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Les Halles market, Paris, FranceMen at work in Les Halles, the fresh meat market in the centre of Paris, not long before it was closed and demolished to make way for a modern shopping mall. Date: circa 1971
Two inner pages, The London GazetteTwo inner pages of an issue of The London Gazette, described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper. It contains official government notices and news items, and dates back to the 1660s
Photographer at work, checking through photographs and contact sheets. Date: 1972
Les Halles market, Paris, FranceStreet scene at night outside Les Halles, the fresh meat market in the centre of Paris, not long before it was closed and demolished to make way for a modern shopping mall. Date: circa 1971
Ships trapped in Suez Canal, Six-Day WarFifteen ships trapped in the Suez Canal as a result of the Six-Day War (5-10 June 1967) between Israel and Egypt. Although the war was short
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonDistant view of the Tudor II, the boat belonging to the Tessyman family of seaweed farmers, from which they dive to harvest kelp for later processing in their attic laboratory
Underwater Archaeology School, Fort Bovisand, Plymouth, Devon. Students in a classroom, working on documents. Date: 1960s
Underwater Archaeology School, Fort Bovisand, Plymouth, Devon. Tutor and students in a classroom, examining a map. Date: 1960s
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonTwo members of the Tessyman family of seaweed farmers in the water at the side of their boat, bringing up a basket full of kelp
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonThe end product of George Tessymans seaweed farming, processed in his attic laboratory. It is agar-agar, a jelly-like substance used in the manufacture of such diverse products as jelly desserts
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonTwo members of the Tessyman family of seaweed farmers getting into their wetsuits, about to dive from their boat, the Tudor II, in order to harvest kelp
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonMembers of the Tessyman family of seaweed farmers on their boat, the Tudor II, identifying a good location for diving in order to harvest kelp, for later processing in their attic laboratory
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonTwo members of the Tessyman family of seaweed farmers, in the water at the side of their boat, diving to harvest kelp for later processing in their attic laboratory
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonA member of the Tessyman family of seaweed farmers about to dive underwater to harvest kelp, for later processing in their attic laboratory
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonA member of the Tessyman family of seaweed farmers getting into his wetsuit, about to dive from their boat, the Tudor II, in order to harvest kelp, for later processing in their attic laboratory
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonTwo members of the Tessyman family of seaweed farmers in wetsuits, about to dive from their boat, the Tudor II, in order to harvest kelp, for later processing in their attic laboratory
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonTwo members of the Tessyman family of seaweed farmers diving from their boat, the Tudor II, in order to harvest kelp, for later processing in their attic laboratory
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonGeorge Tessyman, seaweed farmer, working in his attic laboratory, where he processed the seaweed to produce agar-agar, a jelly-like substance used in the manufacture of such diverse products as jelly
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonA member of the Tessyman family of seaweed farmers diving in murky conditions to harvest kelp, for later processing in their attic laboratory
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonA member of the Tessyman family of seaweed farmers diving in almost pitch black conditions to harvest kelp, for later processing in their attic laboratory
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonGeorge Tessyman, seaweed farmer, working with one of his two sons in their attic laboratory, where they processed the seaweed to produce agar-agar
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonOne of the Tessyman sons, together with family friend John Earl, working in their attic laboratory, where they processed the seaweed to produce agar-agar
Tessyman family, seaweed farmers, Dartmouth, DevonTessyman family, seaweed farmers, in their attic laboratory: father George Tessyman, his two sons John and Bruce, and a family friend, John Earl (left)
Giant hovercraft under construction, Isle of WightGiant SRN4 hovercraft under construction, Isle of Wight, September 1967. The 100-ton vessel was designed to cross the English Channel in 20 minutes carrying 500 people, or 246 people and 30 cars
Interior of St Pauls Cathedral, London. Date: circa 1960s
Desmond Morris, scientist, author and presenterDesmond Morris (b.1928), English scientist, author and presenter, best known for his book The Naked Ape (1967). Seen here reading in his library. Date: circa 1969
Van and snow plough in the snowVan in the snow, with a snow plough in action on the A259 (near the south coast of England). Date: 1960s
Filming of Half a Sixpence, Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: mid-1960s
Horder Centre, Crowborough, East SussexMrs Cecilia Bochenek (?-1981), founder of the Horder Centre, doing some washing up. Despite being crippled by arthritis and confined to a wheelchair herself, Mrs Bochenek and her friend
