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The People's Archive | Punk

A selection of The People’s Archive documenting Punk in the UK.

From the original punks of the late 1970s, through to those who made it a way of life.

Photo © Jessica Clark/The People’s Archive®

Photo © Graham MacIndoe/The People’s Archive.

Photo © Natasha/The People’s Archive®

Natasha “My Mum posing with her Sid Vicious poster when she was a wannabe punk. You can’t see it in the photo but she’s actually wearing a Sid t-shirt to match!”

Photo © Andrew Gallix/The People’s Archive.

Andrew “This one was taken on holiday in Jersey in July, 1981. That’s me and my stepdad. It was the week of the Royal Wedding and I was wearing a T-shirt I’d bought from the Virgin Megastore with caricatures of Charles and Diana dressed as punks. The main caption was “Nice one, Charlie!”

Photo © Andrew Gallix/The People’s Archive.

Photo © Polly Birkbeck/The People’s Archive®

Polly “This is Dave Ferguson, surely one of the most photographed punks ever. He was our ‘local punk’ from Reynes Park, which isn’t a very punk place!”