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Charing Cross Station with billboard advertising Golden Guinea Summer Festival, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1961...

The Deep River Boys (active 1930s-1950s), photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1957.

Petula Clark (b.1932) and Billie Anthony (1932-91) in Tin Pan Alley, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1957.

Alma Cogan (1932-66), singer, with Harry Hammond reflected on far left, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1957-62.

E.M.I Records Promotion for four labels, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1956.

Lonnie Donegan (1931-2002), The Cutters, The Vernon Girls, The Dallas Boys, Lord Rockingham's XI, Benny Green (1927-98) and Cherry Wainer in The Oh Bo...

Paul Anka (b.1941) with Petula Clark (b.1932) and Eddie Calvert (1922-78) on stage at Six-Five Special, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and whi...

Marty Wilde (b.1939), photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1957.

John Barry (b.1933), composer, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1960.

Lonnie Donegan (1931-2002), skiffle musician, performing at the Albert Hall, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1957.

Little Richard (b.1932), photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1962.

Cliff Richard (b.1940) standing beside his first car, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1959.

Laurie London (b.1944) sitting with a guitar on BBC's Six-Five Special at the Old Riverside Theatre, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white...

The Ronnie Scott Big Band, jazz band, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1956.

Bill Haley and The Comets (active 1952-81) performing at the Dominion in Tottenham Court Road, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photog...

The Platters leaded by Tony Williams (1928-92) performing at the Palladium, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1959.

Eddie Cochran (1938-60) performing at Wembley Concert with Brian Bennett on drums, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1...

Bud Abbot (1895-1974) and Lou Costello (1906-59) opening The Bar Italia at Frith St in Soho, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photogra...

Danny Purches with a megaphone demonstrating his songs in Denmark Street, The Britain's Tin Pan Alley, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and whit...

Cliff Richard (b.1940) and The Shadows (1958-2005) during the filming of Saturday Spectacular TV Show at Wood Green Empire, photo Harry Hammond (1920-...

The Dallas Boys with Tommy Steele (b.1936) on The Oh Boy TV Show, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1958-60.

Johnnie Ray (1927-90), in the centre, watching veteran buskers in Leicester Square, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK,...

7Terry Dene (b.1938) with a band performing at the Albert Hall, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1957.

Josh White (1914-69), folk singer, playing the guitar, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1952.

Billy Fury (1940-83), singer, at Wembley, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, 1962.

Cliff Richard (b.1940) at the Chiswick Empire foyer, looking at a bill poster which shows him top of the bill for the first time, photo Harry Hammond...

Jet Harris (b.1939), Little Richard (b.1932), Gene Vincent (1935-71) and Sam Cooke (1931-64), photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photogr...

BBC Show Band at the Old Paris Cinema with Petula Clark, Pete Murray and Charlie Chester, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography...

John Barry (b.1933), Eddie Cochran (1938-60), Adam Faith (1940-2003) and Gene Vincent (1935-71), photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white phot...

Futon cover with chrysanthemums and waves. Cotton. Japan, 19th century.

Buddy Holly (1936-59) and The Crickets (active 1950s-1980s) with cricket stumps, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Black and white photography. UK, lat...

Moon, photo Lewis Morris Rutherford (1816-92). Albumen print. New York, 6 March 1865.

Large anchor, exhibited by Messrs Brown, Lennox and Co. at the Great Exhibition of 1851, photo Hugh Owen. Photograph, paper negative process. England,...

Patti Boyd with the Rolling Stones, photo John French (1906-66). Photograph. London, 1964.

Dave Clark Five, photo John French (1906-66). Photograph. London, 1960s.

Josephine Baker in top hat, photo Piaz Studios. Black and white photograph. London, England, 1933.

Ivor Novello (1893-1951) as David Kennard in his own play Symphony in Two Flats at the New Theatre, photo Stage Photo Company. Photograph. Greenwich,...

Dancer Josephine Baker (1906-75) posing with a cheetah wearing a collar, by Piaz Studios. Black and white photograph. Paris, France, early 1930s.

Portrait of opera singer Maria Callas in La Traviata,?Aby Houston Rogers (1901-1970). 1958.

Jack Jackson, thirties bandleader and early DJ in the Jack Jackson TV Disc Show, with unknown group, photo Harry Hammond (1920-2009). Photograph. Lond...

The Stern of the Great Eastern in Dock, photo Robert Howlett (1831-58). Photograph. England, mid-19th century.

View of the interior of South Kensington Museum, Boilerhouse, featuring the Statue of David. Photograph. London, England, c.1860s.

Lee Miller, photo Genthe Arnold (1869-1942). Photograph. c.1927.

L??onide Massine (1896-1979), Russian ballet dancer and choreographer with Henri Matisse (1869-1954), with a man size bird costume for Le Chant du Ros...

Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978) Russian prima ballerina and Adolph Bolm (1884-1951) Russian-born American ballet dancer in The Firebird or L?Oiseau de Fe...

Barbara Goalen (1921-2002) on the roof of Whitworth & Mitchell's showroom, for the Milling Around Lancashire feature, photo Elsbeth Juda (1911-2014)....

View of the Church of Constantine and Helen, photo Netta Peacock (fl.1903-30). Photograph. The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, 1905.

Landscape Scene in Snow, photo Netta Peacock (fl.1903-30). Photograph. Russia, 1905.

Scene from William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure at the Royalty Theatre, directed by William Poel (1852-1934), from William Poel Archive at the V&...

Oscar Wilde. Photograph. London, 1895.