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Street Life In London: ‘Careful Observations Among The Poor’ In 1877 (35 Photos)

Street Life In London: ‘Careful Observations Among The Poor’ In 1877 (35 Photos)

    In 1877 John Thompson toured London with a camera. With journalist Adolphe Smith, Thompson ...
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The Plotted Genius Of Jack Kerouac’s Divine On The Road Scroll

The Plotted Genius Of Jack Kerouac’s Divine On The Road Scroll

  Jack Kerouac's 1962 essay for Writer’s Digest  “Are Writers Made or Born?" begins: Writers are ...
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Visions of Old Kathmandu – What Was Lost (1976)

Visions of Old Kathmandu – What Was Lost (1976)

Kevin Kelly took these photographs of Kathmandu, Nepal, in 1976. As you can see from ...
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John Lennon’s Reply To The Royal Albert Hall’s Wonderful Letter Of Complaint (1967)

John Lennon’s Reply To The Royal Albert Hall’s Wonderful Letter Of Complaint (1967)

  In 1967, bigwigs at London's Royal Albert Hall wrote to the Beatles. The venue was upset at ...
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1956: Audrey Hepburn And Husband Mel Ferrer On A Windy County Road Outside Paris

1956: Audrey Hepburn And Husband Mel Ferrer On A Windy County Road Outside Paris

  In 1952, Audrey Hepburn called off her engagement to James Hanson, saying "When I get married, ...
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Photographs of 19th-Century Sexologist Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing

Photographs of 19th-Century Sexologist Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing

Psychopathia Sexualis was intended as "a medico-forensic study." Krafft-Ebing presented the case histories' most sordid details in Latin "in order to exclude the lay reader." ...
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Photos Of Censor Reverend Vernon Mitchell’s 1960 Tour Of Soho Strip Clubs

Photos Of Censor Reverend Vernon Mitchell’s 1960 Tour Of Soho Strip Clubs

London's Soho is synonymous with the business ends of sex. It's seedy and seductive, if ...
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The Gorbals Vampire Ate Children And Created A Moral Panic – Glasgow, 1954

The Gorbals Vampire Ate Children And Created A Moral Panic – Glasgow, 1954

"It all started in the playground - the word was there was a vampire and everyone was going to head out there after school..." ...
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Boston Corbett: The Self-Castrated, Christian Soldier Who Killed Abraham Lincoln’s Assassin

Boston Corbett: The Self-Castrated, Christian Soldier Who Killed Abraham Lincoln’s Assassin

Boston Corbett would become famous as the self-castrated Christian soldier who killed John Wilkes Booth, the man who murdered President Abraham Lincoln. ...
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Mods, Plods And A Dog In A Box: Scooters 1950-1969

Mods, Plods And A Dog In A Box: Scooters 1950-1969

  In praise of the scooter in British culture. Lots more here.       ...
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Flashbak, Everything Old Is New Again

The Hecklers Made The 1966 General Election Unmissable

  The 1966 General Election was won by the Labour Party and their leader Harold Wilson, ...
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Richie Benaud Takes A Shower And A Shave: 1961

Richie Benaud Takes A Shower And A Shave: 1961

  Richie Benaud, was the Australia cricket captain who became the voice of summer days until bad ...
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