gallery in Cambridge, England, circa 1962

Henry Moore Show Baby

A man holds a baby in front of a Henry Moore sculpture during an exhibition at Arts Council Gallery in Cambridge, England, circa 1962 Gallery: Arts and Culture
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1960s1962artistarts and cultureB+Wbabyblack and whiteBritishCambridgeexhibitionfathergalleryHenry MooremalepaintingssculptureThe Arts Council
1960s1962activistAldermastonAngry Young ManArnold Weskerarts and cultureauthorB+Wblack and whitecigaretteCommittee of 100dramadramatistEast EndJewishLondonmalepaperworkplayplaywrightpoliticsportraitsprotestscriptSwinging London
British author, dramatist and poet Arnold Wesker sits and studies paperwork: he also holds a cigarette, England, circa 1962

Arnold Wesker and script

British author, dramatist and poet Arnold Wesker sits and studies paperwork: he also holds a cigarette, England, circa 1962 Gallery: Arts and Culture
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1960s1962activistAldermastonAngry Young ManArnold Weskerarts and cultureauthorB+Wblack and whitecigaretteCommittee of 100dramadramatistEast EndJewishLondonmalepaperworkplayplaywrightpoliticsportraitsprotestscriptSwinging London
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
1960s1962activistAldermastonAngry Young ManArnold WeskerauthorB+Wblack and whiteCommittee of 100dramadramatistEast EndinterviewJewishLondonmaleplayplaywrightpoliticsportraitsprotestSwinging Londonteatea cup
British author, dramatist and poet Arnold Wesker drinks tea whilst being interviewed by an unseen male. He leans forward in his chair and looks off-camera, circa 1962

Arnold Wesker

British author, dramatist and poet Arnold Wesker drinks tea whilst being interviewed by an unseen male. He leans forward in his chair and looks off-camera, circa 1962 Gallery: Portraits
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1960s1962activistAldermastonAngry Young ManArnold WeskerauthorB+Wblack and whiteCommittee of 100dramadramatistEast EndinterviewJewishLondonmaleplayplaywrightpoliticsportraitsprotestSwinging Londonteatea cup
19601960sB+Wblack and whitecontemporarycurrentFebruaryflat caphatLondonmagazinesmalenewsnewsagentsnewspapersperiodicalsshopsuitSwinging Sixtiestweedvendorworking life
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

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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19601960sB+Wblack and whitecontemporarycurrentFebruaryflat caphatLondonmagazinesmalenewsnewsagentsnewspapersperiodicalsshopsuitSwinging Sixtiestweedvendorworking life
1960s1962activityB+WBibleblack and whitebystanderschristianfree speechgesturehomemadeHyde ParkleisurelistenersLondonmalemanobserversorateoratoroutsidepaintparkproselytiserantreligiousSpeakerÕs CornerSwinging Sixtiesurban
A black male with paint on his face and a Bible in his right hand addresses the crowd at Speaker's Corner, Hyde Park, London, circa 1962

Speaker’s Corner Male

A black male with paint on his face and a Bible in his right hand addresses the crowd at Speaker's Corner, Hyde Park, London, circa 1962 Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1962activityB+WBibleblack and whitebystanderschristianfree speechgesturehomemadeHyde ParkleisurelistenersLondonmalemanobserversorateoratoroutsidepaintparkproselytiserantreligiousSpeakerÕs CornerSwinging Sixtiesurban
1960s1964B+Wblack and whitecatcompanionconfectionerycorner shopelderlyfriendgoodshouseholdlocalLondonmalepetportraitspost-warshopSixtiessmartsuitSwinging Sixtiesthe man who did not sleeptraditionaltrilbywindowworkerworking classworking life
In 1964, an elderly white male (the 'man who did not sleep'), stands outside his general  store in London. The man who did not sleep holds a cat in his arms and is accompanied by a younger male: they both look at the cat

The Sleepless Man and cat

In 1964, an elderly white male (the 'man who did not sleep'), stands outside his general store in London. The man who did not sleep holds a cat in his arms and is accompanied by a younger male: they both look at the cat Gallery: Portraits
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whitecatcompanionconfectionerycorner shopelderlyfriendgoodshouseholdlocalLondonmalepetportraitspost-warshopSixtiessmartsuitSwinging Sixtiesthe man who did not sleeptraditionaltrilbywindowworkerworking classworking life
1960s1963affairB+Wbedbedroombetrayalblack and whitecaughtcheatcheatingdoorfashionfemaleGala MitchellgirlfriendHoppyLondonmagazinemalemanmodelOssie ClarkeportraitssmokingsurpriseSwinging LondonSwinging SixtiesVoguewoman
Gala Michell holds a cigarette and gazes at the viewer whilst sitting on a bed in a messy bedroom. A man stands in the doorway in the background of the scene

Gala Mitchell

Gala Michell holds a cigarette and gazes at the viewer whilst sitting on a bed in a messy bedroom. A man stands in the doorway in the background of the scene Gallery: Portraits
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1960s1963affairB+Wbedbedroombetrayalblack and whitecaughtcheatcheatingdoorfashionfemaleGala MitchellgirlfriendHoppyLondonmagazinemalemanmodelOssie ClarkeportraitssmokingsurpriseSwinging LondonSwinging SixtiesVoguewoman
1960s1965appliancesB+Wbarefootbeatnikblack and whitebohemiancouplecuddledenimdomesticfemaleglasseshuginteriorjazzjeansjumperskitchenknittedLondonmaleold fashionedportraitssinksweatersSwinging LondonSwinging Sixtiesyoung
A  young white man and woman dressed in beatnik/bohemian clothes, hug each other in front of a sink in a typical 1960's British kitchen. She is barefoot and they both wear denim jeans and knitted jumpers

Boho Couple

A young white man and woman dressed in beatnik/bohemian clothes, hug each other in front of a sink in a typical 1960's British kitchen. She is barefoot and they both wear denim jeans and knitted jumpers Gallery: Portraits
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1960s1965appliancesB+Wbarefootbeatnikblack and whitebohemiancouplecuddledenimdomesticfemaleglasseshuginteriorjazzjeansjumperskitchenknittedLondonmaleold fashionedportraitssinksweatersSwinging LondonSwinging Sixtiesyoung
1960s59 ClubB+Wbikerblack and whitecafecounterculturecrash helmetgogglesleathermalemotorcycleNaziregaliaSixtiesSwinging Sixtiesyouths
Members of the 59 Club sit around a cafe table in Paddington and socialise, including a biker wearing a Nazi cap who stares at the camera, circa 1963/64

Bikers 2

Members of the 59 Club sit around a cafe table in Paddington and socialise, including a biker wearing a Nazi cap who stares at the camera, circa 1963/64 Gallery: Counterculture
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1960s59 ClubB+Wbikerblack and whitecafecounterculturecrash helmetgogglesleathermalemotorcycleNaziregaliaSixtiesSwinging Sixtiesyouths
1960sactivityB+Wblack and whitebystanderschristianclipboardcrucifixdreadDread Godfree speechGodhathomemadeHyde ParkleisurelistenersLondonmalemanobserversorateoratoroutsideparkproselytiserantreligioussignSpeakerÕs CornerSwinging Sixtiesurban
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

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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1960sactivityB+Wblack and whitebystanderschristianclipboardcrucifixdreadDread Godfree speechGodhathomemadeHyde ParkleisurelistenersLondonmalemanobserversorateoratoroutsideparkproselytiserantreligioussignSpeakerÕs CornerSwinging Sixtiesurban
1960s1961B+Wbenchblack and whitebuildingdoordozeKingstonleisureLondonmalemenoutsidepastoralreadrelaxrelaxingsiestasleepsnoozestonesuburbanSwinging Sixtiesyard
An elderly man snoozes whilst a younger man reads on a bench in Kingston, west London, circa 1961

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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1960s1961B+Wbenchblack and whitebuildingdoordozeKingstonleisureLondonmalemenoutsidepastoralreadrelaxrelaxingsiestasleepsnoozestonesuburbanSwinging Sixtiesyard
1960sB+Wblack and whitecounterculturedesignfatinkmaleobeseskinSwinging Sixtiestabootattootoplesstraditionalunderground culture
Tattoo Bill shows off his tattoos including the one on his inside lower lip with his name

Tattoo Bill

Tattoo Bill shows off his tattoos including the one on his inside lower lip with his name Gallery: Counterculture
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1960sB+Wblack and whitecounterculturedesignfatinkmaleobeseskinSwinging Sixtiestabootattootoplesstraditionalunderground culture
1960sanonymousB+WBDSMbedblack and whitebondagecounterculturefetishhome mademalerubbersex workersingle bedstocksSwinging Sixtiestaboovinyl
A male sex worker lies on a bed with homemade stocks on his hands and feet, shot from above. His face is obscured

Bondage

A male sex worker lies on a bed with homemade stocks on his hands and feet, shot from above. His face is obscured Gallery: Counterculture
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1960sanonymousB+WBDSMbedblack and whitebondagecounterculturefetishhome mademalerubbersex workersingle bedstocksSwinging Sixtiestaboovinyl
1960sB+Wblack and whitecatchocolateconfectionerycorner shopcounterfuse wiregoodshouseholdLondonmalepaintbrushespetpost-warshopSixtiessnackssweetsSwinging Sixtiesthe man who did not sleeptraditionalwindowworkerworking life
An elderly white male (the 'man who did not sleep') stands behind the counter of his corner shop. He is surrounded by confectionery and food items, and his cat looks at him from the windowsill

The sleepless man and his cat

An elderly white male (the 'man who did not sleep') stands behind the counter of his corner shop. He is surrounded by confectionery and food items, and his cat looks at him from the windowsill Gallery: Working Life
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1960sB+Wblack and whitecatchocolateconfectionerycorner shopcounterfuse wiregoodshouseholdLondonmalepaintbrushespetpost-warshopSixtiessnackssweetsSwinging Sixtiesthe man who did not sleeptraditionalwindowworkerworking life
1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebowler hatcolleaguesemployeefinancegalleryLondonmalepinstripeSixtiessmartStock ExchangestockbrokersuitSwinging Sixtiesthe Citytradingtrading floortrading slipstraditionaluniformwhite collarwooden panellingworkerworking life
An overhead shot of the floor of the Stock Exchange, featuring wood panelling, men conversing, trades being made and noticeboards displaying the date (May 24 1961)

Stock Exchange trading floor

An overhead shot of the floor of the Stock Exchange, featuring wood panelling, men conversing, trades being made and noticeboards displaying the date (May 24 1961) Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebowler hatcolleaguesemployeefinancegalleryLondonmalepinstripeSixtiessmartStock ExchangestockbrokersuitSwinging Sixtiesthe Citytradingtrading floortrading slipstraditionaluniformwhite collarwooden panellingworkerworking life
1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebowler hatcolleaguesemployeefinancegalleryLondonmalepinstripeSixtiessmartStock ExchangestockbrokersuitSwinging Sixtiesthe Citytradingtraditionaluniformwhite collarworkerworking life
A middle-aged man wearing a moustache and bowler hat walks past the Stock Exchange Visitor's Gallery entrance on May 24 1961

Stock Exchange Visitor’s Gallery

A middle-aged man wearing a moustache and bowler hat walks past the Stock Exchange Visitor's Gallery entrance on May 24 1961 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebowler hatcolleaguesemployeefinancegalleryLondonmalepinstripeSixtiessmartStock ExchangestockbrokersuitSwinging Sixtiesthe Citytradingtraditionaluniformwhite collarworkerworking life
1960s1961B+Wblack and whitecanteencolleaguesemployeefinanceFinancial ReviewLondonmalenewspaperpinstripepressSixtiessmartStock ExchangestockbrokersuitSwinging Sixtiestea cupthe Citytradingtraditionaluniformwhite collarworkerworking life
In the Stock Exchange canteen an elderly white male stockbroker reads a financial newspaper (Financial Review) with other colleagues in the background, on May 24 1961

Stock Exchange canteen

In the Stock Exchange canteen an elderly white male stockbroker reads a financial newspaper (Financial Review) with other colleagues in the background, on May 24 1961 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1961B+Wblack and whitecanteencolleaguesemployeefinanceFinancial ReviewLondonmalenewspaperpinstripepressSixtiessmartStock ExchangestockbrokersuitSwinging Sixtiestea cupthe Citytradingtraditionaluniformwhite collarworkerworking life
1960sB+Wblack and whitebreadcharityEast EndelderlyenamelhomelesshopelessindigentLondonmalepost-warpovertySixtiessoupsoup kitchenSwinging Sixtiesutensilsvoluntaryvolunteerworkerworking classworking life
A volunteer worker hands a cup of tea to a homeless man queueing in a soup kitchen. Shot from behind, the volunteer also has a pile of bread and empty mugs in front of him

Soup kitchen volunteer

A volunteer worker hands a cup of tea to a homeless man queueing in a soup kitchen. Shot from behind, the volunteer also has a pile of bread and empty mugs in front of him Gallery: Working Life
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1960sB+Wblack and whitebreadcharityEast EndelderlyenamelhomelesshopelessindigentLondonmalepost-warpovertySixtiessoupsoup kitchenSwinging Sixtiesutensilsvoluntaryvolunteerworkerworking classworking life
1960sB+Wblack and whitecharityEast EndelderlyhomelesshopelessindigentLondonmalepost-warpovertySixtiessoup kitchenSwinging Sixtiesworkerworking classworking life
Some homeless men wait outside a soup kitchen venue, possibly a church. One man appears to have a black eye

Soup kitchen

Some homeless men wait outside a soup kitchen venue, possibly a church. One man appears to have a black eye Gallery: Working Life
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1960sB+Wblack and whitecharityEast EndelderlyhomelesshopelessindigentLondonmalepost-warpovertySixtiessoup kitchenSwinging Sixtiesworkerworking classworking life
1960sarchitectureB+Wblack and whiteconferenceemployeefemaleflowgroupinfrastructureLondonmalemodelplanningSixtiesstreetSwinging Sixtiestown planningtrafficurbanwhite collarworkerworking life
Two white males and a white female make notes at a table containing a scale model of a street that includes traffic lights, a zebra crossing, houses and vehicles

Planning conference model

Two white males and a white female make notes at a table containing a scale model of a street that includes traffic lights, a zebra crossing, houses and vehicles Gallery: Working Life
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1960sarchitectureB+Wblack and whiteconferenceemployeefemaleflowgroupinfrastructureLondonmalemodelplanningSixtiesstreetSwinging Sixtiestown planningtrafficurbanwhite collarworkerworking life
1960sB+Wblack and whiteconferenceemployeefemalegroupLondonmaleplanningSixtiesSwinging Sixtiesurbanwindowworkerworking lifeyoung
11 young men and women look out from a window at the photographer, whilst attending a conference about urban planning

Planning conference attendees

11 young men and women look out from a window at the photographer, whilst attending a conference about urban planning Gallery: Working Life
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1960sB+Wblack and whiteconferenceemployeefemalegroupLondonmaleplanningSixtiesSwinging Sixtiesurbanwindowworkerworking lifeyoung
1960s1964ArgentinaB+Wblack and whiteBuenos AiresbusyemployeefemaleglassesheadphonesheadsetinternationalLondonmaleofficeseatedSixtiessupervisorSwinging Sixtiestelephonetelephone exchangewhite collarworkerworking life
In 1964 a male supervisor chats with the female telephone exchange operator responsible for Buenos Aires connections as she sits at her desk. There are many exchange operators working in the background of the shot

Telephone exchange

In 1964 a male supervisor chats with the female telephone exchange operator responsible for Buenos Aires connections as she sits at her desk. There are many exchange operators working in the background of the shot Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1964ArgentinaB+Wblack and whiteBuenos AiresbusyemployeefemaleglassesheadphonesheadsetinternationalLondonmaleofficeseatedSixtiessupervisorSwinging Sixtiestelephonetelephone exchangewhite collarworkerworking life
1960s1966advertisementsadvertsB+Wblack and whiteblue collaremployeefreightfreight trainLondonmail trainmalenewspapersnightPaddingtonplatformpressSixtiesSwinging SixtiesThe News Of The Worldtraditionaltraintrain stationuniformworkerworking life
In 1966 men load the Paddington mail train at night, a wide shot from overhead including advertisements for The News of the World in the background

Night mail train

In 1966 men load the Paddington mail train at night, a wide shot from overhead including advertisements for The News of the World in the background Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1966advertisementsadvertsB+Wblack and whiteblue collaremployeefreightfreight trainLondonmail trainmalenewspapersnightPaddingtonplatformpressSixtiesSwinging SixtiesThe News Of The Worldtraditionaltraintrain stationuniformworkerworking 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 collarcartscoalcollieryconveyor beltFifeKinglassiemalemineminersoverallspitpressproduction lineScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagsortingSwinging Sixtiestraditionalworkerworking life
Men supervise carts full of coal as they emerge from the seam at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963

Miners and coal carts

Men supervise carts full of coal as they emerge from the seam at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcartscoalcollieryconveyor beltFifeKinglassiemalemineminersoverallspitpressproduction lineScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagsortingSwinging Sixtiestraditionalworkerworking life
1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcoalcollieryconveyor beltFifeKinglassiemalemineminersoverallspitpressproduction lineScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagsortingSwinging Sixtiestraditionalworkerworking life
Miners pick coal off a conveyor belt at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963

Miners pick coal

Miners pick coal off a conveyor belt at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcoalcollieryconveyor beltFifeKinglassiemalemineminersoverallspitpressproduction lineScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagsortingSwinging Sixtiestraditionalworkerworking life
1960sB+Wblack and whiteblue collarDevonemployeeExeterfemalefreightfreight trainLondonmalenewspapersPaddingtonplatformpressSixtiessmartStation MasterSwinging Sixtiestraintrain stationuniformwhite collarworkerworking life
A blonde female talks to the Station Master on the platform at Paddington Railway Station. She has one hand on a bundled stack of newspapers and smiles at the Station Master - there is a train behind them with an open door

Freight company 2

A blonde female talks to the Station Master on the platform at Paddington Railway Station. She has one hand on a bundled stack of newspapers and smiles at the Station Master - there is a train behind them with an open door Gallery: Working Life
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1960sB+Wblack and whiteblue collarDevonemployeeExeterfemalefreightfreight trainLondonmalenewspapersPaddingtonplatformpressSixtiessmartStation MasterSwinging Sixtiestraintrain stationuniformwhite collarworkerworking life
1960sB+Wblack and whiteblue collarDevonemployeeExeterfemalefreightfreight trainLondonmalenewspapersPaddingtonplatformpressSixtiessmartSwinging SixtiesThe Timestraintrain stationuniformwhite collarworkerworking life
A blonde female talks to a railway worker on the platform at Paddington Railway Station as he points at something off camera. They are standing in front of a train and behind bundled stacks of The Times newspapers, destined for Exeter

Freight company 1

A blonde female talks to a railway worker on the platform at Paddington Railway Station as he points at something off camera. They are standing in front of a train and behind bundled stacks of The Times newspapers, destined for Exeter Gallery: Working Life
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1960sB+Wblack and whiteblue collarDevonemployeeExeterfemalefreightfreight trainLondonmalenewspapersPaddingtonplatformpressSixtiessmartSwinging SixtiesThe Timestraintrain stationuniformwhite 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
1960sB+Wbirettablack and whitebomb damageCatholicclericalEast Endelderlyflat capLondonlorrymalepost-warpriestSixtiesstreetSwinging Sixtiestraditionaluniformworkerworking classworking life
A Catholic priest wearing a black biretta talks to an elderly man wearing a flat cap in a bombed-out street in the East End of London: in the background is a GB Hicks Ltd. lorry

Catholic Priest

A Catholic priest wearing a black biretta talks to an elderly man wearing a flat cap in a bombed-out street in the East End of London: in the background is a GB Hicks Ltd. lorry Gallery: Working Life
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1960sB+Wbirettablack and whitebomb damageCatholicclericalEast Endelderlyflat capLondonlorrymalepost-warpriestSixtiesstreetSwinging Sixtiestraditionaluniformworkerworking classworking life
1960sawningB+Wblack and whitecab driverLondonmalemini-caboff-licenceshopSixtiessmartSwinging SixtiesuniformWelbeck Motorsworkerworking lifeyouth
A portrait shot of a young male driver wearing a Welbeck Motors Minicabs uniform; he is leaning on a cab parked outside an off-licence with a flowery awning

Mini-cab driver

A portrait shot of a young male driver wearing a Welbeck Motors Minicabs uniform; he is leaning on a cab parked outside an off-licence with a flowery awning Gallery: Working Life
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1960sawningB+Wblack and whitecab driverLondonmalemini-caboff-licenceshopSixtiessmartSwinging SixtiesuniformWelbeck Motorsworkerworking lifeyouth
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