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UXB NCO

A non-commissioned officer of the British Army leans forward with his hands on his knees as he looks to the side, during a possible unexploded bomb event in an English field, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life

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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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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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1960s B+W black and white blood counterculture design female geisha ink Japanese skin Swinging Sixties taboo tattoo tattoo gun topless traditional underground culture

1960s B+W black and white counterculture design fat ink male obese skin Swinging Sixties taboo tattoo topless traditional underground culture

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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1960s B+W black and white counterculture design fat ink male obese skin Swinging Sixties taboo tattoo topless traditional underground culture