Swinging Sixties

The Beatles arriving at a rehearsal for ABC's TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', Teddington Studios, London, July 11 1964. L-R: Neil Aspinall (road manager), Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon

The Beatles

The Beatles arriving at a rehearsal for ABC's TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', Teddington Studios, London, July 11 1964. L-R: Neil Aspinall (road manager), Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon Gallery:
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Millie Small, the Jamaican singer-songwriter who sang 'My Boy Lollipop', pulls a 'shocked' face before performing onstage at The All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, 26 June 1964

Millie’s mouth

Millie Small, the Jamaican singer-songwriter who sang 'My Boy Lollipop', pulls a 'shocked' face before performing onstage at The All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, 26 June 1964 Gallery:
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Millie Small, the Jamaican singer-songwriter who sang 'My Boy Lollipop', signs her autograph on a packet of cigarettes before performing onstage at The All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, 26 June 1964

Millie signs an autograph

Millie Small, the Jamaican singer-songwriter who sang 'My Boy Lollipop', signs her autograph on a packet of cigarettes before performing onstage at The All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, 26 June 1964 Gallery:
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Keith Richards (left) and Mick Jagger (right) of the Rolling Stones sit together at a cafŽ table. Mick drinks from a glass and holds a cigarette in his left hand

Mick Jagger with cigarette

Keith Richards (left) and Mick Jagger (right) of the Rolling Stones sit together at a cafŽ table. Mick drinks from a glass and holds a cigarette in his left hand Gallery:
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John Lennon smokes whilst The Beatles rehearse for ABC's TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', Teddington Studios in 1964

John Lennon and Rickenbacker

John Lennon smokes whilst The Beatles rehearse for ABC's TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', Teddington Studios in 1964 Gallery:
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Ronnie Jones, shot in close up, sings into the microphone with his right hand cupped behind his ear, on stage at the Marquee Club

Ronnie Jones

Ronnie Jones, shot in close up, sings into the microphone with his right hand cupped behind his ear, on stage at the Marquee Club Gallery:
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John Lee Hooker sings into the microphone during The All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, 26 June 1964, shot from the stage. Hooker is viewed in profile, whilst singing and playing the guitar, and the audience is just visible in shot

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker sings into the microphone during The All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, 26 June 1964, shot from the stage. Hooker is viewed in profile, whilst singing and playing the guitar, and the audience is just visible in shot Gallery:
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Dexter Gordon holds a cigarette in his right hand and a saxophone in his left whilst smiling and looking at the camera. Image taken on stage at Ronnie Scott's

Dexter Gordon Grins

Dexter Gordon holds a cigarette in his right hand and a saxophone in his left whilst smiling and looking at the camera. Image taken on stage at Ronnie Scott's Gallery:
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Jack Bruce of Blues Inc. plays the double bass on stage at the Marquee Club, in close-up, circa 1962

Jack Bruce

Jack Bruce of Blues Inc. plays the double bass on stage at the Marquee Club, in close-up, circa 1962 Gallery:
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Brian Jones plays guitar with his back to the audience during the Rolling Stones set at the All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, London, on 24 June 1964. Shot from the stage with the audience in the background

Brian Jones Plays

Brian Jones plays guitar with his back to the audience during the Rolling Stones set at the All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, London, on 24 June 1964. Shot from the stage with the audience in the background Gallery:
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Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones looks up from something he is reading and stares belligerently at the camera. He wears a leather jacket over a suit and tie

Moody Brian Jones

Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones looks up from something he is reading and stares belligerently at the camera. He wears a leather jacket over a suit and tie Gallery:
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Backstage at the 1964 Blues and Gospel Caravan, L-R: Otis Spann, Muddy Waters, Brownie McGee, Sonny Terry

Four Chicago Bluesmen

Backstage at the 1964 Blues and Gospel Caravan, L-R: Otis Spann, Muddy Waters, Brownie McGee, Sonny Terry Gallery:
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Male rubber fetishist and sex worker wearing his gear minus the mask in his flat in Notting Hill, sitting on a bed and holding a whip

Rubber Man Whip

Male rubber fetishist and sex worker wearing his gear minus the mask in his flat in Notting Hill, sitting on a bed and holding a whip Gallery:
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Male rubber fetishist and sex worker wearing his gear in the kitchen of his flat in Notting Hill, in front of a 2-bar electric fire. He holds a whip and his face is obscured by a rubber balaclava

Rubber Man Mask

Male rubber fetishist and sex worker wearing his gear in the kitchen of his flat in Notting Hill, in front of a 2-bar electric fire. He holds a whip and his face is obscured by a rubber balaclava Gallery:
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During the last day of the Aldermaston-London CND rally in Trafalgar Square, Easter Monday, 1966. L-R: John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, Julie Felix, Michelle Poole

LSD meets CND

During the last day of the Aldermaston-London CND rally in Trafalgar Square, Easter Monday, 1966. L-R: John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, Julie Felix, Michelle Poole Gallery:
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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

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:
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Shop owner and founder Nigel Waymouth outside Granny Takes A Trip, 1966. The boutique was located at 488 King's Road, Chelsea

Granny Takes A Trip

Shop owner and founder Nigel Waymouth outside Granny Takes A Trip, 1966. The boutique was located at 488 King's Road, Chelsea Gallery:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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A small congregation sing hymns in the parish church in Kinglassie mining village, Fife, Scotland; including three children and a church organist in the foreground, circa 1963

Church organist

A small congregation sing hymns in the parish church in Kinglassie mining village, Fife, Scotland; including three children and a church organist in the foreground, circa 1963 Gallery:
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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:
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