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Sixties Collection (page 4)

Background imageSixties Collection: Queen Sirikit of Thailand at the Thai Embassy

Queen Sirikit of Thailand at the Thai Embassy
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - the Queen at the final function of the trip at the Thai Embassy

Background imageSixties Collection: Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong

Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong
Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Words and music by Jerry Herman, recorded by Louis Armstrong. 1963

Background imageSixties Collection: A Sporty White Sunbeam Alpine

A Sporty White Sunbeam Alpine in a Humber, Hillman and Sunbeam Rootes Motors Limited brochure 1960

Background imageSixties Collection: A Red Hillman Minx Deluxe saloon

A Red Hillman Minx Deluxe saloon advertised in a Humber, Hillman and Sunbeam Rootes Motors Limited brochure. 1960

Background imageSixties Collection: Red Indian Chief, Eastbourne, Sussex

Red Indian Chief, Eastbourne, Sussex
Edward Blackmore, an Eastbourne plumber and adopted member of the North American Sioux Indian Tribe. In 1964 he travelled to South Dakota to meet the tribe, and during his visit he was made a Chief

Background imageSixties Collection: Woman police officer in Hartnell uniform, London

Woman police officer in Hartnell uniform, London
Woman police officer (Margaret Miles) in a London street, wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s

Background imageSixties Collection: Two women police officers and woman with suitcase

Two women police officers and woman with suitcase
Two women police officers (Jean Grasy and Margaret Findlay or Knight), one of them a sergeant, talking to a young woman with a suitcase on a London street. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSixties Collection: Cartier advertisement 1965

Cartier advertisement 1965
Advertisement for Cartier featuring a number of gold pieces of jewellery, 1965. 1965

Background imageSixties Collection: Little boy lifts his jumper, Balham, SW London

Little boy lifts his jumper, Balham, SW London
A little boy lifting his jumper on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageSixties Collection: Girl climbing tree, line of washing, Balham, SW London

Girl climbing tree, line of washing, Balham, SW London
A girl climbs a tree under a line of washing in the Zennor Road area of Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageSixties Collection: Gipsy couple on their horse-drawn cart

Gipsy couple on their horse-drawn cart
A middle-aged gipsy couple riding along a country road on their horse-drawn cart. A London Transport bus stop can be seen in the background

Background imageSixties Collection: The Cricketer

The Cricketer. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1964. Date: 1964

Background imageSixties Collection: Royal Sovereign light ship off Eastbourne, Sussex

Royal Sovereign light ship off Eastbourne, Sussex
Royal Sovereign light ship seven miles off Eastbourne, Sussex. It was later replaced by a lighthouse. Date: 1966

Background imageSixties Collection: Hayley Mills in The Chalk Garden

Hayley Mills in The Chalk Garden
The young British actress Hayley Mills (b.1946) during the filming of The Chalk Garden, released in 1964. Date: 1963-1964

Background imageSixties Collection: Brita Edholm in Biba dress

Brita Edholm in Biba dress
Brita Edholm, a graphic designer and art director at Trends Promotion Unit, pictured in London Life magazines What People are Wearing section in a silver dress from Biba

Background imageSixties Collection: Mols Coffee House, Keetch Gallery, Exeter, Devon

Mols Coffee House, Keetch Gallery, Exeter, Devon
The former Mols Coffee House (1596), transformed into the Fred Keetch Art Gallery, Cathedral Close, Exeter, Devon. circa 1960s

Background imageSixties Collection: London Life cover - On the Level - 1960s fashions

London Life cover - On the Level - 1960s fashions
Front cover of London Life magazine showing three cast members from a new musical, On The Level (about a GCE scandal) which opened in London on 19 April 1966

Background imageSixties Collection: Doncella cigar advertisement, 1965

Doncella cigar advertisement, 1965
Advertisement for Doncella cigars featuring a man under a bunch of mistletoe smoking a cigar and attracting much interest from a bevy of beautiful brunettes. Date: 1965

Background imageSixties Collection: London Life - Fashion pages by Jean Shrimpton, 1965

London Life - Fashion pages by Jean Shrimpton, 1965
Spread from the short-lived but impossibly cool magazine, London Life, with a column by sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton who regularly wrote about the clothes she liked

Background imageSixties Collection: Town crier, St Marys, Scilly Isles

Town crier, St Marys, Scilly Isles
The local town crier, Wilfred Tonkin, on St Mary s, Scilly Isles. Seen here announcing the fact that the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, has taken up residence in his holiday bungalow

Background imageSixties Collection: Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London

Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London
Two children, a boy and a girl, doing handstands against a concrete wall on a Balham street, SW London. A smaller child watches them, backed into a corner. Date: circa 1961

Background imageSixties Collection: Firefighter during hook ladder practice

Firefighter during hook ladder practice. Date: 1967

Background imageSixties Collection: Munrospun advertisement featuring librarians, 1964

Munrospun advertisement featuring librarians, 1964
An advertisement for Munrospun knitwear of Edinburgh featuring two glamorous librarians, wearing skirts and sweaters in softest Lambswool. Date: 1964

Background imageSixties Collection: Super Constellation 145925 Project Magnet UFO Investigation

Super Constellation 145925 Project Magnet UFO Investigation
A very rare photograph of a modified Super Constellation 145925, fitted with highly sensistive magnetometers. The aircraft was part of the TOP SECRET Project Magnet - a UFO Investigation run by

Background imageSixties Collection: London Life front cover 1965, Peter Blake, Nell Dunn

London Life front cover 1965, Peter Blake, Nell Dunn
Front cover of London Life magazine featuring artwork by Peter Blake, a photograph of the playwright Nell Dunn and news of a folk festival. Date: 1965

Background imageSixties Collection: GLC-LFB Eastern Command Control Unit

GLC-LFB Eastern Command Control Unit
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageSixties Collection: GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- Breakdown Lorry

GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- Breakdown Lorry
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageSixties Collection: GLC-LFB - Foam Tender at Edmonton

GLC-LFB - Foam Tender at Edmonton
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageSixties Collection: GLC-LFB - Ford Cortina staff car at Lambeth HQ

GLC-LFB - Ford Cortina staff car at Lambeth HQ
The GLC-LFB was created on 1st April 1965. A series of pictures was commissioned, photographing each type of fire engine and other vehicle either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire

Background imageSixties Collection: LCC-LFB Fire engines in the HQ drill yard

LCC-LFB Fire engines in the HQ drill yard
Lambeth fire station appliances in the drill yard together with senior officer staff cars, and a lorry delivering stores

Background imageSixties Collection: LCC-LFB Breathing apparatus communications set

LCC-LFB Breathing apparatus communications set
A Sub Officer from Lambeths (D61) emergency tender crew demonstrating the Southampton communications equipment that was worn with a full face mask on the Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set

Background imageSixties Collection: LCC-LFB Aftermath of a major school fire, Hackney

LCC-LFB Aftermath of a major school fire, Hackney
A major fire destroyed over 50% of the school roof and a quarter of the first floor classrooms at the Hackney Downs School in East London

Background imageSixties Collection: GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQ

GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQ
To celebrate the 100 years of the London Fire Brigade, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reviewed the London Fire Brigade at Lambeth headquarters

Background imageSixties Collection: LCC-LFB Edgware Road fire station Paddington

LCC-LFB Edgware Road fire station Paddington
Built by the London County Council (LCC) Edgware Road fire station opened in 1899, located at 494 Edgware Road. It was originally called Paddington fire station (A13)

Background imageSixties Collection: LCC-LFB fire station appliance room with engines

LCC-LFB fire station appliance room with engines
London firefighters turning out on a fire call from Wandsworth fire station, SW London

Background imageSixties Collection: Anti-smoking poster

Anti-smoking poster
Yes I smoke anti-smoking poster showing a smoking sheep from the Ministry of Health Date: 1960s

Background imageSixties Collection: 1960s woman by David Wright

1960s woman by David Wright
A woman wearing a salmon pink blouse and white pencil skirt with a typical 1960s bouffant hair style by David Wright, best know for his pin-ups during the 1940s and 50s. c.1960

Background imageSixties Collection: Underwear for 1962 drawn by Barbara Hulanicki

Underwear for 1962 drawn by Barbara Hulanicki
A lycra girdle with tapering side sections and black lace front panel on the right, and a black lace bra mounted on white both by Lily of France and excellent for magically transforming the figure

Background imageSixties Collection: Silhouette swimwear advertisement, 1962

Silhouette swimwear advertisement, 1962
Jolly advertisement for Silhouette swimwear featuring a number of smiling (and, perhaps a little vacuous-looking) women on a beach wearing some brightly printed swimwear

Background imageSixties Collection: Ocean Colliery, Nant Y Moel, Glamorgan, South Wales

Ocean Colliery, Nant Y Moel, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of the Ocean Colliery (also known as Western Colliery), Nant Y Moel (Nantymoel), Ogmore Vale, Glamorgan, South Wales, with a mixture of sleet and smoke on a day of bad weather

Background imageSixties Collection: London Life front cover, March 1966 - The Things London Girl

London Life front cover, March 1966 - The Things London Girl
Front cover of London Life magazine with the provocative headline, " The Things London Girls Do for Money" and a photograph of a flirtatious woman called Marilyn Rugg with impressively

Background imageSixties Collection: London Life front cover, 23 July 1966

London Life front cover, 23 July 1966
Front cover of the impossibly groovy London Life magazine which ran for just two years between 1965 and 1966 but chronicled the life and times of swinging sixties London

Background imageSixties Collection: Jackie Kennedy carrying London Life magazine

Jackie Kennedy carrying London Life magazine
Jacqueline Kennedy, during a visit to London in 1966 is photographed carrying a copy of " London Life magazine which ran for just two years between 1965 and 1966 but chronicled the life

Background imageSixties Collection: 1960s tennis fashion

1960s tennis fashion
Frilly panties by Teddy Tinling, as worn by tennis players in the 1960s. Worn with a navy banded white cardigan by Maxine Leighton

Background imageSixties Collection: Belinda Willis

Belinda Willis
Top 1960s model Belinda Willis, photographed for London Life magazine by Alan Ballard wearing a multi-layered choker of beads and moody eye makeup

Background imageSixties Collection: London Life front cover with Paris fashions

London Life front cover with Paris fashions
Front cover of the impossibly groovy London Life magazine which ran for just two years between 1965 and 1966 but chronicled the life and times of swinging sixties London

Background imageSixties Collection: Woman washing clothes in a river

Woman washing clothes in a river
A woman washes clothes in a river, using a washboard

Background imageSixties Collection: Union Workhouse, Fir Vale, Sheffield, Yorkshire

Union Workhouse, Fir Vale, Sheffield, Yorkshire
The gates of the Sheffield Union workhouse at Fir Vale in South Yorkshire, with the workhouse porter standing behind. The workhouse, on Smilter Lane (now Herries Road), was opened in 1880



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