Café culture

Fashionably dressed young women and male bikers smoke and chat in a café, England 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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Pinball and chat

Male and female motorcyclists play the pinball machine and chat in a coffee bar, England 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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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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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

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

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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

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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