Atom Bomb Baby

During a roadside break, a toddler in a pram is accompanied by the banner 'Children Are Dying Through Tests Alone' on the 1962 Aldermaston to London March against nuclear research. The toddler is eating a biscuit, and several of the resting marchers in the background of the frame are also eating Gallery: CND

Two Girls

Two young girls, probably sisters, stand in front of a hedge and watch as the 1962 Aldermaston to London March passes through their village. They wear similar clothes and are both wearing the same cardigan at the same time Gallery: Portraits

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Two Straws

Two young female audience members sip Pepsi Cola through straws during the All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace in London, June 26, 1964. They both have their hair in bunches and are wearing back leather coats Gallery: Leisure

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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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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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

Dexter Gordon squiggles

Dexter Gordon at Ronnie Scott's, Wardour Street, London, shot with flash and a long exposure to give light trails reflecting from Gordon's tenor saxophone, circa 1962 Gallery: Music

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Tony Brown Band

A smartly dressed male and female couple dance in front of the Tony Brown Band after a speech by legendary cricketer Sir Learie Constantine, Trinidad's High Commissioner, at a black cultural event in London, circa 1963-4 Gallery: Music

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Stan Tracey

During a Jazz and poetry gig at the Marquee Club, British jazz pianist and composer Stan Tracey plays piano in close-up, circa 1963 Gallery: Music

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Sonny Boy Williamson

American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter Sonny Boy Williamson plays harmonica on stage in London in close up, October 1963 Gallery: Music

Thelonius Monk

American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk plays piano on stage at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street, London, during a recording of the BBC-TV Jazz 625 programme on March 14, 1965. Technicians can be seen in the background Gallery: Music

Paul McCartney and fan

Arriving at a rehearsal for ABC's TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', Teddington Studios, London 1964, a female fan clutches Paul McCartney's arm and grimaces with emotion as the Beatle gestures with his finger towards her and is pursued by photographers Gallery: Music

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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Alexis Korner smiles

Alexis Korner, on stage at the Marquee Club, plays guitar and smiles whilst looking out of shot, circa 1962 Gallery: Music

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Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Stan Tracey

American jazz multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk on saxophone and British jazz pianist Stan Tracey during a rehearsal at Ronnie Scott's, circa 1963 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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Eric Dolphy and Dizzy Gillespie

American jazz musicians Eric Dolphy on flute and Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet play together on stage, circa 1961 Gallery: Music

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Reverend Gary Davis

American blues and gospel singer and guitarist The Reverend Gary Davis stands at the microphone on stage and plays guitar, in close up, during the 1964 Blues and Gospel Caravan tour of the UK Gallery: Music

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Ray Charles sings

American musician Ray Charles sits at the piano on stage and faces the audience, with several band members in the background, circa 1963 Gallery: Music

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Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker

Graham Bond Organisation play on stage. L-R: Jack Bruce on double bass, Ginger Baker on drums, circa 1963 Gallery: Music

Blues Inc. gig

Blues Inc. gigging at the Marquee, shot in medium shot from below the stage. L-R: Alexis Korner on guitar, Dick Heckstall-Smith on saxophone and Cyril Davies on harmonica share a joke, Ginger Baker on drums and Art Themen on saxophone, circa 1962 Gallery: Music

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John Lennon sunglasses

A back-lit John Lennon of the Beatles in profile close-up and wearing sunglasses during a rehearsal for ABC's TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', Teddington Studios in 1964 Gallery: Music

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George Harrison profile

George Harrison of the Beatles in profile close-up during a rehearsal for ABC's TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', Teddington Studios in 1964 Gallery: Music

Val Wilmer framed

Photographer and journalist on the jazz scene Val Wilmer looks at and holds a 35mm camera, seen through a closed window, circa 1965 Gallery: writings

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Val Wilmer side shot

Photographer and journalist on the jazz scene Val Wilmer looks at and holds a 35mm camera, circa 1965 Gallery: Portraits

William S Burroughs stands

American Beat author William S Burroughs stands on a fire escape in New York City in 1965, with the street in the background Gallery: Portraits

Mrs Stirling Moss

In 1964 Stirling Moss and and his wife Elaine Barberino look off camera, with Stirling in the background and Elaine in the foreground. Elaine has a perfect beehive hairstyle and they are both dressed fashionably Gallery: Portraits

Stirling Moss and wife

In 1964 English racing driver Stirling Moss and his American wife Elaine Barberino sit on a sofa together - Stirling speaks on a telephone whilst Elaine looks at him. Elaine has a perfect beehive hairstyle and they are both dressed fashionably Gallery: Portraits

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

Barbara Rubin

Barbara Rubin in close up, looking off-camera, during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation. Photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Portraits

Peace News Vendor

Richard Wallace sells Peace News in Oxford, wearing a duffel coat, circa 1963. The headline reads 'Plutonium for France'. Wallace was subsequently jailed for 4 weeks for 'obstructing the highway'. Gallery: Portraits

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Mick Jagger studio portrait

In 1964, Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones is photographed in close-up in the studio Gallery: Portraits

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Mick and Charlie

In 1964, Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones relax in the studio during a photo shoot Gallery: Portraits

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Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull smiles at the camera with her chin in her hands, photographed in close up Gallery: Portraits

Ingram Wells

A close up image of Richard Ingrams and John Wells during the 01 May 1965 'Mass for Vass" rally in central London for former British Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, a reference to his nickname "Baillie Vass". L-R: Richard Ingrams, John Wells Gallery: Portraits

Allen Ginsberg in close-up

A close-up of Allen Ginsberg during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Portraits

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

John Esam

A close-up of poet John Esam during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Portraits

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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: Portraits

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Brian Jones moody

In 1964, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones looks straight at the camera with a belligerent stare, in close-up Gallery: Portraits

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

Ted Berrigan in New York

Noted American poet and prominent member of the New York School, Ted Berrigan is photographed in an apartment in New York City. Shot in close-up, Berrigan leans against the wall with his fingers to his mouth in a pensive pose Gallery: Portraits

Poison Children

Two men carrying a banner that says 'Nuclear Tests Poison Children - Your Children' walk down a semi-rural street whilst being watched by three small boys in wellington boots, plus a mother and child. Image taken during the 1962 Aldermaston to London march Gallery: CND

Peace News reader

An older white male, weating a trilby and carrying a copy of Peace News, accompanies the 1962 Aldermaston to London march Gallery: CND

Peace News vendor 1

Richard Wallace stands on a street corner in Oxford, selling copies of Peace News. A double decker bus passes in the background, and a police constable walks through the shot. A child in a pram can be seen in the background, circa 1963. Wallace was subsequently jailed for 4 weeks for 'obstructing the highway'. Gallery: CND

Peace News child

A warmly-dressed child in a pram wearing a CND badge looks unhappy whilst women read newspapers on a bench behind the pram, Oxford, circa 1963 Gallery: CND

Pulpit hymn

The priest in his pulpit and members of the congregation in the choir stalls sing hymns in their parish church situated in Kinglassie mining village, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

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

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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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Bikers 1

Female motorbike rider in crash helmet walks past female rocker seated at table, Ace Cafe, circa 1963/4 Gallery: Counterculture

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Record Store 2

Two young men; one black and one white; stand in listening booth 27 in a record store in 1962. The white male holds a vinyl copy of Rapture by Johnny Mathis and there are several LP's on the walls surrounding them Gallery: Leisure