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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+Wbedsitterblack and whitecheapchildrencoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidatedgirlhousinginterioriron-framedironingironing boardlaundryLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingsingle bedstruggleSwinging Sixtiestabardtabletenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwashing linewomanworking class
A middle-aged woman sits on a iron-framed single bed with a young child in her lap in front of peeling and dilapidated wallpaper. There is laundry hanging across the room and in the foreground a teenager in a flowery tabard irons fabric on a very damaged ironing board, London circa 1964

Bedsitter 2

A middle-aged woman sits on a iron-framed single bed with a young child in her lap in front of peeling and dilapidated wallpaper. There is laundry hanging across the room and in the foreground a teenager in a flowery tabard irons fabric on a very damaged ironing board, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wbedsitterblack and whitecheapchildrencoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidatedgirlhousinginterioriron-framedironingironing boardlaundryLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingsingle bedstruggleSwinging Sixtiestabardtabletenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwashing linewomanworking class
1960s1964B+Wbedsitterblack and whitecheapchildrencoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidatedgirlhousinginterioriron-framedLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingsingle bedstruggleSwinging Sixtiestabletenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
A middle-aged woman sits on a iron-framed single bed with two children in front of peeling and dilapidated wallpaper. The younger child is on her lap whilst the older girl looks off camera, London circa 1964

Bedsitter

A middle-aged woman sits on a iron-framed single bed with two children in front of peeling and dilapidated wallpaper. The younger child is on her lap whilst the older girl looks off camera, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wbedsitterblack and whitecheapchildrencoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidatedgirlhousinginterioriron-framedLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingsingle bedstruggleSwinging Sixtiestabletenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
1960s1964B+Wballblack and whiteblock of flatschildrenclothes lineEast EndexteriorfamilyhomeshousinglaundryleisureLondonPeabodyplayingpost-war Londonrailingsrentingsocial housingstreets in the skySwinging Sixtiestenanttenementurbanwalkwaywomanworking class
A girl bounces a ball as she plays on a walkway outside her flat in a crowded Victorian mansion block in the East End. She is watched by a woman and a toddler and there are three women chatting on the walkway above hers. Laundry hangs from the line, London, circa 1964

Walkway Play

A girl bounces a ball as she plays on a walkway outside her flat in a crowded Victorian mansion block in the East End. She is watched by a woman and a toddler and there are three women chatting on the walkway above hers. Laundry hangs from the line, London, circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1964B+Wballblack and whiteblock of flatschildrenclothes lineEast EndexteriorfamilyhomeshousinglaundryleisureLondonPeabodyplayingpost-war Londonrailingsrentingsocial housingstreets in the skySwinging Sixtiestenanttenementurbanwalkwaywomanworking class
1960s1964alcoholB+Wblack and whiteboarded-upbootscatchildclothescoatdilapidatedelderlyemptyexteriorgirlheadscarfleisureLondonneglectedportraitpost-war LondonprampubstreetstruggleSwinging Sixtiestoyurbanwinterwomanworking classyoung
A young girl in a winter coat and knitted hat pushes a toy pram in front of a boarded-up pub with an empty bottle of fortified wine on the doorstep. An elderly woman carrying a cardboard box walks away from the camera towards a black and white cat, London circa 1964

Street Life

A young girl in a winter coat and knitted hat pushes a toy pram in front of a boarded-up pub with an empty bottle of fortified wine on the doorstep. An elderly woman carrying a cardboard box walks away from the camera towards a black and white cat, London circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1964alcoholB+Wblack and whiteboarded-upbootscatchildclothescoatdilapidatedelderlyemptyexteriorgirlheadscarfleisureLondonneglectedportraitpost-war LondonprampubstreetstruggleSwinging Sixtiestoyurbanwinterwomanworking classyoung
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 whiteblock of flatschildrenclothes lineEast EndexteriorfamilyhomeshousinglaundryLondonPeabodyplayingpost-war Londonpramrailingsrentingsocial housingstreets in the skySwinging Sixtiestenanturbanwalkwaywomanworking class
A young woman holds a pram containing a baby wearing a bonnet; she looks away from camera at two small children running along an exterior walkway outside a Peabody block of flats in East London. There is washing drying on lines hanging above the walkway railings in front of the flats; London, circa Spring 1964

Streets in the Sky

A young woman holds a pram containing a baby wearing a bonnet; she looks away from camera at two small children running along an exterior walkway outside a Peabody block of flats in East London. There is washing drying on lines hanging above the walkway railings in front of the flats; London, circa Spring 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whiteblock of flatschildrenclothes lineEast EndexteriorfamilyhomeshousinglaundryLondonPeabodyplayingpost-war Londonpramrailingsrentingsocial housingstreets in the skySwinging Sixtiestenanturbanwalkwaywomanworking class
1960s1964B+WB+Wpost-warblack and whiteboyscheapcoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidateddinnerHarrow RoadhousingkitchenLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingsinkstruggleSwinging Sixtiestabletenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
A woman stands at a sink and two boys sit at a kitchen table and one boy holds a toddler. Harrow Road, London circa 1964

Kitchen Table

A woman stands at a sink and two boys sit at a kitchen table and one boy holds a toddler. Harrow Road, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+WB+Wpost-warblack and whiteboyscheapcoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidateddinnerHarrow RoadhousingkitchenLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingsinkstruggleSwinging Sixtiestabletenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
1960s1964apronB+Wblack and whiteboycheapchildcoal firecoldcrampedcrowdeddamageddampdilapidatedHarrow RoadhousingkitchenlinoleumLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
A smiling toddler sits on the floor and pulls at damaged linoleum whilst a boy looks on and a woman stands in front of a coal fire. Harrow Road, London circa 1964

Linoleum

A smiling toddler sits on the floor and pulls at damaged linoleum whilst a boy looks on and a woman stands in front of a coal fire. Harrow Road, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964apronB+Wblack and whiteboycheapchildcoal firecoldcrampedcrowdeddamageddampdilapidatedHarrow RoadhousingkitchenlinoleumLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
1960s1964B+Wbedroombicycleblack and whiteboyscheapclothescoldcrampedcrowdedcurtainsdampdilapidatedHarrow RoadhousingLondonmanmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertypramprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenantuncomfortableurbanwindowworking class
A man stands and two boys sit on the bed in a tiny room, with a bicycle and a pile of clothes in the foreground. Harrow Road, London, circa 1964

Cramped Bedroom

A man stands and two boys sit on the bed in a tiny room, with a bicycle and a pile of clothes in the foreground. Harrow Road, London, circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wbedroombicycleblack and whiteboyscheapclothescoldcrampedcrowdedcurtainsdampdilapidatedHarrow RoadhousingLondonmanmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertypramprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenantuncomfortableurbanwindowworking class
1960s1964B+Wbed-sitting roombedsitblack and whitecheapcoatcoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidateddinnereatinghousingHP sauceLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenantuncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
A middle-aged woman in a cramped bedsit wears her coat to keep warm as she eats her dinner at a small table in between her bed and the sofa, with a television in front of the window, Harrow Road, London circa 1964

Bedsit Dinner

A middle-aged woman in a cramped bedsit wears her coat to keep warm as she eats her dinner at a small table in between her bed and the sofa, with a television in front of the window, Harrow Road, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wbed-sitting roombedsitblack and whitecheapcoatcoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidateddinnereatinghousingHP sauceLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenantuncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whiteboysbrickchildrendensityderelictionhousingLambethleisureoutsidepost-warpovertysouth LondonstreetsuitsSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanwalkworking classyouths
Two boys in suits walk along an alleyway between closely-packed terraced housing for the working class in Lambeth, South London, circa 1961

Lambeth Walk

Two boys in suits walk along an alleyway between closely-packed terraced housing for the working class in Lambeth, South London, circa 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whiteboysbrickchildrendensityderelictionhousingLambethleisureoutsidepost-warpovertysouth LondonstreetsuitsSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanwalkworking classyouths
1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whiteboyschildrenderelictiondestructionEast LondonEbenezer StreetganghousingHoxtonimaginationleisureN1outsideplaypost-warrubbleshortssportstreetSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanworking class
Two boys in shorts play cricket in the road, with working-class terraced housing on both sides and an industrial building sited on Ebenezer Street in the background, East London circa 1961

Kid’s Cricket

Two boys in shorts play cricket in the road, with working-class terraced housing on both sides and an industrial building sited on Ebenezer Street in the background, East London circa 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whiteboyschildrenderelictiondestructionEast LondonEbenezer StreetganghousingHoxtonimaginationleisureN1outsideplaypost-warrubbleshortssportstreetSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanworking class
1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whiteblockadeboyschildrenderelictiondestructionganggirlshousingimaginationleisureLondonoutsideplaypost-warrubbleSecond World WarsportstreetSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanwarworking classWW2
A group of children play in a London street which still has a blockade left over from the Second World War; one girl is wearing her mother’s fancy shoes, 10 April 1961

Mum’s Shoes

A group of children play in a London street which still has a blockade left over from the Second World War; one girl is wearing her mother’s fancy shoes, 10 April 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whiteblockadeboyschildrenderelictiondestructionganggirlshousingimaginationleisureLondonoutsideplaypost-warrubbleSecond World WarsportstreetSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanwarworking classWW2
1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebomb siteboyschildrendamagedangerousdebrisderelictiondestructionhousingimaginationleisureLondonoutsideplaypost-warrubblesportstreetSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanworking class
Two young boys collect scrap metal and play amongst the debris in a pile of damaged furniture in a boarded-off bomb site in a London street, 10 April 1961

Treasure Hunt

Two young boys collect scrap metal and play amongst the debris in a pile of damaged furniture in a boarded-off bomb site in a London street, 10 April 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebomb siteboyschildrendamagedangerousdebrisderelictiondestructionhousingimaginationleisureLondonoutsideplaypost-warrubblesportstreetSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanworking class
1960s1964B+WB+Wportraitblack and whiteboarded-upbootsclothescoatdilapidatedEast EndelderlyexteriorheadscarfLondonLyons Teaneglectedportraitpost-war LondonshopstreetstruggleSwinging Sixtiesurbanwinterwomanworking class
An older woman looks at the camera in front of a boarded-up Lyons Tea shop in the East End. She wears a headscarf and a heavy winter coat with winter boots; London, circa Spring 1964

Tea Tea Tea

An older woman looks at the camera in front of a boarded-up Lyons Tea shop in the East End. She wears a headscarf and a heavy winter coat with winter boots; London, circa Spring 1964 Gallery: Portraits
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1960s1964B+WB+Wportraitblack and whiteboarded-upbootsclothescoatdilapidatedEast EndelderlyexteriorheadscarfLondonLyons Teaneglectedportraitpost-war LondonshopstreetstruggleSwinging Sixtiesurbanwinterwomanworking 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
1960sB+Wblack and whitedonkey jacketselderlyEnglandFrimley and Camberleyhousing estatelabourersmalesmenportraitsposepost-warsmilingSurreySwinging Sixtieswheelbarrowworking classworking lifeyoung
Two male labourers in donkey jackets pose by their wheelbarrow on a post-war housing estate in Frimley and Camberley, Surrey, circa 1963

Frimley and Camberley labourers

Two male labourers in donkey jackets pose by their wheelbarrow on a post-war housing estate in Frimley and Camberley, Surrey, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960sB+Wblack and whitedonkey jacketselderlyEnglandFrimley and Camberleyhousing estatelabourersmalesmenportraitsposepost-warsmilingSurreySwinging Sixtieswheelbarrowworking classworking lifeyoung
1960sapronB+Wblack and whitecardigandisapprovingdoor-stepelderlyEnglandexpressionFrimley and Camberleyfront doorglassesinterviewportraitsSurreySwinging Sixtiesunamusedwomanworking class
An elderly lady wearing glasses, a cardigan and an apron stands at her front door and purses her lips during an interview in Frimley and Camberley, Surrey, circa 1963

Door-stepping in Frimley and Camberley

An elderly lady wearing glasses, a cardigan and an apron stands at her front door and purses her lips during an interview in Frimley and Camberley, Surrey, circa 1963 Gallery: Portraits
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1960sapronB+Wblack and whitecardigandisapprovingdoor-stepelderlyEnglandexpressionFrimley and Camberleyfront doorglassesinterviewportraitsSurreySwinging Sixtiesunamusedwomanworking class
1960s1963B+Wbenefitsblack and whitecrowddoleLondonmenofficepost-warpovertyqueueSixtiesSwinging Sixtiesunemploymentwaitingwelfarewelfare statewomanworking classworking life
A woman on a bench is surrounded by men queueing at a Men's Unemployment Benefits Office counter, London, circa 1963

The Dole Queue

A woman on a bench is surrounded by men queueing at a Men's Unemployment Benefits Office counter, London, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wbenefitsblack and whitecrowddoleLondonmenofficepost-warpovertyqueueSixtiesSwinging Sixtiesunemploymentwaitingwelfarewelfare statewomanworking classworking life
19601960sactivityB+Wblack and whitebystanderscommutersconcourseconfectionerydigexcavatehatjack-hammermiddle classobserversoutsideplatformrailwayschoolboysshopsstationSwinging Sixtiestobacconiststrainurbanworking classworking life
A man in working class clothes operates a jack-hammer on the track at a railway station. He is being observed by men and boys in middle class clothing as they stand on the station platform in front of a tobacconist's shop, circa 1960

Track Work

A man in working class clothes operates a jack-hammer on the track at a railway station. He is being observed by men and boys in middle class clothing as they stand on the station platform in front of a tobacconist's shop, circa 1960 Gallery: Working Life
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19601960sactivityB+Wblack and whitebystanderscommutersconcourseconfectionerydigexcavatehatjack-hammermiddle classobserversoutsideplatformrailwayschoolboysshopsstationSwinging Sixtiestobacconiststrainurbanworking classworking 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 whitebreadcharityEast EndelderlyenamelhomelesshopelessindigentLondonmalepost-warpovertySixtiessoupsoup kitchenSwinging Sixtiesutensilsvoluntaryvolunteerworkerworking classworking life
A volunteer worker hands a cup of tea to a homeless man queueing in a soup kitchen. Shot from behind, the volunteer also has a pile of bread and empty mugs in front of him

Soup kitchen volunteer

A volunteer worker hands a cup of tea to a homeless man queueing in a soup kitchen. Shot from behind, the volunteer also has a pile of bread and empty mugs in front of him Gallery: Working Life
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1960sB+Wblack and whitebreadcharityEast EndelderlyenamelhomelesshopelessindigentLondonmalepost-warpovertySixtiessoupsoup kitchenSwinging Sixtiesutensilsvoluntaryvolunteerworkerworking classworking life
1960sB+Wblack and whitecharityEast EndelderlyhomelesshopelessindigentLondonmalepost-warpovertySixtiessoup kitchenSwinging Sixtiesworkerworking classworking life
Some homeless men wait outside a soup kitchen venue, possibly a church. One man appears to have a black eye

Soup kitchen

Some homeless men wait outside a soup kitchen venue, possibly a church. One man appears to have a black eye Gallery: Working Life
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1960sB+Wblack and whitecharityEast EndelderlyhomelesshopelessindigentLondonmalepost-warpovertySixtiessoup kitchenSwinging Sixtiesworkerworking classworking 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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