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Fashion: An Anthology – The Mastery of Cecil Beaton and Vern Lambert in 1971

Fashion: An Anthology – The Mastery of Cecil Beaton and Vern Lambert in 1971

My recent Rocketman post gave me cause to dig out my copy of the catalogue ...
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Pictures of Waterloo Station in 1974

Pictures of Waterloo Station in 1974

Waterloo Station is named after the bridge which is named after the battle named after the town in Belgium where Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated. ...
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I Am Not A Wedding Photographer : Fabulous Portraits of the British Enjoying A Bit of A Do

I Am Not A Wedding Photographer : Fabulous Portraits of the British Enjoying A Bit of A Do

British photographer Ian Weldon shows us joy in the dull bits at British weddings ...
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Rocketman: Elton John And Mr Freedom’s Winged Boots  (1971)

Rocketman: Elton John And Mr Freedom’s Winged Boots (1971)

During the production of Elton John biopic Rocketman there were plans for a scene set in London’s groundbreaking pop-art boutique Mr Freedom in the early 70s. This was to set up the central character’s visual transformation during visits to the store under the influence of its charismatic founder and frontman, the late, lamented Tommy Roberts ...
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“Actionpacked Gayness” – The First Issues of Gay News from 1972

“Actionpacked Gayness” – The First Issues of Gay News from 1972

There are as many laughs to be had in its pages as there are sorrowful stories and angry rants – all of life is in these pages. ...
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Dalston in the 1980s

Dalston in the 1980s

Brilliant found photographs of London's Hackney in the 1980s ...
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Barbara Hepworth’s Hospital Drawings (1947 – 1949)

Barbara Hepworth’s Hospital Drawings (1947 – 1949)

The greatest British sculptor's ethereal studies of surgeons at work ...
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The Surprising Fans of Mussolini and his Trip to London in 1922

The Surprising Fans of Mussolini and his Trip to London in 1922

“One of the great statesmen of our time.” Mahatma Gandhi ...
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‘Pathetic, unjustifiable, appalling pornography’ – Fifty Years of Oh! Calcutta!

‘Pathetic, unjustifiable, appalling pornography’ – Fifty Years of Oh! Calcutta!

"In many ways it is a ghastly show: ill-written, juvenile, and attention-seeking. But it is not a menace". ...
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At Home With Jimi Hendrix (1966)

At Home With Jimi Hendrix (1966)

Photographs of Jimi Hendrix cooking, sleeping and smoking at his London home ...
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A Dandy in Aspic Exclusive : Never Before Published Interview with Cult Writer Derek Marlowe From 1984

A Dandy in Aspic Exclusive : Never Before Published Interview with Cult Writer Derek Marlowe From 1984

In my dropout summer of '84, I interviewed Derek Marlowe at his (recently-moved into) first floor apartment. ...
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Evocative Photos of London’s West End in the 1950s

Evocative Photos of London’s West End in the 1950s

A keen photographer since childhood, Allan Hailstone’s beautiful images are a tribute to London of the 1950s. ...
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