Here is an amazing photo collection that shows underground system in London from between the 1950s and 1960s.
1. London Underground rat-catchers with their net and ferrets, ca. 1950.
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2. A group of women cleaning one of London’s underground tunnels, 1952.
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3. Advertisements being pasted up, 1952.
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4. Tube cleaner, 1952.
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5. Tube train at Picadilly Circus, 1952.
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7. Kingsway Tram, 1952.
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8. Underground fluffers, 1954.
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9. Underground life, 1955.
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10. All-night dancing, 1955.
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11. Downtown Soho, 1956.
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12. Piccadilly Circus, 1956.
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13. Rush hour, 1956.
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14. Rush hour, London Bridge, 1956.
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15. Tube music, 1957.
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16. Silver trains, 1957.
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17. Bus strike, 1958.
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18. Oxford Circus, 1958.
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19. Oxford Circus, 1958.
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20. London Bridge, 1958.
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21. Publishing liberalized, 1960.
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22. Frenchman in London, 1963.
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23. Oxford Circus, 1963.
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24. Mystery package, 1964.
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25. Sikh underground, 1964.
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26. Piccadilly Circus, 1966.
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27. Matching fur, 1966.
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28. Tea on the Tube, 1968.
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29. Station telephones, 1968.
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30. Foot sore, 1969.
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31. Bus queue, 1969.
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