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25 Fascinating Photographs That Give a Rare Glimpse of Everyday Life of London in the 1970s

From Punk rockers in the West End to bankers in bowler hats in the City, these incredible images capture the mood of a bygone era in London during the 1970s. Punks draw stares in 1976. (Picture: Rex) London buses beneath…

38 Fascinating Vintage Photographs That Capture Kids Finding Fun on the Streets in Postwar London Rubble

In the summer of 1954, the streets of London were overrun with rambunctious kids enjoying their time off from school. Photographer Thurston Hopkins took note of the chaos and followed along with several gangs of hyperactive moppets, snapping shots as…

Rarely Seen Vintage Photographs of a Lost London From Between the 1900s and 1910s

A small collection of rare vintage photographs of London, taken between the 1910s and 1910s, from the Archives of English Heritage. The photographs provide a unique record of whole districts of London as they were vanishing… Arch, Shepherd’s Place, off…

Incredible Color Photos Captured London’s Street Scenes in 1966

These incredible color photos of London’s street scenes were taken in June, 1966 by American photographer Richard Friedman when he made his first trip to the capital of England. London’s Street Scenes in 1966   London’s Street Scenes in 1966 London’s Street…

R.I.P David Bowie! Here Are 32 Amazing Vintage Photos of the Extraordinary Artist from the Early Days of His Career

David Robert Jones, known professionally as David Bowie, a talented English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter, and actor who died on January 10, 2016 at the age of 69. There were rumors within the industry regarding Bowie’s ill…

66 Amazing Black and White Photos Capture Street Scenes of London During the 1950s

Aldwych, London, 1 August 1955 Astoria Theatre (cinema), Charing Cross Road, London, mid-1957   Charing Cross Road at night, London, 1 August 1955   Charing Cross Road, London, 1 August 1955   Charing Cross Road, London, 1 August 1955 Charing…

MOD: Fashion Characteristic of British Young People in the 1960s

Mod is a subculture that began in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and spread, in varying degrees, to other countries and continues today on a smaller scale. Focused on music and fashion, the subculture has its roots in a small…

Rare photographs of Robert Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, 1910-1913

The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, was an expedition to Antarctica which took place between 1910 and 1913. It was led by Robert Falcon Scott and had various scientific and geographical objectives. Pictured: The Terra Nova. In…

Everyday Life in the UK Through Kurt Hutton’s Camera Lens

Kurt Hutton, born Kurt Hübschmann (1893-1960), was a German-born photographer who pioneered photojournalism in England and was one of the most influential photographer’s in twentieth century Britain. Hutton begun his career with the Dephot agency in Germany, before he moved…

20 Stunning Color Photos Show British Women’s Fashions of the 1920s

See more Video he 1920s is the decade in which fashion entered the modern era. It was the decade in which women first abandoned the more restricting fashions of past years and began to wear more comfortable clothes (such as…