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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Happy Teens

Teenaged girls of diverse ethnicity smile and react to the camera as they exit a building in the East End: a young man with his back to the viewer leans on a metal barrier, London circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure

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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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Spectacular Striptease

A man walks past a striptease joint, looking behind him with a grumpy expression. There are photographs of the performers in seductive poses in the window, below an illuminated sign which reads ‘Spectacular Striptease Non-stop Revue’, Soho, London, circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London

Stylish Shopper

On Regent Street a stylishly dressed woman stands with three children, including a sleeping toddler in a pushchair: her two other children look at the camera as they hold on to the pushchair. Christmas shoppers crowd the pavement and Routemaster double-decker buses, including route 13 to London Bridge, travel under festive decorations; London, December 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

Route 13 Passengers

Two women wait to disembark an open-platform number 13 Routemaster double-decker bus as it travels south along Regent Street, past pedestrians, Christmas festive street decorations, a Meredew Furniture van, motor cars and taxi-cabs; London, December 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

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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

Beehive Girl

A woman with a beehive hair style stares at the camera as Christmas shoppers crowd the pavement along Regent Street near a gentleman’s hairdresser and a dual-screen cinema. Delivery vans, taxi-cabs and motorcyclists are stuck in a traffic jam under festive street decorations; London, December 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

Festive Regent Street

Christmas decorations on Regent Street, looking south and seen from a high viewpoint. People crowd the pavements, motor cars taxi-cabs and Routemaster double-decker buses drive north including route 15 to Ladbroke Grove, with festive decorations strung across the street; London, December 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

Aldgate Bus Stop

A queue of people in winter clothes start boarding a bus at a stop outside Aldgate East underground station that serves routes 10, 25 and 32 heading to Whitechapel, Mile End, Bow and Stratford. Women carry large handbags: several people stare at the camera with a weary look; London, circa Spring 1964 Gallery: Post-War London

Group Greeting

An older woman wearing a long coat, fancy hat and a flower in her buttonhole, faces a row of four other older people with their backs to camera who are laughing amongst themselves, with wooden chairs in the foreground, London circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

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

Ann James

Ann James smiles and sits up in bed in a maternity ward in a London NHS hospital. She has a tray with crockery and newspapers on her bed. A woman standing by the bed looks away from camera, circa 1960/61. Gallery: Portraits

Smiling Women

Two women and a man sit in shadows during the Aldermaston to London march in April 1960 Gallery: Portraits

Flags and Bags

Four young women hold CND banners and duffel bags in a field, during the Aldermaston to London anti-nuclear protest march held in April 1960 Gallery: CND

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Women in Hats

Two elderly women wearing hats sit beside each other in Kingston, West London, circa 1961. One woman wears glasses and is smoking a cigarette Gallery: Portraits

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Dr. Michael Randle leaves Wormwood Scrubs

Dr. Michael Randle is surrounded by supporters and banners on his release from Wormwood Scrubs in the winter of 1963, having completed his prison sentence for his part in organising nonviolent direct action at a USAF Wethersfield, as a member of the Committee of 100. A man holds a banner with a CND logo and the legend 'In Prison For You', whilst a woman holds a banner with Randle's face on it Gallery: Political Activism

March Bystanders

Two women, one in a wheelchair, watch as the Aldermaston to London March of April 1962 passes them on a London street Gallery: CND

Xmas Housing Demo

A large crowd of people, including babies, gathers in front of a Christmas tree during a demonstration against homelessness held on Oxford Street, London, during December 1961 Gallery: Political Activism

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Winter Coat Queue

A crowd of people in winter coats queue on a sunny pavement outside a shop in London, February 1960 Gallery: Leisure

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Boycott Banners

During a 1960 march against apartheid, protestors hold banners that state 'Against Apartheid - Boycott South African Goods March 1st-11th'. The protestors are marching down a central London street and are outside a furniture store Gallery: Political Activism

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Two Straws

Two young female audience members sip Pepsi Cola through straws during the All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace in London, June 26, 1964. They both have their hair in bunches and are wearing back leather coats Gallery: Leisure

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Peace News child

A warmly-dressed child in a pram wearing a CND badge looks unhappy whilst women read newspapers on a bench behind the pram, Oxford, circa 1963 Gallery: CND

Pulpit hymn

The priest in his pulpit and members of the congregation in the choir stalls sing hymns in their parish church situated in Kinglassie mining village, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

Record Store 1

A smartly dressed woman looks off camera as she flicks through racks containing pop music 7" vinyl records in a record store in 1962. She is surrounded by men looking through the racks of records Gallery: Leisure

Labour London ladies

During the 1962 Festival of Labour in Battersea Park, two women wearing Welcome to Labour London hats stand in the crowd Gallery: Political Activism

CND Punch and Judy

During a CND outing to the beach, a small group of adults and children sit in front of a Punch and Judy puppet show. There is a CND logo on a flag planted into the sand by the puppet tent, and a guitar lies close by, circa 1963 Gallery: CND

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Record Store 3

A crowd of young people stand in a record store in London in 1962 looking through racks of vinyl LP's Gallery: Leisure

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Kingston members

Three older women wearing hats sit behind a table marked 'Members' that carries knitted items in Kingston, west London, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure

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Kingston market 2

A police constable directs shoppers across the road in Kingston market, west London, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure

A country wedding

A male guest in top hat and tails accompanies two female guests wearing hats as they arrive at the church for a country wedding Gallery: Leisure

CND puppetcrowd 2

During a CND outing to the beach, children and adults gather around a Punch and Judy tent on the sand. A small harbour is visible in the background of the shot, with boats and a building on the harbour wall, and holidaymakers sit on deckchairs in the foreground of the image, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

CND puppet crowd

During a CND outing to the beach, children and adults gather around a Punch and Judy tent on the sand. The children are transfixed by the off-screen puppets, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

CND donkey ride

During a CND outing to the beach, a man and a woman lead a donkey across the sand, in front of a cliff and some beach huts with holidaymakers. There is a blonde girl with plaits on the donkey, and several girls and boys walking alongside, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

CND donkey 2

A small boy is placed on the back of a donkey on the beach, by three adults. The donkey has a CND sign on its bridle, balloons with the CND logo are tied to its tail, and another small boy is just visible in the background, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

Church hymns

Members of the congregation sing hymns in their parish church situated in Kinglassie mining village, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Leisure

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Chelsea Flower Show

A crowd of smartly dressed people walk down the street towards the photographer as they near the entrance to the 1962 Chelsea Flower Show Gallery: Leisure

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Chelsea Flower Show

Middle-aged women in hats inspect the flower displays near gantry 3 at the Chelsea Flower Show, London, 1962 Gallery: Leisure

Church organist

A small congregation sing hymns in the parish church in Kinglassie mining village, Fife, Scotland; including three children and a church organist in the foreground, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life