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The ‘Schoolkids’ Oz, Soho, and the Downfall of the ‘Dirty Squad’

The ‘Schoolkids’ Oz, Soho, and the Downfall of the ‘Dirty Squad’

  For over 200 years Soho has had a racy reputation. Prostitution, for instance, was relatively ...
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‘Schoolkids’ Oz: Read In Full The Magazine That Started A Revolution

‘Schoolkids’ Oz: Read In Full The Magazine That Started A Revolution

In May 1970, London-based Oz magazine published the 'SCHOOL KIDS ISSUE', OZ No. 28. The issue was ...
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Mugshots of Criminals from North Shields taken during First World War

Mugshots of Criminals from North Shields taken during First World War

Matthew M. Lamb, trawler-hand, arrested 5 October 1914 for breaking and entering. The Shields Daily ...
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The Lost Movie ‘London After Midnight’ and the Brutal Murder of Julia Mangan in 1928

The Lost Movie ‘London After Midnight’ and the Brutal Murder of Julia Mangan in 1928

On October 23, 1928 a man called Robert Williams was found by a policeman near Fountain ...
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Vintage Guide for Strip-teasers: Bettie Page Illustrates What Strippers Are Allowed To Show By State

Vintage Guide for Strip-teasers: Bettie Page Illustrates What Strippers Are Allowed To Show By State

In the 1950s, striptease artistes were confused. What could they show legally in each US ...
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David Bowie: The Exquisite Mug Shot From His 1976 Drugs Bust

David Bowie: The Exquisite Mug Shot From His 1976 Drugs Bust

  On March 21, 1976, David Bowie was busted for pot. The Democrat and Chronicle reported that ...
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The French Newspaper Story That Inspired Kubrick’s The Shining (1922)

The French Newspaper Story That Inspired Kubrick’s The Shining (1922)

Before 'Here's Johnny' there was a Frenchman at the door ...
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The Boys Brotherhood Republic Tear Up New York City (1955)

The Boys Brotherhood Republic Tear Up New York City (1955)

You remember those great photos of a New York teenage girl gang from 1955? Well, ...
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Photos Of A New York Teenage Girl Gang (1955)

Photos Of A New York Teenage Girl Gang (1955)

Were you in a teenage girl gang in 1955 New York City? It's hard to ...
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Saartjie Baartman: The Hottentot Venus Who Aroused The Victorians

Saartjie Baartman: The Hottentot Venus Who Aroused The Victorians

 “Her contour and formation certainly surpass any thing of the kind ever seen in Europe, ...
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Welcome To 1970s New York City: Riding The ‘Muggers’ Express’ Train

Welcome To 1970s New York City: Riding The ‘Muggers’ Express’ Train

  Ever ride the New York City subway system in the 1970s? If you did, the ...
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Mug Shots of Feckless Hippies And Other Juvenile Delinquents

Mug Shots of Feckless Hippies And Other Juvenile Delinquents

What became of the lumpen hippies and juvenile delinquents in the mugshots below? They were ...
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