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1960 1969 Collection

The 1960s was a decade of dynamic change, cultural revolution, and significant historical events

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Search And Destroy

Search And Destroy
The second wave of combat helicopters of the 1st Air Cavalry Division fly over an RTO and his commander on an isolated landing zone during Operation Pershing

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Biba Style

Biba Style
A woman trying on a minidress in one of Londons hippest boutiques, Biba. (Photo by Stephan C Archetti/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours

1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. Le Mans, France. 18th - 19th June 1966. Piers Courage/Roy Pike (Ferrari 275 GTB), 8th position, leads Graham Hill/Brian Muir (Ford GT40 MkII), retired, action

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein
American composer Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990), writer of symphonic music as well as Broadway shows. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: USS Randolph underway at sea with two S2F airplanes on its catapults, 1962

USS Randolph underway at sea with two S2F airplanes on its catapults, 1962
February 27, 1962 - USS Randolph (CVS-15) underway at sea with two S2F airplanes on its catapults

Background image1960 1969 Collection: 1968 Le Mans 24 hours: Pedro Rodriguez / Lucien Bianchi, 1st position, pit stop and driver change

1968 Le Mans 24 hours: Pedro Rodriguez / Lucien Bianchi, 1st position, pit stop and driver change, action
1968 Le Mans 24 hours. Le Mans, France. 28 - 29 September 1968. Pedro Rodriguez/Lucien Bianchi (Ford GT40), 1st position, pit stop and driver change, action. World Copyright: LAT Photographic

Background image1960 1969 Collection: QE2

QE2
The QE2 (Queen Elizabeth II) liner moored alongside Southamptons Ocean terminal. (Photo by Peter King/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: The Victoria Falls

The Victoria Falls
circa 1961: A view of The Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River at Bulawayo discovered by David Livingstone in 1855. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Iris Murdoch

Iris Murdoch
Anglo-Irish prize winning novelist, playwright and philosopher, Iris Murdoch (1919 - 1999). (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: 1964 Le Mans 24 Hours: Peter Lumsden / Peter Sargent, retired, leads a group of cars at the start

1964 Le Mans 24 Hours: Peter Lumsden / Peter Sargent, retired, leads a group of cars at the start, action
1964 Le Mans 24 Hours. Le Mans, France. 20th - 21st June 1964. Peter Lumsden/Peter Sargent ( Jaguar E-type Light), retired, leads a group of cars at the start, action

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Black & White 1969 Chevelle SS

Black & White 1969 Chevelle SS
Vector Image of a 1969 Chevelle SS

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein
Composer Leonard Bernstein conducting at Londons Royal Festival Hall. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Supermarine Spitfire

Supermarine Spitfire
A Supermarine Spitfire IIa P7350 (foreround), and a Hawker Hurricane IIc LF363 with markings as they appeared in Guy Hamiltons film Battle Of Britain, 1969

Background image1960 1969 Collection: War In Vietnam

War In Vietnam
Marines of G Company, 4th Marines are pictured climbing a hill in preparation for attack against the North Vietnamese. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Steam Train

Steam Train
11th June 1968: A miniature New York and Central Hudson locomotive. (Photo by Ted West/Central Press/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Holding hands

Holding hands
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Mans hand holding childs hand. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Speedster

Speedster
circa 1963: Sir Donald Campbells car Bluebird which will attempt the worlds land speed record on the salt flats at Lake Eyre, Southern Australia in the spring of 1963

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Pirate Radio

Pirate Radio
Screaming Lord Sutchs pirate radio station, located just off the Kent Coast. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours: Masten Gregory / Jochen Rindt, Ferrari 250LM, 1st position, podium

1965 Le Mans 24 Hours: Masten Gregory / Jochen Rindt, Ferrari 250LM, 1st position, podium
1965 Le Mans 24 Hours. Le Mans, France. 19th - 20th June 1965. Masten Gregory/Jochen Rindt, Ferrari 250LM, 1st position, podium. World Copyright: LAT Photographic Ref: 165J - 25/25A

Background image1960 1969 Collection: 1962 Le Mans 24 hours

1962 Le Mans 24 hours. Le Mans, France. 23rd - 24th June 1962. Drivers run to their cars in the traditional way at the start to the race, action. World Copyright: LAT Photographic

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Che Guevara

Che Guevara
Argentine-born Cuban revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara (1928 - 1967). (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Men surfing waves

Men surfing waves
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Silhouette of two men surfing small waves. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: RaF Neptune over Sydney Harbour, March 1965

RaF Neptune over Sydney Harbour, March 1965
Scan from Kodak side taken March 1965. Shows RaF Neptune aircraft flying low over Sydney Harbour, Australia. Taken from another aircraft

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Front Line Copter

Front Line Copter
5th January 1969: A soldier in the U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry holds his rifle above his head as he serves as a traffic cop for helicopters landing in a field during an operation north of Saigon in

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Bluebird

Bluebird
16th May 1963: Donald Campbells racing car Bluebird in which he eventually won the land speed record. The car is silhouetted against the sun on the salt flats of Lake Eyre in Australia

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Rock Of Gibraltar

Rock Of Gibraltar
19th September 1966: The Rock of Gibraltar with the Spanish town of La Linea in the foreground and North Africas Atlas Mountains in the background. (Photo by Own/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Street in NY city, (B&W)

Street in NY city, (B&W)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: A large antenna operated at Deep Space Station 41 in Australia

A large antenna operated at Deep Space Station 41 in Australia
This 26 meter (85 foot) antenna operated in Woomera (Island Lagoon), Australia at Deep Space Station (DSS) 41, established in August 1960

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams
23rd March 1965: Tennessee Williams, born Thomas Lanier (1911 - 1983), American playwright, in London to attend the first night of Night Of The Iguana at the Savoy Theatre

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Southend Silhouette

Southend Silhouette
8th September 1964: Two boys playing on the beach at Southend. (Photo by Arthur Jones/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman
American jazz clarinettist and band leader Benny Goodman (1909 - 1986). Original Publication: People Disc - HF0341 (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Copland Conducts

Copland Conducts
American composer Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990). (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein
circa 1960: The American conductor and composer, Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) who wrote numerous symphonic works and musicals including West Side Story. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Flight Deck

Flight Deck
Plane taking off from the American aircraft carrier Constellation in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Let It Lie

Let It Lie
22nd December 1962: Bart, a young Boston Terrier, asleep in his owners bed, after spending six months in quarantine. Bart was brought into the country from Canada by RSPCA officer, Mr Whitaker

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Sleepy Bears

Sleepy Bears
8th August 1968: Polar bear cub Pipaluk joins his mother for a nap. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: 1969 Le Mans 24 hours: All the drivers make the traditional running start

1969 Le Mans 24 hours: All the drivers make the traditional running start
1969 Le Mans 24 hours. Le Mans, France. 14 - 15 June 1969. All the drivers make the traditional running start, except for Jacky Ickx who walks across the track in protest as he believed it to be

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Post Office

Post Office
25th January 1963: The Post Office at Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: RA-5C Vigilante in flight, circa 1966

RA-5C Vigilante in flight, circa 1966

Background image1960 1969 Collection: For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only
English author Ian Fleming (1908 - 1964) in his study with a copy of For Your Eyes Only, one of the series of James Bond novels that he wrote. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky
Russian composer and condutor, Igor Stravinsky (1882 -1971). As well as composing operas and symphonies he gained fame with his music for the Diaghilev ballets including The Firebird, Petrushka

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Retro Large Multi Tool Folding Pocket Knife Fork S

Retro Large Multi Tool Folding Pocket Knife Fork S
UNITED STATES - Circa 1960s: Retro Large Multi Tool Folding Pocket Knife Fork Spoon Scissors Saw Can Opener Corkscrew Screwdriver Awl. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background image1960 1969 Collection: 1961 Le Mans 24 hours: Wolfgang von Trips / Richie Ginther, retired, action

1961 Le Mans 24 hours: Wolfgang von Trips / Richie Ginther, retired, action
Le Mans, France. 10th - 11th June 1961. Wolfgang von Trips/Richie Ginther (Ferrari Dino 246 SP), retired, action. World Copyright: LAT Photographic. Ref: B/WPRINT

Background image1960 1969 Collection: Bernstein

Bernstein
8th December 1966: US composer, conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) conducting. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

1968 Le Mans 24 hours. Le Mans, France. 28 - 29 September 1968. Giancarlo Baghetti / Nino Vaccarella (Alfa Romeo T33/2), retired, action. World Copyright: LAT Photographic Ref: 68 LM 19

1968 Le Mans 24 hours. Le Mans, France. 28 - 29 September 1968. Ignazio Giunti/Nanni Galli (Alfa Romeo T33/2), 4th position, action. World Copyright: LAT Photographic. Ref: 68LM42

1962 Le Mans 24 hours. Le Mans, France. 23rd - 24th June 1962. Drivers run to their cars in the traditional way at the start to the race, action. World Copyright: LAT Photographic

1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. Le Mans, France. 18th - 19th June 1966. Masten Gregory/Bob Bondurant (Ferrari 365 P2), retired, pit stop action. World Copyright: LAT Photographic. Ref: B/WPRINT.



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The 1960s was a decade of dynamic change, cultural revolution, and significant historical events. From the War in Vietnam to iconic moments in music and fashion, this era left an indelible mark on society. In the midst of chaos and conflict, one phrase echoed through the air: "Search And Destroy. " The war raged on as brave soldiers fought for their country's cause. Meanwhile, Leonard Bernstein conducted symphonies that transcended time and space. His melodies resonated with audiences worldwide, leaving them captivated by his genius. Fashion took a bold turn with Biba Style dominating runways and streets alike. It represented freedom of expression and individuality like never before. Amidst all this turmoil, the USS Randolph sailed proudly at sea with two S2F airplanes perched on its catapults in 1962 – a symbol of American strength and military prowess. Fast forward to 1968 Le Mans 24 hours race where Pedro Rodriguez and Lucien Bianchi claimed victory after an intense pit stop and driver change action. Their triumph showcased determination amidst fierce competition. Literature enthusiasts were enthralled by Iris Murdoch's captivating storytelling that transported readers into vivid worlds filled with complex characters grappling with moral dilemmas. Across oceans, the QE2 majestically cruised through waves carrying passengers towards new adventures while offering luxury beyond imagination. Nature's grandeur unfolded at The Victoria Falls - a breathtaking spectacle that reminded humanity of Earth's awe-inspiring beauty even during tumultuous times. Back on land, Peter Lumsden led a pack of cars at the start line during the thrilling 1964 Le Mans 24 Hours race before retiring due to unforeseen circumstances – showcasing both triumphs and setbacks experienced within motorsport's high-stakes arena. And who could forget the timeless allure of a black & white 1969 Chevelle SS? This classic car embodied power, style, and rebellion against the status quo.