Telling Stories: Picture Post and its Legacy

29 March - 10 June 2022
Overview
Telling Stories, Picture Post and its Legacy

James Hyman Gallery is delighted to open our new space at 48 Maddox Street with the exhibition Telling Tales. Picture Post and its Legacy.

The exhibition presents some of the key photographers of Picture Post magazine as well as a curated selection of some later British photographers who built on this storytelling or documentary tradition. 

 

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The exhibition includes loans as well as works for sale. 

 

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Works
  • Shirley Baker, Salford, 1961
    Shirley Baker, Salford, 1961
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  • Shirley Baker, Salford, 1962
    Shirley Baker, Salford, 1962
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  • Shirley Baker, Moss Side, 1962
    Shirley Baker, Moss Side, 1962
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  • Shirley Baker, Salford, 1962
    Shirley Baker, Salford, 1962
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  • Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1964
    Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1964
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  • Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1964
    Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1964
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  • Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1964
    Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1964
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  • Shirley Baker, Girl pushing pram frame, 1965
    Shirley Baker, Girl pushing pram frame, 1965
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  • Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1965
    Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1965
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  • Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1966
    Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1966
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  • Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1966
    Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1966
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  • Shirley Baker, Boys Pushing a Snowball, Manchester,, 1968
    Shirley Baker, Boys Pushing a Snowball, Manchester,, 1968
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  • Bill Brandt, Barmaid at the Crooked Billet, Tower Hill, London, 1939, 1939
    Bill Brandt, Barmaid at the Crooked Billet, Tower Hill, London, 1939, 1939
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  • Bill Brandt, Oakworth Moor, Yorkshire, 1944
    Bill Brandt, Oakworth Moor, Yorkshire, 1944
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  • Bill Brandt, York Villa, Bath, c. 1935
    Bill Brandt, York Villa, Bath, c. 1935
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  • Anna Fox, Back to the Village (Hampshire Village Nativity), 2000
    Anna Fox, Back to the Village (Hampshire Village Nativity), 2000
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  • Anna Fox, Back to the Village (Hampshire Village Nativity), 2000
    Anna Fox, Back to the Village (Hampshire Village Nativity), 2000
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  • Anna Fox, Back to the Village, Hampshire Village Halloween, 2001
    Anna Fox, Back to the Village, Hampshire Village Halloween, 2001
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  • Anna Fox, Back to the Village, Hampshire Village Nativity, 2001
    Anna Fox, Back to the Village, Hampshire Village Nativity, 2001
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  • Anna Fox, Back to the Village, 2001
    Anna Fox, Back to the Village, 2001
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  • Anna Fox, Back to the Village, Hampshire Village Pram Race, 2004
    Anna Fox, Back to the Village, Hampshire Village Pram Race, 2004
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  • Anna Fox, 21. Back to the Village (Hampshire Village Pram Race), 2004
    Anna Fox, 21. Back to the Village (Hampshire Village Pram Race), 2004
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  • Anna Fox, Back to the Village, Hampshire Village Pram Race, 2006
    Anna Fox, Back to the Village, Hampshire Village Pram Race, 2006
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  • Ken Grant, No Pain Whatsoever
    Ken Grant, No Pain Whatsoever
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  • Ken Grant, Mother and Child, Moreton Shore
    Ken Grant, Mother and Child, Moreton Shore
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  • Ken Grant, Tommy Haygarth and Man with a Face Brace, Birkenhead 1996
    Ken Grant, Tommy Haygarth and Man with a Face Brace, Birkenhead 1996
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  • Ken Grant, Carrying slummy home, North End, 1997
    Ken Grant, Carrying slummy home, North End, 1997
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  • Brian Griffin, Rush Hour London Bridge, London, 1974
    Brian Griffin, Rush Hour London Bridge, London, 1974
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  • Brian Griffin, Traffic Island, Wandsworth, London, 1977
    Brian Griffin, Traffic Island, Wandsworth, London, 1977
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  • Brian Griffin, Rocket Man, Dungeness, Kent, UK, 1979
    Brian Griffin, Rocket Man, Dungeness, Kent, UK, 1979
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  • Bert Hardy, The Window Display (Elephant and Castle), 1948
    Bert Hardy, The Window Display (Elephant and Castle), 1948
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  • Bert Hardy, Gorbals Boys, 1948
    Bert Hardy, Gorbals Boys, 1948
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  • Bert Hardy, Life in the Elephant - Shopping for Jewelery, 1948
    Bert Hardy, Life in the Elephant - Shopping for Jewelery, 1948
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  • Bert Hardy On the Front Steps, Elephant and Castle, London, 1948 Gelatin Silver Print 34 x 25 cms 13 6/16 x 9 13/16 ins
    Bert Hardy
    On the Front Steps, Elephant and Castle, London, 1948
    Gelatin Silver Print
    34 x 25 cms
    13 6/16 x 9 13/16 ins
    £ 2,800.00
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  • Bert Hardy, Life in the Elephant - Cigarettes, 1948
    Bert Hardy, Life in the Elephant - Cigarettes, 1948
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  • Nigel Henderson Shop, 1949-53 Photograph 19 x 25 cms 7 1/2 x 9 7/8 ins
    Nigel Henderson
    Shop, 1949-53
    Photograph
    19 x 25 cms
    7 1/2 x 9 7/8 ins
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  • Nigel Henderson Bombed Side Street House in East End, 1949-53 Photograph 25 x 20 cms 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 ins
    Nigel Henderson
    Bombed Side Street House in East End, 1949-53
    Photograph
    25 x 20 cms
    9 7/8 x 7 7/8 ins
    £ 3,000.00 +VAT
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  • Nigel Henderson Tattoo Shop, 1949-53 Photograph 25 x 20 cms 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 ins
    Nigel Henderson
    Tattoo Shop, 1949-53
    Photograph
    25 x 20 cms
    9 7/8 x 7 7/8 ins
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  • Nigel Henderson Shop Entrance, 1950 Distressed Photograph 50 x 33 cms 19 3/4 x 13 ins
    Nigel Henderson
    Shop Entrance, 1950
    Distressed Photograph
    50 x 33 cms
    19 3/4 x 13 ins
    £ 6,500.00 +VAT
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  • Paul Hill, Enoch Powell and Bubble Gum Boy, General Election, Wolverhampton, 1970
    Paul Hill, Enoch Powell and Bubble Gum Boy, General Election, Wolverhampton, 1970
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  • Paul Hill, Punch and Judy man, Llandudno 1972, 1972
    Paul Hill, Punch and Judy man, Llandudno 1972, 1972
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  • Paul Hill, , 1976
    Paul Hill, , 1976
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  • Thurston Hopkins, La Dolce Vita, Knightsbridge, London, 1953, 1953
    Thurston Hopkins, La Dolce Vita, Knightsbridge, London, 1953, 1953
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  • David Hurn, Pentwyn Colliery
    David Hurn, Pentwyn Colliery
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  • David Hurn, Selling flowers in Oxford Street, London.
    David Hurn, Selling flowers in Oxford Street, London.
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  • David Hurn, Mynydd Eppynt. Wales. Sheep shelter from rain. Military range.
    David Hurn, Mynydd Eppynt. Wales. Sheep shelter from rain. Military range.
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  • David Hurn, The Beatles (set of four vintage prints) - Paul
    David Hurn, The Beatles (set of four vintage prints) - Paul
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  • David Hurn, Beatles on set of 'A Hard Days Night', 1964
    David Hurn, Beatles on set of 'A Hard Days Night', 1964
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  • David Hurn, Soho London 'Diner', 1955
    David Hurn, Soho London 'Diner', 1955
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  • David Hurn, London, 1955
    David Hurn, London, 1955
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  • David Hurn, Oxford Street. London. , 1955
    David Hurn, Oxford Street. London. , 1955
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  • David Hurn, Flower Power. Alexander Palace, 1960
    David Hurn, Flower Power. Alexander Palace, 1960
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  • David Hurn, Dylan in Langherne Cafe. Wales., 1974
    David Hurn, Dylan in Langherne Cafe. Wales., 1974
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  • David Hurn, Porth. The last coal mine. Now a Museum., 1979
    David Hurn, Porth. The last coal mine. Now a Museum., 1979
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  • David Hurn, Tenby Wales. Mannequin Nation Costume., 1989
    David Hurn, Tenby Wales. Mannequin Nation Costume., 1989
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  • David Hurn, Ladies night out. Usk. Wales., 1994
    David Hurn, Ladies night out. Usk. Wales., 1994
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  • Kurt Hutton, The Country Wedding
    Kurt Hutton, The Country Wedding
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  • Kurt Hutton, Church Synod
    Kurt Hutton, Church Synod
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  • Kurt Hutton, Patrick O'Leary from "The Silver Lady's Kitchen" (from "They Had No Work"), 1938
    Kurt Hutton, Patrick O'Leary from "The Silver Lady's Kitchen" (from "They Had No Work"), 1938
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  • Kurt Hutton, Box Office (Boy), 1939
    Kurt Hutton, Box Office (Boy), 1939
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  • Kurt Hutton, Box Office (Man), 1939
    Kurt Hutton, Box Office (Man), 1939
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  • Kurt Hutton, Going to Church - Village Wedding, 1942
    Kurt Hutton, Going to Church - Village Wedding, 1942
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  • Kurt Hutton, Watching the Watchers - The Methodist Conference ... and its President, 1943
    Kurt Hutton, Watching the Watchers - The Methodist Conference ... and its President, 1943
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  • Kurt Hutton, Watching the Watchers - The Methodist Conference ... and its President, 1943
    Kurt Hutton, Watching the Watchers - The Methodist Conference ... and its President, 1943
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  • Kurt Hutton, And Again Back To School, 1950
    Kurt Hutton, And Again Back To School, 1950
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  • Colin Jones, Eastbourne, 1959
    Colin Jones, Eastbourne, 1959
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  • Colin Jones, Outer Herbrides, Scotland (School with only 2 pupils), 1962
    Colin Jones, Outer Herbrides, Scotland (School with only 2 pupils), 1962
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  • Colin Jones, Grafter, Sunderland, England, 1962
    Colin Jones, Grafter, Sunderland, England, 1962
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  • Colin Jones, Unemployed, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, 1962
    Colin Jones, Unemployed, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, 1962
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  • Colin Jones, Workers arriving, Swan Hunter Shipyards, Wallsend, Newcastle, 1963
    Colin Jones, Workers arriving, Swan Hunter Shipyards, Wallsend, Newcastle, 1963
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  • Colin Jones, Children, 1975
    Colin Jones, Children, 1975
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  • Colin Jones, The Parade. London, 1976
    Colin Jones, The Parade. London, 1976
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  • Colin Jones, The Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland, 1978
    Colin Jones, The Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland, 1978
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  • Colin Jones, Shopkeeper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne off Scotswood Road, 1999
    Colin Jones, Shopkeeper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne off Scotswood Road, 1999
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  • Dafydd Jones, Crispin Balfour, Dangerous Sports club tea party, 1981, 1981
    Dafydd Jones, Crispin Balfour, Dangerous Sports club tea party, 1981, 1981
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  • Dafydd Jones, Soda Siphon, Grosvenor Street, 1981, 1981
    Dafydd Jones, Soda Siphon, Grosvenor Street, 1981, 1981
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  • Dafydd Jones, Lucian Freud, 1983
    Dafydd Jones, Lucian Freud, 1983
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  • Dafydd Jones, Burning Boat, Oriel College, Oxford, 1984
    Dafydd Jones, Burning Boat, Oriel College, Oxford, 1984
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  • Dafydd Jones, Iris Love..., 1990
    Dafydd Jones, Iris Love..., 1990
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  • Chris Killip, Cookie in the Snow, 1984
    Chris Killip, Cookie in the Snow, 1984
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  • Karen Knorr, Belgravia (I live in the nineteenth century)
    Karen Knorr, Belgravia (I live in the nineteenth century)
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  • Karen Knorr, Belgravia (I would like my Sons)
    Karen Knorr, Belgravia (I would like my Sons)
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  • Karen Knorr, Belgravia (A House in Town)
    Karen Knorr, Belgravia (A House in Town)
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  • Karen Knorr, Belgravia (The Europeans will get no more free lunch)
    Karen Knorr, Belgravia (The Europeans will get no more free lunch)
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  • Karen Knorr, Belgravia (I am part of a group called the Dulcit Drones)
    Karen Knorr, Belgravia (I am part of a group called the Dulcit Drones)
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  • Marketa Luskacova, Woman with the Baby and the Girl, Slater Street, 1975
    Marketa Luskacova, Woman with the Baby and the Girl, Slater Street, 1975
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  • Marketa Luskacova, Petticoat Lane, 1975
    Marketa Luskacova, Petticoat Lane, 1975
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  • Marketa Luskacova, Men Around the Fire, Spitalfields Market, 1976
    Marketa Luskacova, Men Around the Fire, Spitalfields Market, 1976
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  • Marketa Luskacova, Three Men in Cafe, Bethnal Green Road, 1979
    Marketa Luskacova, Three Men in Cafe, Bethnal Green Road, 1979
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  • Roger Mayne, St Germain, 1955
    Roger Mayne, St Germain, 1955
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  • Roger Mayne, Group, Southam Street, 1956
    Roger Mayne, Group, Southam Street, 1956
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  • Roger Mayne, Addison Place, W. 11 (boys and go-cart), 1956
    Roger Mayne, Addison Place, W. 11 (boys and go-cart), 1956
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  • Roger Mayne, Girl About to do a Handstand, Kensal Road (Southam Street Series), 1957
    Roger Mayne, Girl About to do a Handstand, Kensal Road (Southam Street Series), 1957
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  • Roger Mayne, Dockland [Three Cranes], 1958
    Roger Mayne, Dockland [Three Cranes], 1958
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  • Roger Mayne, Leeds (Washing lines in street), 1959
    Roger Mayne, Leeds (Washing lines in street), 1959
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  • Roger Mayne, Beaulieu Jazz Festival, c. 1960
    Roger Mayne, Beaulieu Jazz Festival, c. 1960
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  • Roger Mayne, Ampton St. Adventure Playground, King's Cross, c. 1963
    Roger Mayne, Ampton St. Adventure Playground, King's Cross, c. 1963
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  • Roger Mayne, Hampden Crescent, c. late 1950s - early 1960s
    Roger Mayne, Hampden Crescent, c. late 1950s - early 1960s
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  • Daniel Meadows and Martin Parr, June Street, Salford, 1973
    Daniel Meadows and Martin Parr, June Street, Salford, 1973
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  • Jim Mortram, Emergency Housing - from Small Town Inertia (Boxed Set of Ten Prints)
    Jim Mortram, Emergency Housing - from Small Town Inertia (Boxed Set of Ten Prints)
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  • Charlie Phillips, Notting Hill Couple - The sitters, Anita Santiago and Osmond (Gus) Philip, 1967
    Charlie Phillips, Notting Hill Couple - The sitters, Anita Santiago and Osmond (Gus) Philip, 1967
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  • Charlie Phillips, Outside the Piss House Pub, 1968
    Charlie Phillips, Outside the Piss House Pub, 1968
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  • Charlie Phillips, Notting Hill Carnival, 1968
    Charlie Phillips, Notting Hill Carnival, 1968
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  • Charlie Phillips, Untitled, 1971
    Charlie Phillips, Untitled, 1971
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  • Tony Ray-Jones, Strongman Contest, Mablethorpe, 1967, 1967
    Tony Ray-Jones, Strongman Contest, Mablethorpe, 1967, 1967
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  • Tony Ray-Jones, Chatham May Queen,1968, 1968
    Tony Ray-Jones, Chatham May Queen,1968, 1968
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  • Tony Ray-Jones, Brighton Pier, 1968, 1968
    Tony Ray-Jones, Brighton Pier, 1968, 1968
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  • Paul Reas, I Can Help, Army Wallpaper, B&Q Store, Newport South Wales
    Paul Reas, I Can Help, Army Wallpaper, B&Q Store, Newport South Wales
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  • Paul Reas, I Can Help, Hand Of Pork, Newport South Wales, 1988
    Paul Reas, I Can Help, Hand Of Pork, Newport South Wales, 1988
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  • Grace Robertson, London Women's Pub Outing (Two Women Dancing), 1954
    Grace Robertson, London Women's Pub Outing (Two Women Dancing), 1954
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  • Jo Spence, Untitled (A little girl knits while two other children look on), 1974
    Jo Spence, Untitled (A little girl knits while two other children look on), 1974
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  • Jo Spence, Gypsies (horses and swings), 1974
    Jo Spence, Gypsies (horses and swings), 1974
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  • Jo Spence, Gypsies (children and dog), 1974
    Jo Spence, Gypsies (children and dog), 1974
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  • Wolfgang Suschitzky, Guy the Gorilla, 1958
    Wolfgang Suschitzky, Guy the Gorilla, 1958
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  • Homer Sykes, Once a Year (Britannia Coconut Dancers, Bacup, Lancashire, England), 1972
    Homer Sykes, Once a Year (Britannia Coconut Dancers, Bacup, Lancashire, England), 1972
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  • Homer Sykes, Once a Year (The Haxey Hood Game, Haxey, Lincolnshire, England), 1972
    Homer Sykes, Once a Year (The Haxey Hood Game, Haxey, Lincolnshire, England), 1972
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  • Homer Sykes, The John Knill Ceremony, St. Ives, Cornwall, 1972, 1972
    Homer Sykes, The John Knill Ceremony, St. Ives, Cornwall, 1972, 1972
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  • Homer Sykes, Caking Night, Dungworth, Yorkshire, 1974
    Homer Sykes, Caking Night, Dungworth, Yorkshire, 1974
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  • Homer Sykes, Minehead Hobby Horse, Somerset, 1975
    Homer Sykes, Minehead Hobby Horse, Somerset, 1975
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  • Jon Tonks, Cevin Soling, Tiki Island Restaurant, Boston, 2018
    Jon Tonks, Cevin Soling, Tiki Island Restaurant, Boston, 2018
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  • Jon Tonks, Pilot Ship, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, 2017
    Jon Tonks, Pilot Ship, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, 2017
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