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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebombboychildrenchurchclearingdestructionEdition PrintFBFibre-BasedganggroupimaginationleisureNotting Hilloutsideplaypost-warrubblesitestreetSwinging SixtiesurbanwallWest London
An example of an Edition Print of a small boy who lies on top of a wall and stares at the camera in West London, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses and a church can be seen in the background. The print is authenticated by the Estate of the photographer, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, and features an embossed recto Estate authentication edition stamp in the bottom left corner inside the white border and an archivally-stable inked verso stamp containing the full edition and authentication details on the reverse. The print is available in three sizes and an edition of #20.

Boy on Wall

An example of an Edition Print of a small boy who lies on top of a wall and stares at the camera in West London, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses and a church can be seen in the background. The print is authenticated by the Estate of the photographer, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, and features an embossed recto Estate authentication edition stamp in the bottom left corner inside the white border and an archivally-stable inked verso stamp containing the full edition and authentication details on the reverse. The print is available in three sizes and an edition of #20. Gallery: Edition Prints
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200920142016activismactivistsBITboundariesconnectedconnectionscoversculturalcultureGrassrootsHarukanaShow.orgHoppyinfluentialInternational TimesinterviewsITJohn Hoppy HopkinsjournalismLondonLondon Free SchoolmediaMediazineMugiko NishikawaNotting Hillorganisationspublicationregionalsocial
A curved stack of copies of Grassroots Mediazine #3, featuring interviews with John 'Hoppy' Hopkins between 2009 and 2014 by author Mugiko Nishikawa. The foreground has single copies showing the front and back of the publication.

Grassroots Mediazine #3 stack with single copies

A curved stack of copies of Grassroots Mediazine #3, featuring interviews with John 'Hoppy' Hopkins between 2009 and 2014 by author Mugiko Nishikawa. The foreground has single copies showing the front and back of the publication. Gallery:
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200920142016activismactivistsBITboundariesconnectedconnectionscoversculturalcultureGrassrootsHarukanaShow.orgHoppyinfluentialInternational TimesinterviewsITJohn Hoppy HopkinsjournalismLondonLondon Free SchoolmediaMediazineMugiko NishikawaNotting Hillorganisationspublicationregionalsocial
200920142016activismactivistsBITboundariesconnectedconnectionscoversculturalcultureGrassrootsHarukanaShow.orgHoppyinfluentialInternational TimesinterviewsITJohn Hoppy HopkinsjournalismLondonLondon Free SchoolmediaMediazineMugiko NishikawaNotting Hillorganisationspublicationregionalsocial
A curved stack of copies of Grassroots Mediazine #3, featuring interviews with John 'Hoppy' Hopkins between 2009 and 2014 by author Mugiko Nishikawa

Grassroots Mediazine #3 stack

A curved stack of copies of Grassroots Mediazine #3, featuring interviews with John 'Hoppy' Hopkins between 2009 and 2014 by author Mugiko Nishikawa Gallery:
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200920142016activismactivistsBITboundariesconnectedconnectionscoversculturalcultureGrassrootsHarukanaShow.orgHoppyinfluentialInternational TimesinterviewsITJohn Hoppy HopkinsjournalismLondonLondon Free SchoolmediaMediazineMugiko NishikawaNotting Hillorganisationspublicationregionalsocial
200920142016activismactivistsBITboundariesconnectedconnectionscontentscoversculturalcultureGrassrootsHarukanaShow.orgHoppyinfluentialInternational TimesinterviewsITJohn Hoppy HopkinsjournalismLondonLondon Free SchoolmediaMediazineMugiko NishikawaNotting Hillorganisationspublicationregionalsocial
Grassroots Mediazine #3 contents page, featuring interviews with John 'Hoppy' Hopkins between 2009 and 2014 by author Mugiko Nishikawa

Grassroots Mediazine #3 contents page

Grassroots Mediazine #3 contents page, featuring interviews with John 'Hoppy' Hopkins between 2009 and 2014 by author Mugiko Nishikawa Gallery:
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200920142016activismactivistsBITboundariesconnectedconnectionscontentscoversculturalcultureGrassrootsHarukanaShow.orgHoppyinfluentialInternational TimesinterviewsITJohn Hoppy HopkinsjournalismLondonLondon Free SchoolmediaMediazineMugiko NishikawaNotting Hillorganisationspublicationregionalsocial
1960s1962B+Wblack and whitebomb sitebuildingchildchildrenderelictgirlhomesleisureLondonNotting HilloutsideovercoatplayplaygroundplaytimerelaxscavengersstreetSwinging Sixtiesurbanyard
A small girl in a thick overcoat stands in front of a tall fence on derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962

Fence Girl

A small girl in a thick overcoat stands in front of a tall fence on derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1962B+Wblack and whitebomb sitebuildingchildchildrenderelictgirlhomesleisureLondonNotting HilloutsideovercoatplayplaygroundplaytimerelaxscavengersstreetSwinging Sixtiesurbanyard
1960s1962B+Wblack and whitebomb siteboybuildingchildchildrenderelictgirlhomesleisureLondonNotting HilloutsideplayplaygroundplaytimerelaxscavengerssignstreetSwinging Sixtiesurbanwheelbarrowyard
A small boy stands on top of a pile of rubble and broken furniture, collecting items in a wheelbarrow during construction of an adventure playground on derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962

Bombsite Boy

A small boy stands on top of a pile of rubble and broken furniture, collecting items in a wheelbarrow during construction of an adventure playground on derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1962B+Wblack and whitebomb siteboybuildingchildchildrenderelictgirlhomesleisureLondonNotting HilloutsideplayplaygroundplaytimerelaxscavengerssignstreetSwinging Sixtiesurbanwheelbarrowyard
1960s1968alternativecoolcultureeditionInternational TimesInterzoneJohn Hoppy HopkinslogoLondonmapnewspaperNotting HillpublicationreviewSwinging SixtiesTheda Baraunderground
International Times double-page map of Notting Hill with the legend ‘Notting Hill Interzone ‘A’ The Three Villages God Gave The Land To The People’

IT Interzone ‘A’ map, May 03-16, 1968

International Times double-page map of Notting Hill with the legend ‘Notting Hill Interzone ‘A’ The Three Villages God Gave The Land To The People’ Gallery: writings
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1960s1968alternativecoolcultureeditionInternational TimesInterzoneJohn Hoppy HopkinslogoLondonmapnewspaperNotting HillpublicationreviewSwinging SixtiesTheda Baraunderground
1960s1968alternativecoolcultureeditionInternational TimesJohn Hoppy HopkinslogoLondonmapnewspaperNotting HillpublicationreviewSwinging SixtiesTheda Baraunderground
International Times cover composite photograph of a march in Notting Hill and various head shots, legend ‘Notting Hill map inside’ and a small printed banner ‘Cannabis legalis in Britanniae est’

IT cover #30, May 03-16, 1968

International Times cover composite photograph of a march in Notting Hill and various head shots, legend ‘Notting Hill map inside’ and a small printed banner ‘Cannabis legalis in Britanniae est’ Gallery: timeline
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1960s1968alternativecoolcultureeditionInternational TimesJohn Hoppy HopkinslogoLondonmapnewspaperNotting HillpublicationreviewSwinging SixtiesTheda Baraunderground
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
1960sactivismactivistanti-racistB+Wblack and whiteblack nationalistbystandercampaignerCaribbeancivil rightscommunistcommunity leaderfamousfeministhumanitarianjournalistleft winglocalLondonmarchNotting HillNotting Hill Carnivalpeace campaignerpolitical activistpolitical protestpoliticsprocessionprotest movementradicalresidentsSwinging SixtiesTrinidadian
Bystanders watch as a civil rights demonstration passes through Notting Hill, West London, circa 1963

Anti-Racism March 3

Bystanders watch as a civil rights demonstration passes through Notting Hill, West London, circa 1963 Gallery: Political Activism
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1960sactivismactivistanti-racistB+Wblack and whiteblack nationalistbystandercampaignerCaribbeancivil rightscommunistcommunity leaderfamousfeministhumanitarianjournalistleft winglocalLondonmarchNotting HillNotting Hill Carnivalpeace campaignerpolitical activistpolitical protestpoliticsprocessionprotest movementradicalresidentsSwinging SixtiesTrinidadian
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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

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
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1960s1963activismactivistactoranti-racistB+Wblack and whiteblack nationalistcampaignerCaribbeancivil rightscommunistcommunity leaderfamousfeministhumanitarianjournalistleft winglocalLondonmarchNotting HillNotting Hill Carnivalpeace campaignerPearl Prescodpolice officerpolitical activistpolitical protestpoliticsprocessionprotest movementradicalresidentssingerSwinging SixtiesTobagoTobagonianTrinidadian
1960sactivismactivistanti-racistB+Wblack and whiteblack nationalistcampaignerCaribbeancivil rightscommunistcommunity leaderfamousfeministhumanitarianjournalistleft winglocalLondonmarchNotting HillNotting Hill Carnivalpeace campaignerpolitical activistpolitical protestpoliticsprocessionprotest movementradicalresidentsSt. Stephens Tenants AssociationSwinging SixtiesTrinidadian
The St Stephen's Tenants' Association carry banners down St Stephen's Gardens during a civil rights march in Notting Hill, circa 1963

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
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1960sactivismactivistanti-racistB+Wblack and whiteblack nationalistcampaignerCaribbeancivil rightscommunistcommunity leaderfamousfeministhumanitarianjournalistleft winglocalLondonmarchNotting HillNotting Hill Carnivalpeace campaignerpolitical activistpolitical protestpoliticsprocessionprotest movementradicalresidentsSt. Stephens Tenants AssociationSwinging SixtiesTrinidadian
1960sactivismactivistanti-racistB+Wblack and whiteblack nationalistcampaignerCaribbeanchildcivil rightscommunistcommunity leaderfamousfeministhumanitarianjournalistleft winglocalLondonmarchNotting HillNotting Hill Carnivalpeace campaignerpolitical activistpolitical protestpoliticspovertyprocessionprotest movementradicalresidentsSwinging SixtiesTrades Union CongressTrinidadianTUC
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

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

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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1960s1962actorAmericanarts and cultureB+Wblack and whitecameradirectorfilmmakerGavrik LoseyLondonmovieNotting HillSpade FadeSwinging SixtiesurbanWestbourne Terrace
1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebombboychildrenchurchclearingdestructionganggroupimaginationleisureNotting Hilloutsideplaypost-warrubblesitestreetSwinging SixtiesurbanwallWest London
A small boy lies on top of a wall and stares at the camera in West London, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses and a church can be seen in the background

Boy On Wall 1

A small boy lies on top of a wall and stares at the camera in West London, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses and a church can be seen in the background Gallery: Portraits
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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebombboychildrenchurchclearingdestructionganggroupimaginationleisureNotting Hilloutsideplaypost-warrubblesitestreetSwinging SixtiesurbanwallWest London
1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebombboyschildrenclearingcraterdestructionganggroupimaginationjoylaughterleisureNotting Hilloutsideplaypost-warrubblesitestreetSwinging SixtiesurbanWest London
Five small boys clamber up the sides of a West London Second World War  bomb crater, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses can be seen in the background, probably in Notting Hill

Bomn Site Kids 3

Five small boys clamber up the sides of a West London Second World War bomb crater, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses can be seen in the background, probably in Notting Hill Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebombboyschildrenclearingcraterdestructionganggroupimaginationjoylaughterleisureNotting Hilloutsideplaypost-warrubblesitestreetSwinging SixtiesurbanWest London
1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebombboyschildrenclearingdestructionganggroupimaginationjoylaughterleisureNotting Hilloutsideplaypost-warrubblesitestreetSwinging SixtiesurbanWest London
Four small boys laugh as they throw rocks across a post-war West London bomb site, circa 1961. An entire side of a street has been demolished, leaving a large play area

Bomb Site Kids 2

Four small boys laugh as they throw rocks across a post-war West London bomb site, circa 1961. An entire side of a street has been demolished, leaving a large play area Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebombboyschildrenclearingdestructionganggroupimaginationjoylaughterleisureNotting Hilloutsideplaypost-warrubblesitestreetSwinging SixtiesurbanWest London
1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebombboyschildrenclearingdestructionganggroupimaginationleisureNotting Hilloutsideplaypost-warrubblesitestreetSwinging SixtiesurbanWest London
Five boys play in the rubble of a West London post-war bomb site, circa 1961. One boy holds a stick and looks to camera

Bomb Site Kids 1

Five boys play in the rubble of a West London post-war bomb site, circa 1961. One boy holds a stick and looks to camera Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebombboyschildrenclearingdestructionganggroupimaginationleisureNotting Hilloutsideplaypost-warrubblesitestreetSwinging SixtiesurbanWest London
1960s1963activismactivistactoranti-racistB+Wblack and whiteblack nationalistcampaignerCaribbeancivil rightsClaudia Jonescommunistcommunity leaderfamousfeministhumanitarianjournalistleft wingLondonmarchNotting HillNotting Hill Carnivalpeace campaignerPearl Prescodpolitical activistpolitical protestpoliticsprocessionprotest movementradicalsingerSwinging SixtiesThe West Indian Gazette and Afro-Asian Caribbean NewsTobagoTobagonianTrades Union CongressTrinidadianTUCwig
Tobagonian activist Claudia Jones and actor/singer Pearl Prescod lead a civil rights march through Notting Hill, West London, circa 1963

Claudia Jones marches in West London

Tobagonian activist Claudia Jones and actor/singer Pearl Prescod lead a civil rights march through Notting Hill, West London, circa 1963 Gallery: Political Activism
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1960s1963activismactivistactoranti-racistB+Wblack and whiteblack nationalistcampaignerCaribbeancivil rightsClaudia Jonescommunistcommunity leaderfamousfeministhumanitarianjournalistleft wingLondonmarchNotting HillNotting Hill Carnivalpeace campaignerPearl Prescodpolitical activistpolitical protestpoliticsprocessionprotest movementradicalsingerSwinging SixtiesThe West Indian Gazette and Afro-Asian Caribbean NewsTobagoTobagonianTrades Union CongressTrinidadianTUCwig
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Two young boys sleep in wheelbarrows, Notting Hill, west London, circa 1962

Wheelbarrow siesta

Two young boys sleep in wheelbarrows, Notting Hill, west London, circa 1962 Gallery: Leisure
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1960sB+Wblack and whitebomb siteboybuildingchildchildrenderelictgirlhomesleisureLondonNotting HilloutsideplayplaygroundplaytimerelaxscavengerssignstreetSwinging Sixtiesurbanwoodenyard
Children play on a cleared bomb site and hold up a sign from a shop marked Under Personal Supervision on derelict land in Notting Hill, West London

Kids play

Children play on a cleared bomb site and hold up a sign from a shop marked Under Personal Supervision on derelict land in Notting Hill, West London Gallery: Leisure
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1960sB+Wblack and whitebomb siteboybuildingchildchildrenderelictgirlhomesleisureLondonNotting HilloutsideplayplaygroundplaytimerelaxscavengerssignstreetSwinging Sixtiesurbanwoodenyard
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