Labourers

A crowd of labourers on a building site stand around and chat at the end of a working day, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life

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Blue Hot Jazz

John Hoppy Hopkins plays piano in a jazz band during his university days, circa 1950s Gallery: timeline

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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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Peter Orlovsky

Peter Orlovsky sits cross-legged on the floor of the apartment he shares with Allen Ginsberg, New York, 1965 Gallery: Counterculture

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Grass

A close-up of someone handling marijuana wrapped in newspaper, London circa 1962 Gallery: Counterculture

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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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Soviet Smoker

A man smokes a cigarette in fron of a display featuring photographs and graphics at the USSR Industrial Exhibition in London, held at Earl's Court, 07-29 July, 1961 Gallery: Arts and Culture

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Women in Hats

Two elderly women wearing hats sit beside each other in Kingston, West London, circa 1961. One woman wears glasses and is smoking a cigarette Gallery: Portraits

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John Lennon leans

During a rehearsal for ABC's TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', Teddington Studios, London 1964, John Lennon of the Beatles leans against a wall and smokes between takes Gallery: Music

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Duke Ellington

American composer, pianist, and bandleader Duke Ellington sits and smokes during band rehearsals in London, circa 1962 Gallery: Music

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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

CND demonstration in Ruislip

CND demonstration in Ruislip, north-west London. A woman wearing sunglasses and smoking a cigarette is carried away from the demonstration by a police constable Gallery: CND

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Joint Factory

People around a table making and smoking joints in Hoppy's flat at Westbourne Terrace, in preparation for the marriage of Peter Jenner to Sumi Jean Nishihata Gallery: Counterculture

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Rolling A Joint

Close ups of hands rolling joints on top of a book, with an amount of grass wrapped in newspaper Gallery: Counterculture

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Hash

A large block of hash rests on a copy of The Daily Telegraph from 1963 Gallery: Counterculture

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