The People’s Archive® @peoplearchive
Documenting snapshots of life in 20th Century Britain. The essential crowdsourced archive from @britcultarchive linktr.ee/peoplesarchive United Kingdom Joined July 2019-
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THEN & NOW. Girls in Moss Side, 1978, taken by Thomas Blower and photographed again over forty years later with the image on display at our previous exhibition @sim_manchester When we originally published this photograph, it had remained unseen for over 40 years. We were…
Then & Now.
Cain’s Amusement Arcade. Herne Bay, Kent, 1984. Photo © George Wilson, all rights reserved. From George Wilson’s acclaimed series documenting Cain’s amusement arcade in Herne Bay during the early 1980s. A graduate of Newport documentary photography course under David Hurn,…
New Brighton, May Bank Holiday weekend, 1962. Photos © George Shepherd, all rights reserved.
Nottingham born photographer Tony Davis documented the rave scene in the UK during the early nineties. He captured a golden era of dance music and rave culture at clubs across the Midlands, including Venus in Nottingham, Shelley’s in Stoke and all-nighters at the Eclipse in…
F*ck The Tories, Hulme, Manchester, 2022. Photo © Paul Wright, all rights reserved.
Glenn in the window by Tish Murtha. From the series Youth Unemployment (1981). Photo © Ella Murtha, all rights reserved.
My Nana used to dress like this. Head shawls and nylon dresses. She had one of those shopping trolleys and would walk everywhere. She was called Margaret. Tall and slim. She was a beauty in her day. And remained so throughout her life. She began life as a nun. And later, a…
My Nana used to dress like this. Head shawls and nylon dresses. She had one of those shopping trolleys and would walk everywhere. She was called Margaret. Tall and slim. She was a beauty in her day. And remained so throughout her life. She began life as a nun. And later, a…
Bus Shelter, Breck Road, Liverpool, 1994. Photo © Rob Bremner, all rights reserved.
Women in Bus Shelter, Sheffield, 1977. Photo © Pete Hill, all rights reserved.
During the Summer of 1998, photographer Mischa Haller travelled across the UK to chronicle clubbers and partygoers spilling out onto the streets in the small hours of the morning. The idea was to show what it felt like to be young and up all night in that slightly woozy, surreal…
God I used to absolutely love doing this. Now I'm furious I'm not in bed yet at 9.38pm.
God I used to absolutely love doing this. Now I'm furious I'm not in bed yet at 9.38pm.
I miss falling out of a club just as daylight breaks to make your way to wherever you're going to be it home, to a partners flat, a house party, or just sit around wasting time til the pubs open or the trains/buses start running again.
I miss falling out of a club just as daylight breaks to make your way to wherever you're going to be it home, to a partners flat, a house party, or just sit around wasting time til the pubs open or the trains/buses start running again.
I’ve loved @britcultarchive for years. Found @grahammacindoe work on there & loved it. Last week, Graham posted a photo of Leith Walk, 1986 on an Edinburgh FB page. It’s my Grampa, standing in the spot where he would meet us. Is probably waiting for us in this. We’re thrilled. 💜
During the Summer of 1998, photographer Mischa Haller travelled across the UK to chronicle clubbers and partygoers spilling out onto the streets in the small hours of the morning. The idea was to show what it felt like to be young and up all night in that slightly woozy, surreal…
Amazing times at Cream in the mid-nineties.
Amazing times at Cream in the mid-nineties.
New Brighton, 1989. Photo © Rob Bremner, all rights reserved.
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170 Followers 296 FollowingTHEN & NOW. Girls in Moss Side, 1978, taken by Thomas Blower and photographed again over forty years later with the image on display at our previous exhibition @sim_manchester When we originally published this photograph, it had remained unseen for over 40 years. We were…
Then & Now.
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Cain’s Amusement Arcade. Herne Bay, Kent, 1984. Photo © George Wilson, all rights reserved. From George Wilson’s acclaimed series documenting Cain’s amusement arcade in Herne Bay during the early 1980s. A graduate of Newport documentary photography course under David Hurn,…
New Brighton, May Bank Holiday weekend, 1962. Photos © George Shepherd, all rights reserved.
Nottingham born photographer Tony Davis documented the rave scene in the UK during the early nineties. He captured a golden era of dance music and rave culture at clubs across the Midlands, including Venus in Nottingham, Shelley’s in Stoke and all-nighters at the Eclipse in…
F*ck The Tories, Hulme, Manchester, 2022. Photo © Paul Wright, all rights reserved.
Glenn in the window by Tish Murtha. From the series Youth Unemployment (1981). Photo © Ella Murtha, all rights reserved.
My Nana used to dress like this. Head shawls and nylon dresses. She had one of those shopping trolleys and would walk everywhere. She was called Margaret. Tall and slim. She was a beauty in her day. And remained so throughout her life. She began life as a nun. And later, a…
Women in Bus Shelter, Sheffield, 1977. Photo © Pete Hill, all rights reserved.
Bus Shelter, Breck Road, Liverpool, 1994. Photo © Rob Bremner, all rights reserved.
Women in Bus Shelter, Sheffield, 1977. Photo © Pete Hill, all rights reserved.
During the Summer of 1998, photographer Mischa Haller travelled across the UK to chronicle clubbers and partygoers spilling out onto the streets in the small hours of the morning. The idea was to show what it felt like to be young and up all night in that slightly woozy, surreal…
God I used to absolutely love doing this. Now I'm furious I'm not in bed yet at 9.38pm.
During the Summer of 1998, photographer Mischa Haller travelled across the UK to chronicle clubbers and partygoers spilling out onto the streets in the small hours of the morning. The idea was to show what it felt like to be young and up all night in that slightly woozy, surreal…
I miss falling out of a club just as daylight breaks to make your way to wherever you're going to be it home, to a partners flat, a house party, or just sit around wasting time til the pubs open or the trains/buses start running again.
During the Summer of 1998, photographer Mischa Haller travelled across the UK to chronicle clubbers and partygoers spilling out onto the streets in the small hours of the morning. The idea was to show what it felt like to be young and up all night in that slightly woozy, surreal…
I’ve loved @britcultarchive for years. Found @grahammacindoe work on there & loved it. Last week, Graham posted a photo of Leith Walk, 1986 on an Edinburgh FB page. It’s my Grampa, standing in the spot where he would meet us. Is probably waiting for us in this. We’re thrilled. 💜
During the Summer of 1998, photographer Mischa Haller travelled across the UK to chronicle clubbers and partygoers spilling out onto the streets in the small hours of the morning. The idea was to show what it felt like to be young and up all night in that slightly woozy, surreal…
Amazing times at Cream in the mid-nineties.
Cream, Liverpool, circa 1994/95. Photo © Mark McNulty, all rights reserved.
New Brighton, 1989. Photo © Rob Bremner, all rights reserved.
Perfect Sunday tunes from @britcultarchive 👌
Sunday Social @Spotify Playlist from BCA. > open.spotify.com/playlist/4cyTD…
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