Bikers 7

A motorbike rider sits on his bike at the side of the road and chats with a friend, during a meet-up of bikers on the way to the Ace Café, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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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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A Sideways Glance

A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses for the camera in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, jewellery, dress and make-up: shot in close-up Gallery: Counterculture

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Hatless Transvestite

A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses in a chair by a typewriter in half drag, including jewellery, dress and make-up, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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Sex Worker Cree

A female sex worker in Notting Hill (Cree), lying on a bed with rubber gloves and tissues in the forground Gallery: Counterculture

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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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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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I Am A Lady

A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses for the camera in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, jewellery, dress and make-up, circa 1964 Gallery: Portraits

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Bikers 6

Several motorbike riders/Rockers take a break on the hard shoulder of the North Circular at dusk, on their way to the Ace Caf, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

Bikers 5

Three male motorbike riders/Rockers in mid-shot, whilst taking a break on the hard shoulder of the North Circular at dusk, on their way to the Ace Caf, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

Bikers 4

A female motorbike rider/Rocker sits on her bike and rests her hands on her helmet, whilst taking a break on the hard shoulder of the North Circular at dusk, on her way to the Ace Caf, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

Bikers 3

Several motorbike riders/Rockers take a break on the hard shoulder of the North Circular at dusk, on their way to the Ace Caf, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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Transvestite

A male transvestite in Notting Hill poses in front of a mirror in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, dress and make-up Gallery: Counterculture

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Tattooed Lady

A woman has a large Japanese-style design tattooed onto her back by Tattoo Bill in Notting Hill Gallery: Counterculture

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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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Smacked Out

An arm with blood trickling from a vein hangs into the frame: the blood drips onto papers and books on the floor Gallery: Counterculture

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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: Counterculture

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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: Counterculture

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Sex Worker

A female sex worker in Notting Hill (Cree), lying on a bed with rubber gloves and tissues in the forground Gallery: Counterculture

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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: Counterculture

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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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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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