London in Kodachrome – February 1971

A Swedish tourist's Kodachrome photos of London in the winter of 1971

In February 1971, Mats Örn sailed from Gothenburg to London from his native Sweden. He’d return in 1975 and 1977, taking in a tour of Madame Tussaud’s waxwork museum, where he took photos of the insanely creepy exhibits. He walked about Portobello Road, photographing the people there and the stuff they were looking to trade. And he took a stroll around Oxford Street, then the UK’s ultimate shopping destination. He took photos of the shops and the shoppers.

 

Tilbury, River Thames, England. Feb.1971

Tilbury, River Thames, England. Feb.1971

Second floor on a London Bus. Feb.1971

Second floor on a London Bus. Feb.1971

London 1971

Waiting for changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. Feb.1971

Waiting for changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. Feb.1971

Newspaper stand, London. Feb.1971

Newspaper stand, London. Feb.1971

Streets of London. Feb.1971

Streets of London – Oxford Circus, Feb.1971

Streets of London. Feb.1971

Streets of London. Feb.1971

Whitehall, Streets of London. Feb.1971

Whitehall, Streets of London. Feb.1971

Piccadilly Circus, London. Feb.1971

Piccadilly Circus, London. Feb.1971

Streets of London. Feb.1971

Streets of London. Feb.1971

 

Streets of London, Newman Street. Feb.1971

Streets of London, Newman Street. Feb.1971

Finance District, London. Feb.1971

Finance District, London. Feb.1971

The Tower, London. Feb.1971

The Tower, London. Feb.1971

The River Thames, London. Feb.1971

The River Thames, London. Feb.1971

Streets of London. Feb.1971

Streets of London. Feb.1971

London 1971 Kodachrome-41

2001, Poland Street, London. Feb.1971

2001, Poland Street, London. Feb.1971

London. Feb.1971

London. Feb.1971

Portobello Road, London. Feb.1971

Portobello Road, London. Feb.1971

Portobello Road, London. Feb.1971

Portobello Road, London. Feb.1971

My first trip to London. Piccadilly Circus. Feb.1971

My first trip to London. Piccadilly Circus. Feb.1971

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