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    31 Gorgeous Photos Of The London Underground In The '50s And '60s

    Featuring rat catchers, "fluffers", and of course strikes. Have a look at our series from the earliest days here.

    1. Circa 1950: London Underground rat-catchers with their net and ferrets.

    2. 1952: A group of women cleaning one of London's underground tunnels.

    3. 1952: Advertisements being pasted up.

    4. 1952: Tube cleaner.

    5. 1952: Tube train at Picadilly Circus.

    6. 1952: Liverpool Street.

    7. 1952: Kingsway Tram

    8. 1954: Underground fluffers.

    9. 1955: Underground life.

    10. 1955: All-night dancing.

    11. 1956: Downtown Soho.

    12. 1956: Piccadilly Circus.

    13. 1956: Rush hour.

    14. 1956: Rush hour, London Bridge.

    15. 1957: Tube music.

    16. 1957: Silver trains.

    17. 1958: Bus strike.

    18. 1958: Oxford Circus.

    19. 1958: Oxford Circus.

    20. 1958: London Bridge

    21. 1960: Publishing liberalised.

    22. 1963: Frenchman in London.

    23. 1963: Oxford Circus.

    24. 1964: Mystery package.

    25. 1964: Sikh underground.

    26. 1966: Piccadilly Circus.

    27. 1966: Matching fur.

    28. 1968: Tea on the Tube.

    29. 1968: Station telephones.

    30. 1969: Foot sore.

    31. 1969: Bus queue.