Camden Town Tube

An elderly man waits for a different train as a woman walks along the platform towards the street level exit at Camden Town Underground Station. A tube train with the doors open has a few passengers on board and the platform walls are covered with advertising posters. London circa 1962 Gallery: Post-War London

Underpass Drinks

A middle-aged woman in a cardigan and woolly hat stands behind a makeshift bar and serves drinks to men in suits and trilby hats at the opening of the Hyde Park Corner underpass, held on-site, on 17 October 1962 in London. The underpass curves away in the distance and the scene is lit by overhead fluorescent lights Gallery: Post-War London

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Happy New Life 1968

Theda Bara graphic on fold-out poster with text that reads ‘Happy New Life 1968. it Immortal Eyes Yourself. London Underground News Events Information. International Times 22 Betterton Street WC2 - & Read Overleaf’ Gallery: timeline

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IT Interzone ‘A’ map, May 03-16, 1968

International Times double-page map of Notting Hill with the legend ‘Notting Hill Interzone ‘A’ The Three Villages God Gave The Land To The People’ Gallery: writings

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IT cover #30, May 03-16, 1968

International Times cover composite photograph of a march in Notting Hill and various head shots, legend ‘Notting Hill map inside’ and a small printed banner ‘Cannabis legalis in Britanniae est’ Gallery: timeline

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Hoppy Portrait

John Hoppy Hopkins portrait, England circa 1960s Gallery: writings

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Ian Sommerville

A close up of electronics technician and Beat Generation collaborator Ian Sommerville during the press conference for The International Poetry Incarnation at the royal Albert Hall, London, June 10, 1965 Gallery: Portraits

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Peter Orlovsky

Peter Orlovsky sits cross-legged on the floor of the apartment he shares with Allen Ginsberg, New York, 1965 Gallery: Counterculture

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Piero Heliczer in his pants

The Italian-American poet, publisher, actor and filmmaker Piero Heliczer relaxes in his underpants in his apartment in New York, circa 1965 Gallery: Counterculture

Silent John by Bruce Lacey

Automata artwork 'Silent John' by British artist and prankster Bruce Lacey makes farting noises in the audience during the International Poetry Incarnation at the Royal Albert Hall on June 11 1965 Gallery: Arts and Culture

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Hoppy At The Window

John Hoppy Hopkins sits in front of a window, backlit, in medium shot, circa 1963 Gallery: timeline

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Naked Hoppy

John Hoppy Hopkins at Westbourne Terrace, sits naked on a bed in front of an ideas board, circa 1962, West London Gallery: timeline

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Hep Cat

John Hoppy Hopkins portrait holding cigarette, with black background, circa 1962, west London Gallery: timeline

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London Free School Hoppy

Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission Gallery: timeline

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1960s 1967 Barry Miles culture edition International Times John Hoppy Hopkins London newspaper office publication staff Sue Miles Swinging Sixties underground

Staff At IT Magazine; Hoppy reclining bottom right

Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission Gallery: timeline

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IT Cover #01

Cover of the first edition of International Times, with a half-page logo (Theda Bara), an editorial titled 'YOU' and an article by Charles Marowitz reviewing 'Vietnam' at the Aldwych Theatre, October 1966 Gallery: timeline

Hoppy’s Happening

Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission Gallery: timeline

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Hoppy Dancing At UFO

Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission Gallery: writings

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Alexander Trocchi and Typewriter

Scottish novelist and author Alexander Trocchi sits at a desk in front of a typewriter in his apartment in London, circa 1964 Gallery: Arts and Culture

William S. Burroughs in New York

American Beat author William S. Burroughs is seated in an apartment in New York City in July 1965, smoking and gesturing with his left hand Gallery: Counterculture

Allen Ginsberg Points At The Royal Albert Hall

American beat poet and author Allen Ginsberg points to the Royal Albert Hall from the steps of the Albert Memorial. In his left hand he holds a notebook with writing in it: photograph taken during the planning of the International Poetry Congress in June 1965 Gallery: Arts and Culture

International Poetry Congress Poster

A poster outside the Royal Albert Hall, London, advertising the following days' International Poetry Congress on June 11 1965, featuring photographs of the poets booked for the event Gallery: Arts and Culture

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

A close-up of American alternative bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Counterculture

Harry Fainlight

A close-up of poet Harry Fainlight during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Counterculture

Dan Richter

A close-up of American actor and poet Dan Richter during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Portraits

Ernst Jandl

A close-up of Austrian writer, experimental poet, and translator Ernst Jandl during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Arts and Culture

Anselm Hollo

A close-up of Finnish poet and translator Anselm Hollo during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Arts and Culture

UFO Advert

Copy of a newspaper advertisement for the UFO club at 31 Tottenham Court Road. Text reads: Beautiful Sound Light Touch StarEye BodyTaste Everyone Is Saying SoÉ UFO Now-All Night-Till The First Trains Run ¥ Feature Movie Gallery: timeline writings

Alexander Trocchi

A close-up of Scottish writer and poet Alexander Trocchi during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London,on June 10 1965 Gallery: Counterculture

Adrian Mitchell

A close-up of British novelist, playwright and poet Adrian Mitchell during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London,on June 10 1965 Gallery: Portraits

Michael Horovitz

A close-up of British poet Michael Horovitz during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Portraits

William S Burroughs stands

American Beat author William S Burroughs stands on a fire escape in New York City in 1965, with the street in the background Gallery: Portraits

Barbara Rubin

Barbara Rubin in close up, looking off-camera, during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation. Photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Portraits

Allen Ginsberg in close-up

A close-up of Allen Ginsberg during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Portraits

John Esam

A close-up of poet John Esam during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Portraits