Flicking the V

Two young construction workers flick V-signs at the photographer as they sit amongst their colleagues and eat during a break from working on the Hyde Park Corner underpass; London circa 1962 as motor vehicles, black taxi-cabs and Routemaster buses drive past; London circa 1962 Gallery: Post-War London

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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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Bikers at the counter

Members of the 59 Club bikers club queue at the counter and chat with the woman serving cups of tea at a cafe in Paddington, west London, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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Line Of Lids

Male and female bikers laugh with each other by a shelf covered in motorbike helmets in the Ace Cafe, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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Bikers 2

Members of the 59 Club sit around a cafe table in Paddington and socialise, including a biker wearing a Nazi cap who stares at the camera, circa 1963/64 Gallery: Counterculture

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1960s 59 Club B+W biker black and white cafe counterculture crash helmet goggles leather male motorcycle Nazi regalia Sixties Swinging Sixties youths

1960s Ace Cafe B+W biker black and white counterculture crash helmet female goggles leather motorcycle Sixties Swinging Sixties youths

Bikers 1

Female motorbike rider in crash helmet walks past female rocker seated at table, Ace Cafe, circa 1963/4 Gallery: Counterculture

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