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Billy Murphy: The Emperor of Wyoming And London’s King’s Road

Billy Murphy: The Emperor of Wyoming And London’s King’s Road

"There were many kings of the King’s Road at different periods of time but there was only one Emperor" - Lloyd Johnson ...
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Riding The New York Subway – 1977-1984

Riding The New York Subway – 1977-1984

“When I get home, I say, ‘Thank God I made it’“ - Subway passenger to the New York Times - Bronx, NYC 1979 ...
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Found Photos Of Mid-Century New Year’s Eve Celebrations

Found Photos Of Mid-Century New Year’s Eve Celebrations

'For auld lang syne, my jo / For auld lang syne / We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet / For auld lang syne' - Robert Burns ...
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New Year’s Day in New York City – Sleeping Off The Booze (1938 – 1952)

New Year’s Day in New York City – Sleeping Off The Booze (1938 – 1952)

“The people of the United States spend exactly as much money on booze alone as on the space program” Isaac Asimov (1969) ...
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A Marvellous Collection of Photos of Dame Lesley Lawson aka Twiggy

A Marvellous Collection of Photos of Dame Lesley Lawson aka Twiggy

"I looked through my camera and this face looked back at me and I just just went 'wow'. It was the effect of her looking back at me, I can't find the adjective to describe it. I think it was the eyes, she had such presence. She was gawky but she had a sort of elegance." Barry Lategan ...
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The Day Julie Christie and Dirk Bogarde Visited Lords in 1964

The Day Julie Christie and Dirk Bogarde Visited Lords in 1964

Almost certainly the most exciting thing that happened at the home of cricket in 1966 was Julie Christie and Dirk Bogarde turning up on 29th September to film a scene from John Schlesinger’s Swinging London satire Darling. ...
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A Wonderful and Extraordinary Collection of Old Hotel ‘Do Not Disturb’ Signs

A Wonderful and Extraordinary Collection of Old Hotel ‘Do Not Disturb’ Signs

“The first widespread use was probably in the beginning of the 20th century, mostly in the U.S., in some of the more prestigious hotels where discretion was the better part of valour,” says Edoardo. “DND signs have also been known for covering up crimes, or at least, delaying the discovery..." ...
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The Fashionable and the Fast – Skiing Photographs by Slim Aarons

The Fashionable and the Fast – Skiing Photographs by Slim Aarons

"I don't do fashion, I take photos of people in their own clothes and that becomes fashion." ...
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Raping Levitan: Inside The Jewish Department Store Where Nazis In Paris Bought Stolen Goods

Raping Levitan: Inside The Jewish Department Store Where Nazis In Paris Bought Stolen Goods

The Nazis were thieves. Having rounded up the Jews of Paris and marked them for murder, the Germans and their French lickspittles enacted Möbel Aktion, emptying homes once vacated by Jews and selling the spoils. ...
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“Consumate Actress – Hampered by Beauty” – Glorious Pictures of Vivien Leigh

“Consumate Actress – Hampered by Beauty” – Glorious Pictures of Vivien Leigh

"People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can’t possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap, if you really want to look like the part you’re playing, which isn’t necessarily like you." ...
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London Waterloo Station in Pictures

London Waterloo Station in Pictures

We got to Waterloo at eleven, and asked where the eleven-five started from. Of course nobody knew; nobody at Waterloo ever does know where a train is going to start from, or where a train when it does start is going to, or anything about it. - Three Men in a Boat' ...
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A Merry Mix of Christmas Song Performances from the 1960s-80s

A Merry Mix of Christmas Song Performances from the 1960s-80s

Here is an eclectic hodgepodge of Christmas song performances from decades pasts ranging from Dutch ...
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    Photographs of The Romanovs’ Final Ball In Color, St Petersburg, Russia 1903

    Photographs of The Romanovs’ Final Ball In Color, St Petersburg, Russia 1903

      These portrait photographs of Russia's ruling Romanovs were taken in 1903 at the Winter Palace in majestic. St. Petersburg. Knowing what was to follow, the venue was apposite. St Petersburg is the city Christopher Hitchens called "an apparent temple of civilization: the polished window between Russia and Europe... the ...
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    Photographer Updates Postcards Of 1960s Resorts Into Their Abandoned Ruins

    Photographer Updates Postcards Of 1960s Resorts Into Their Abandoned Ruins

    Ephemeral, disposable, they served only one purpose—to let someone know "I'm here. I'm thinking of you" - Pablo Iglesias Maurer ...
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    The Rise, Fall, and Lonely Death of Benny Hill

    The Rise, Fall, and Lonely Death of Benny Hill

    "I get a thrill when they’re kneeling there, between my knees and they’re looking up at me. And I want them to call me Mr Hill, not Benny. ‘Is that all right for you, Mr Hill?’ That’s lovely, that is, I really like that,” I asked him why and he said, “Well, it’s respectful...”’ - Benny Hill ...
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    Andrei Tarkovsky’s Sublime Polaroids‎ (And Free Films)

    Andrei Tarkovsky’s Sublime Polaroids‎ (And Free Films)

    Andrei Tarkovsky's Polaroids‎ (1979 - 1984) show us thoughtful and dreamy visions of his native Russia, featuring his family, his dog, his home, his garden, views from trips to Italy and a 'selfie'. Tarkovsky (4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) is the revered film director of whom Ingmar Bergman said, “Tarkovsky ...
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    The First Naked Kiss On Camera: Eadweard Muybridge, Sex And Murder

    The First Naked Kiss On Camera: Eadweard Muybridge, Sex And Murder

    Eadweard Muybridge (9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904) was not into smut and eroticism. His rapid-fire sequential photographs of two naked women kissing served to aid his studies of human and animal movement. It was in the interests of art and science Muybridge secured the services of two women, ...
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    Photos Of Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees From The Late 1970s

    Photos Of Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees From The Late 1970s

    Siouxsie Sioux (born Susan Janet Ballion on 27 May 1957) found fame with Siouxsie and The Banshees, the band she so-created with Steven Severin. Many pictures of Siouxsie Sioux and the rest of the group and their friends were taken by photographer Ray Stevenson, the brother of Nils Stevenson, who managed ...
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