Piccadilly Circus, London 1962
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Instant royalty-free digital download. No watermark. You will receive a JPG image of between 3000 and 4000 pixels on the longest side. Perfect for prints, books, media, creative projects, and more. The download link will appear in the checkout after successful purchase.
This authentic 1960s colour photograph captures a quintessential London scene at Piccadilly Circus in 1962. The focal point is a “Pearly Queen,” a traditional London character, dressed in a dark suit intricately adorned with hundreds of white mother-of-pearl buttons. She wears a magnificent, oversized hat decorated with a vibrant explosion of pink, blue, and orange ostrich feathers, and carries a collection of pink flowers. She stands at the top of the stairs to the Piccadilly Circus Underground “Public Subway,” marked by the classic London Transport roundel and black iron railings. In the background, a red London double-decker bus blurs past, featuring a prominent “Pearl Assurance” advertisement. A newsstand board for the “Evening Standard” mentions Wimbledon, grounding the image in the summer of the early sixties. This digital download is a stunning record of London’s street characters and transport heritage, perfect to print for yourself as a piece of vintage British wall art.
About Retro Stock Photography
Retro Stock Photography specializes in genuine vintage color photographs from the 1950s through the 1990s, all available as royalty-free instant downloads. Our photos are popular for editorial features, books, magazines, websites, documentaries, advertising, social media, local history projects, creative design, and as unique gifts when printed.
All of our images are scanned directly from original slides and negatives, preserving their authenticity, detail, and character. And because we own the original photographs and copyrights, all of our collection is exclusive to us and not available elsewhere.
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