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Falling In Love With Barcelona’s Romany People: Photographs of 1960s Montjuïc by Jacque Leonard

Falling In Love With Barcelona’s Romany People: Photographs of 1960s Montjuïc by Jacque Leonard

Jacques Léonard's cinematic photographs of Romany people living in the Barcelona hills ...
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A Night in Atlantis: Nick Peacock’s Photographs of Clubbing in 1990

A Night in Atlantis: Nick Peacock’s Photographs of Clubbing in 1990

In November 1990, Peacock was commissioned by a music magazine to document one night at a Glasgow club... ...
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Buy Prints Photographs of a Cajun Fais Do-Do Dance in Crowley, Louisiana in 1938

Photographs of a Cajun Fais Do-Do Dance in Crowley, Louisiana in 1938

For the uninitiated a 'Fais do-do' (do is pronounced dough) refers to a Cajun dance party of some sort often held on a Sunday afternoon. ...
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“It’s alright to be nude, but if it moves, it’s rude.” – The Extraordinary History of the Windmill Theatre

“It’s alright to be nude, but if it moves, it’s rude.” – The Extraordinary History of the Windmill Theatre

The World's press used the Windmill Theatre to symbolise London’s ‘Blitz Spirit’ often illustrated by similar stories of a naked young woman breaking the no-moving rule by either giving a V-sign or thumbing her nose at a nearby exploding bomb. ...
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The Cotton Club Revue Visit the London Palladium in 1937

The Cotton Club Revue Visit the London Palladium in 1937

Their speciality is rhythm; rhythm which is merely a nervous tremor, and rhythm that does not so much stimulate as achieve frenzy! ...
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A Youth Without a Future? – Australian Teenage Life in 1949

A Youth Without a Future? – Australian Teenage Life in 1949

Australian teenagers are attracted by an outside culture and way of life which is not integrated with the native or British way of life. By attempting to grown up as foreigners in their own country, teenagers are causing cultural friction between the generations, making themselves unhappy and inclined to revolt. ...
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“The Future is Ours” – Sydney Teenagers in 1946

“The Future is Ours” – Sydney Teenagers in 1946

We are the fortunate people of the earth. The future is ours. We are strong in the midst of our unharmed land... ...
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Club Americana and the Flamingo All-Nighter on Wardour Street, 1952-1965

Club Americana and the Flamingo All-Nighter on Wardour Street, 1952-1965

In March 1962, a month after Billy Fury had dismissed them as his backing band - he felt they were 'too jazzy' - Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames started a three-year residency at The Flamingo Club... ...
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When Princess Diana Danced With John Travolta (1985)

When Princess Diana Danced With John Travolta (1985)

'At midnight, I had to tap her on her shoulder, and I had to say, “Would you care to dance.” She turned around and dipped her head in that Lady Diana way and we were off for 15 minutes dancing' - John Travolta ...
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David Jacobs Opens the Reading Butts Centre Tesco in 1971

David Jacobs Opens the Reading Butts Centre Tesco in 1971

In 1971 David Jacobs was called upon to open the vast supermarket in Reading with the help the glamorous Miss Ty-Phoo, aka Young Generation dancer and occasional Benny Hill performer Kay Frazer. ...
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‘Disgraceful Orgies’, ‘Unholy Rites’ and the Death of Billie Carleton 100 Years Ago

‘Disgraceful Orgies’, ‘Unholy Rites’ and the Death of Billie Carleton 100 Years Ago

One hundred years ago and two weeks after the end of World War One, Billie Carleton, the youngest leading lady in the West End, died of a drug overdose. The ramifications of which lasted for decades... ...
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Dance A-Go-Go: Getting Down on Vintage Vinyl

Dance A-Go-Go: Getting Down on Vintage Vinyl

Here's a stack o' wax featuring folks from around the world doing everything from the old-school Charleston to boogieing-down to some Euro-disco. ...
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