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Happy and Glorious! Fantastic Pictures of VE Day in London, 1945

Happy and Glorious! Fantastic Pictures of VE Day in London, 1945

London's party that ended all parties - one week after Hitler's suicide. ...
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A Wonderful Collection of Mid-Century Postcards of Airports From Around the World

A Wonderful Collection of Mid-Century Postcards of Airports From Around the World

What? Only sixteen hours! Are you sure? — Orville Wright, on hearing about the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic, 15 June 1919. ...
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London Library Miraculously Survives Blitz (1940)

London Library Miraculously Survives Blitz (1940)

On the evening of 27 September, 1940, Germany bombed London's Holland House. But they missed the books ...
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Brian Griffin – Extraordinary Photographs

Brian Griffin – Extraordinary Photographs

Brian Griffin's photographs show us the extraordinary in the everyday ...
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The Passenger: The Day Jack Nicholson & Maria Schneider Visited the Brunswick Centre in 1974

The Passenger: The Day Jack Nicholson & Maria Schneider Visited the Brunswick Centre in 1974

“Isn’t it funny”, decides The Girl, “The way things happen - all the shapes we make” ...
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‘Hot Pants Galore! – Pictures of a Seedy Soho in March 1972

‘Hot Pants Galore! – Pictures of a Seedy Soho in March 1972

Corruption in Soho – essentially collusion between the ‘pornographers’ and the police in the late sixties and early seventies - was an open secret amongst journalists, lawyers and the police themselves. Although almost no one knew the extent of it. ...
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‘The Morning After’ – Evocative Photos of London 1980-85

‘The Morning After’ – Evocative Photos of London 1980-85

Trevor Fletcher lived in London on and off during the late 1970s and 80s. His photographs are a fantastic record of the time. ...
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Captivating Colour Photographs of London, 1970-1974

Captivating Colour Photographs of London, 1970-1974

These fabulous photographs of London in the the early part of the 1970s are shown ...
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Around The World In Kodachrome  – A Nobel Laureate’s Outstanding Travel Photographs

Around The World In Kodachrome – A Nobel Laureate’s Outstanding Travel Photographs

In the 1950s and 60s Martin Karplus took his camera where ever he went - and he went everywhere (pretty much) ...
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Photos of a Desolate and Deserted London from 1977

Photos of a Desolate and Deserted London from 1977

These fascinating photos were taken by John Goodman an Australian who made two trips to UK in the mid 1970s. ...
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“Fun-Maker” Pauline Fordham and her Swinging Sixties Boutique in Soho, 1966

“Fun-Maker” Pauline Fordham and her Swinging Sixties Boutique in Soho, 1966

Palisades was opened by Pauline Fordham on Ganton Street, just off Carnaby Street and the self-styled “Fun-Maker”, as the Daily Express called her, opened the boutique with “a rousing party”. ...
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MacDonald Gill’s Wonderful Maps for W.H. Smith & Son and the Empire Marketing Board (1931)

MacDonald Gill’s Wonderful Maps for W.H. Smith & Son and the Empire Marketing Board (1931)

In the 1930s the British high-street store W.H.Smith & Son operated a vast commercial empire and they commissioned artist MacDonald Gill to produce a map of the company's world. ...
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