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1960s1964aspirationalB+Wbabyblack and whitebroomchattingcoatscompanioncontemporarydoorstepelderlyfashionablefoodfriendsfront doorgenerationshouseLondonolderportraitspost-warpramresidentialSixtiesstreetsweepingSwinging Sixtiestabardtraditionalwomenworking classyoung
A middle-aged woman in a flowery tabard sweeps the street outside a residential building: two other women stand nearby. The older one holds food in a paper wrapper whilst the younger woman is more fashionably dressed and has a baby in a pram. London circa 1964

3 Women and A Baby

A middle-aged woman in a flowery tabard sweeps the street outside a residential building: two other women stand nearby. The older one holds food in a paper wrapper whilst the younger woman is more fashionably dressed and has a baby in a pram. London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964aspirationalB+Wbabyblack and whitebroomchattingcoatscompanioncontemporarydoorstepelderlyfashionablefoodfriendsfront doorgenerationshouseLondonolderportraitspost-warpramresidentialSixtiesstreetsweepingSwinging Sixtiestabardtraditionalwomenworking classyoung
1960s1964B+Wbabyblack and whiteclothdoorstepfront doorhouseLondonmandalapost-warpramprintrailingsresidentialscooterSixtiesstreetSwinging Sixtiesterracetraditional
A pram sits beside a covered scooter outside a four-storey terraced house with a mandala-printed cloth in the window, London circa 1964

Doorstep Pram

A pram sits beside a covered scooter outside a four-storey terraced house with a mandala-printed cloth in the window, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wbabyblack and whiteclothdoorstepfront doorhouseLondonmandalapost-warpramprintrailingsresidentialscooterSixtiesstreetSwinging Sixtiesterracetraditional
1960s1964advertisementarchaicB+Wblack and whiteboxescentralChinatowncommerceDatchetDurexfamiliesFrançaishandcartLondonold fashionedpedestrianspost-war LondonrestaurantroadShaftesbury AvenueshoppersSohostreetSwinging Sixtiestraditionaltraffic lightsurbanvansvegetablesvehiclesvibrantW1Wardour StreetWestminsterwomen
A middle-aged man pulls a handcart into the junction of Wardour Street and Shaftesbury Avenue: the cart carries boxes of vegetables from F A Barker of Datchet. In the background people walk along Wardour Street towards Gerrard Street and vehicles wait at the traffic lights; London, circa Summer 1964

Wardour Street handcart

A middle-aged man pulls a handcart into the junction of Wardour Street and Shaftesbury Avenue: the cart carries boxes of vegetables from F A Barker of Datchet. In the background people walk along Wardour Street towards Gerrard Street and vehicles wait at the traffic lights; London, circa Summer 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964advertisementarchaicB+Wblack and whiteboxescentralChinatowncommerceDatchetDurexfamiliesFrançaishandcartLondonold fashionedpedestrianspost-war LondonrestaurantroadShaftesbury AvenueshoppersSohostreetSwinging Sixtiestraditionaltraffic lightsurbanvansvegetablesvehiclesvibrantW1Wardour StreetWestminsterwomen
1960s1964B+Wblack and whitecoatsdoorstephatshouseLondonmotor carolderpost-warresidentialSixtiesstreetstripped for partsSwinging Sixtiesthievestraditionalvehiclevintagewinterwomenworking class
Two older women in hats and winter coats stand on the doorstep of a house in a residential street, with a motor car that has been stripped for parts in the foreground, London circa 1964

Stripped Motor

Two older women in hats and winter coats stand on the doorstep of a house in a residential street, with a motor car that has been stripped for parts in the foreground, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whitecoatsdoorstephatshouseLondonmotor carolderpost-warresidentialSixtiesstreetstripped for partsSwinging Sixtiesthievestraditionalvehiclevintagewinterwomenworking class
1960s1964B+Wblack and whitecoatscompaniondoorstepdustbinelderlyfriendfront doorhatshouseLambethLondonmilk bottlesolderportraitspost-warresidentialshabbyshoppingSixtiesstreetSwinging Sixtiestraditionalwomenworking class
Two older women in hats and long coats carry shopping bags and link arms in a residential Lambeth street, in front of dustbins and milk bottles on the doorstep of house number 24, London circa 1964

Lockstep Ladies

Two older women in hats and long coats carry shopping bags and link arms in a residential Lambeth street, in front of dustbins and milk bottles on the doorstep of house number 24, London circa 1964 Gallery: Portraits
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whitecoatscompaniondoorstepdustbinelderlyfriendfront doorhatshouseLambethLondonmilk bottlesolderportraitspost-warresidentialshabbyshoppingSixtiesstreetSwinging Sixtiestraditionalwomenworking class
1960s1964B+Wbeehive hairstyleblack and whitebuttonscharitychurchCockneyscostermongerscustomisedEast EndfamousfeathershatsHenry CrofthistoricleisureLondonpearlPearly KingPearly queensubcultureSwinging Sixtiestraditionaluniform
Two young pearly queens with beehive hairstyles pose with other pearly kings and queens at a social function in the East End of London, circa 1964

Pearly Group

Two young pearly queens with beehive hairstyles pose with other pearly kings and queens at a social function in the East End of London, circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1964B+Wbeehive hairstyleblack and whitebuttonscharitychurchCockneyscostermongerscustomisedEast EndfamousfeathershatsHenry CrofthistoricleisureLondonpearlPearly KingPearly queensubcultureSwinging Sixtiestraditionaluniform
1960s1964B+Wblack and whitebuttonscharitychurchCockneyscostermongerscustomisedEast EndfamousfeathershatsHenry CrofthistoricleisureLondonpearlPearly KingPearly queenQueen of Bethnal GreenQueen of Stoke NewingtonsubcultureSwinging Sixtiestraditionaluniform
The pearly queens of Stoke Newington and Bethnal Green show off the backs of their outfits and their luxurious plumed hats during a social function in London’s East End, circa 1964

Pearly Queens

The pearly queens of Stoke Newington and Bethnal Green show off the backs of their outfits and their luxurious plumed hats during a social function in London’s East End, circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whitebuttonscharitychurchCockneyscostermongerscustomisedEast EndfamousfeathershatsHenry CrofthistoricleisureLondonpearlPearly KingPearly queenQueen of Bethnal GreenQueen of Stoke NewingtonsubcultureSwinging Sixtiestraditionaluniform
1960s1964B+Wblack and whitebuttonscharityCockneyscostermongerscustomisedEast EndfamousfootballHammershatshistoricleisureLondonpearlPearly KingsubcultureSwinging SixtiestraditionaluniformWest Ham
A pearly king wearing a Hammers rosette stands next to a pearly king seated in a chair at an East End social function, east London, circa 1964

Pearly Kings Discuss

A pearly king wearing a Hammers rosette stands next to a pearly king seated in a chair at an East End social function, east London, circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whitebuttonscharityCockneyscostermongerscustomisedEast EndfamousfootballHammershatshistoricleisureLondonpearlPearly KingsubcultureSwinging SixtiestraditionaluniformWest Ham
1960sB+Wblack and whitebladecounterculturedesigninklionLondonmaleNotting HillparlourskinSwinging SixtiestabootattooTattoo Billtoplesstraditionalunderground culture
A bearded young man shows off his many traditional tattoos whilst standing bare-chested in Tattoo Bill's parlour, Notting Hill, London circa 1964

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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1960sB+Wblack and whitebladecounterculturedesigninklionLondonmaleNotting HillparlourskinSwinging SixtiestabootattooTattoo Billtoplesstraditionalunderground culture
1960s1964arts and cultureB+Wblack and whitebuttonscharitychurchCockneyscostermongerscustomisedEast EndfamousfeathershatsHenry CrofthistoricleisureLondonpearlPearly KingPearly queensubcultureSwinging Sixtiestraditionaluniform
A Pearly King and Queen look on with disapproval as two women chat in the street, East London, circa 1964

Pearly Royalty

A Pearly King and Queen look on with disapproval as two women chat in the street, East London, circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1964arts and cultureB+Wblack and whitebuttonscharitychurchCockneyscostermongerscustomisedEast EndfamousfeathershatsHenry CrofthistoricleisureLondonpearlPearly KingPearly queensubcultureSwinging Sixtiestraditionaluniform
1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcoalcollieryderelictequipmentFifefireKinglassielorrymalemineminersoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiessuitSwinging Sixtiestraditionaltruckwheelworkerworking life
Men walk along a street past a derelict building with a colliery wheel in the background, in the mining village of Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963

Colliery Street

Men walk along a street past a derelict building with a colliery wheel in the background, in the mining village of Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcoalcollieryderelictequipmentFifefireKinglassielorrymalemineminersoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiessuitSwinging Sixtiestraditionaltruckwheelworkerworking life
1960s1964B+Wblack and whitecatcompanionconfectionerycorner shopelderlyfriendgoodshouseholdlocalLondonmalepetportraitspost-warshopSixtiessmartsuitSwinging Sixtiesthe man who did not sleeptraditionaltrilbywindowworkerworking classworking life
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

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
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whitecatcompanionconfectionerycorner shopelderlyfriendgoodshouseholdlocalLondonmalepetportraitspost-warshopSixtiessmartsuitSwinging Sixtiesthe man who did not sleeptraditionaltrilbywindowworkerworking classworking life
1960sB+Wblack and whitebloodcounterculturedesignfemalegeishainkJapaneseskinSwinging Sixtiestabootattootattoo guntoplesstraditionalunderground culture
A woman has a large Japanese-style design tattooed onto her back by Tattoo Bill in Notting Hill

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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1960sB+Wblack and whitebloodcounterculturedesignfemalegeishainkJapaneseskinSwinging Sixtiestabootattootattoo guntoplesstraditionalunderground culture
1960sB+Wblack and whitecounterculturedesignfatinkmaleobeseskinSwinging Sixtiestabootattootoplesstraditionalunderground culture
Tattoo Bill shows off his tattoos including the one on his inside lower lip with his name

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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1960sB+Wblack and whitecounterculturedesignfatinkmaleobeseskinSwinging Sixtiestabootattootoplesstraditionalunderground culture
1960sB+Wblack and whitecatchocolateconfectionerycorner shopcounterfuse wiregoodshouseholdLondonmalepaintbrushespetpost-warshopSixtiessnackssweetsSwinging Sixtiesthe man who did not sleeptraditionalwindowworkerworking life
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: Working Life
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1960sB+Wblack and whitecatchocolateconfectionerycorner shopcounterfuse wiregoodshouseholdLondonmalepaintbrushespetpost-warshopSixtiessnackssweetsSwinging Sixtiesthe man who did not sleeptraditionalwindowworkerworking life
1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebowler hatcolleaguesemployeefinancegalleryLondonmalepinstripeSixtiessmartStock ExchangestockbrokersuitSwinging Sixtiesthe Citytradingtrading floortrading slipstraditionaluniformwhite collarwooden panellingworkerworking life
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: Working Life
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1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebowler hatcolleaguesemployeefinancegalleryLondonmalepinstripeSixtiessmartStock ExchangestockbrokersuitSwinging Sixtiesthe Citytradingtrading floortrading slipstraditionaluniformwhite collarwooden panellingworkerworking life
1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebowler hatcolleaguesemployeefinancegalleryLondonmalepinstripeSixtiessmartStock ExchangestockbrokersuitSwinging Sixtiesthe Citytradingtraditionaluniformwhite collarworkerworking life
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: Working Life
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1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebowler hatcolleaguesemployeefinancegalleryLondonmalepinstripeSixtiessmartStock ExchangestockbrokersuitSwinging Sixtiesthe Citytradingtraditionaluniformwhite collarworkerworking life
1960s1961B+Wblack and whitecanteencolleaguesemployeefinanceFinancial ReviewLondonmalenewspaperpinstripepressSixtiessmartStock ExchangestockbrokersuitSwinging Sixtiestea cupthe Citytradingtraditionaluniformwhite collarworkerworking life
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: Working Life
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1960s1961B+Wblack and whitecanteencolleaguesemployeefinanceFinancial ReviewLondonmalenewspaperpinstripepressSixtiessmartStock ExchangestockbrokersuitSwinging Sixtiestea cupthe Citytradingtraditionaluniformwhite collarworkerworking life
1960s1966advertisementsadvertsB+Wblack and whiteblue collaremployeefreightfreight trainLondonmail trainmalenewspapersnightPaddingtonplatformpressSixtiesSwinging SixtiesThe News Of The Worldtraditionaltraintrain stationuniformworkerworking life
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: Working Life
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1960s1966advertisementsadvertsB+Wblack and whiteblue collaremployeefreightfreight trainLondonmail trainmalenewspapersnightPaddingtonplatformpressSixtiesSwinging SixtiesThe News Of The Worldtraditionaltraintrain stationuniformworkerworking life
1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcoalcollieryequipmentFifefireKinglassiemalemineminersoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagsuitSwinging Sixtiestraditionalwhite collarworkerworking life
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: Working Life
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1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcoalcollieryequipmentFifefireKinglassiemalemineminersoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagsuitSwinging Sixtiestraditionalwhite collarworkerworking life
1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcartscoalcollieryconveyor beltFifeKinglassiemalemineminersoverallspitpressproduction lineScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagsortingSwinging Sixtiestraditionalworkerworking life
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: Working Life
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1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcartscoalcollieryconveyor beltFifeKinglassiemalemineminersoverallspitpressproduction lineScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagsortingSwinging Sixtiestraditionalworkerworking life
1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcoalcollieryconveyor beltFifeKinglassiemalemineminersoverallspitpressproduction lineScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagsortingSwinging Sixtiestraditionalworkerworking life
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: Working Life
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1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarcoalcollieryconveyor beltFifeKinglassiemalemineminersoverallspitpressproduction lineScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagsortingSwinging Sixtiestraditionalworkerworking life
1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarbuildingscoalcollieryequipmentfieldsFifeKinglassiemalemineminersmineshaftoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagstairsSwinging Sixtiestraditionalwhite collarworkerworking life
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: Working Life
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1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarbuildingscoalcollieryequipmentfieldsFifeKinglassiemalemineminersmineshaftoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagstairsSwinging Sixtiestraditionalwhite collarworkerworking life
1960sB+Wbirettablack and whitebomb damageCatholicclericalEast Endelderlyflat capLondonlorrymalepost-warpriestSixtiesstreetSwinging Sixtiestraditionaluniformworkerworking classworking life
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: Working Life
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1960sB+Wbirettablack and whitebomb damageCatholicclericalEast Endelderlyflat capLondonlorrymalepost-warpriestSixtiesstreetSwinging Sixtiestraditionaluniformworkerworking classworking life
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