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Harry Pollitt, Secretary of the Communist PartyHarry Pollitt (1890-1960), Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and head of its trade union department. Seen here in an overcoat and beret. Date: circa 1950s
Harry Pollitt, Secretary of the Communist PartyHarry Pollitt (1890-1960), Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and head of its trade union department. Date: circa 1940s
Harry Secombe, Welsh entertainer and singer(Sir) Harry Secombe (1921-2001), Welsh entertainer and singer. Seen here with three children and a box of fireworks. Like the boy on the left, Harry is wearing an eye patch
John Prescott, Labour politicianJohn Prescott (John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott, b 1938), Labour politician and government minister, seen here sitting at a table with four other people. Date: circa 1990s
Albert Schweitzer, theologian, organist and physicianAlbert Schweitzer (1875-1965), Franco-German (Alsatian) theologian, organist, philosopher and physician. Seen here at the hospital he founded in Lambarene, French Equatorial Africa (now in Gabon)
Harry Pollitt, Secretary of the Communist PartyHarry Pollitt (1890-1960), Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and head of its trade union department. Seen here holding a copy of the left-wing Daily Worker newspaper
Lester Piggott, legendary British jockeyLester Piggott (b 1935), legendary British jockey, seen here on horseback at a racecourse. Date: circa 1980s
William Rust, British communist and newspaper editorWilliam Charles Rust (1903-1949), British communist activist, member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and editor of the Daily Worker newspaper. Date: circa 1930s
William Rust, British communist and newspaper editorWilliam Charles Rust (1903-1949), British communist activist, member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and editor of the Daily Worker newspaper, seen here (left) giving a speech
Jimmy Reid, Scottish trade unionist, journalist, etcJames "Jimmy" Reid (1932-2010), Scottish trade union activist, orator, politician and journalist. Seen here (left) talking to a group of workmen, possibly Clydeside shipbuilders
J B Priestley, British author, playwright and broadcasterJ B (John Boynton) Priestley (1894-1984), British author, playwright and broadcaster. Date: circa 1960s
John Prescott, Labour politicianJohn Prescott (John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott, b 1938), Labour politician and government minister, seen here speaking at a conference with the slogan Moving Britain behind him. Date: circa 1990s
John Pilger, Australian journalist and documentary makerJohn Richard Pilger (b 1939), Australian journalist, writer and documentary film maker, based in London. Seen here in front of a monument commemorating a British nuclear test explosion at Taranaki
Harry Pollitt, Secretary of the Communist PartyHarry Pollitt (left) (1890-1960), Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and head of its trade union department. Seen here talking to another man, possibly a journalist. Date: circa 1950s
Shimon Peres, President of the State of IsraelShimon Peres (Szymon Perski, b 1923), President of the State of Israel, previously Israeli Prime Minister. Seen here (left). Date: circa 1990s
Sue Slipman, President of the National Union of Students (1977-78). She has since held a number of public offices. Date: circa 1970s
Dennis Skinner, Labour MP for Bolsover, DerbyshireDennis Edward Skinner (b 1932), Labour politician, MP for Bolsover since 1970. Well known for his outspoken remarks in parliament, for which he has been suspended more than ten times
Alan Sillitoe, English novelistAlan Sillitoe (1928-2010), English novelist, best known for his novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1958), which was made into a film (1960)
Alan Sillitoe, English novelistAlan Sillitoe (1928-2010), English novelist, best known for his novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1958), which was made into a film (1960). Date: circa 1960s
Emanuel Shinwell, trade unionist and Labour politicianEmanuel (Manny) Shinwell, Baron Shinwell (1884-1986), British trade union official and Labour politician, MP and government minister. Seen here in old age. Date: circa 1960s
George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer and dramatistGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish writer and dramatist. Seen here in old age, writing in a notebook in a garden. Date: circa 1940s
George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer and dramatistGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish writer and dramatist. Seen here in old age. Date: circa 1940s
Harry Secombe, Welsh entertainer and singer(Sir) Harry Secombe (1921-2001), Welsh entertainer and singer. Seen here (left) in a stripy dressing gown, probably in his theatre dressing room while appearing as Mr Pickwick in a West End musical
Pete Seeger, American folk musician and singer-songwriterPeter "Pete" Seeger (b 1919), American folk musician and singer-songwriter. From the 1960s onwards he has performed protest music in support of international disarmament
Sheila Scott, English record-breaking aviatorSheila Scott (Sheila Christine Hopkins, 1922-1988), English aviator who broke over 100 aviation records through her long distance flights. Seen here in dress and hat, pointing at a map of Africa
Michael Scott-Joynt, outspoken English clergymanMichael Charles Scott-Joynt (b 1943), English clergyman, Bishop of Stafford (1987-1995) and Bishop of Winchester (from 1995, due to retire 2011). Outspoken opponent of gay rights. Date: circa 1970s
Bryan Gould, Labour politician and MPBryan Charles Gould (b 1939), UK Labour politician and MP, born in New Zealand, where he returned in the early 1990s. Seen here making a speech at a Labour Party conference. Date: circa 1990s
Sir Alec Douglas-Home, British Prime MinisterSir Alec Douglas-Home (Sir Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, 1903-1995), Conservative politician and British Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964
Arthur Scargill, miners leader and trade unionistArthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist. Seen here giving a speech at a conference, wearing a badge which demands Coal Not Dole -- a reference to the threat of mine closures
Arthur Scargill, miners leader and trade unionistArthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist. Seen here depositing a Margaret Thatcher poster into a bin. Date: circa 1980s
Arthur Scargill, miners leader and trade unionistArthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist. Seen here (centre) at the head of a street procession, with Ian Mikardo (1908-1993), Labour politician, on his left. Date: circa 1970s
Arthur Scargill, miners leader and trade unionistArthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist. Seen here speaking to a group of men. A placard reads: Keep Manvers Coking Plant Open
Arthur Scargill, miners leader and trade unionistArthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist. Seen here giving a speech in front of a banner: Morning Star, founded 1930 for Peace and Socialism. Date: circa 1970s
Arthur Scargill, miners leader and trade unionistArthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist. Seen here in front of posters demanding No Pit Closures, around the time of the Miners Strike. Date: circa 1980s
Arthur Scargill, miners leader and trade unionistArthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist. He is apparently somewhere in the crowd, during a period of unrest at the time of the Miners Strike. Date: circa 1980s
Arthur Scargill, miners leader and trade unionistArthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist. Seen here giving a speech at a Labour Party conference, with the Labour leader Neil Kinnock (b 1942) in the background. Date: circa 1980s
Arthur Scargill, miners leader and trade unionistArthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist. Seen here in later life, chatting to a man with numerous badges on his jacket and cap. Date: circa 1990s
Arthur Scargill, miners leader and trade unionistArthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist. Seen here giving a speech. Date: circa 1970s
Anwar Sadat, Egyptian President, on a visit to LondonThe Egyptian President, Mohammad Anwar el Sadat (1918-1981), photographed in close-up while on a visit to London. Date: August 1981
C P Snow, physicist, novelist and civil servantC P Snow (Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow of the City Of Leicester, 1905-1980), English physicist, novelist and civil servant. Best known for his series of novels entitled Strangers and Brothers
