Chris Steele-Perkins – The Teds. – [New].

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29.5 x 22.5 cm. 128 pp. Clothbound. lllustrated in b/w. – The Teds is a classic of British Documentary Photography. Originally publsihed in 1979, it tells a story spanning three decades. – In early 1954, on a late train from Southend, someone pulled the communication cord. The train ground to a halt. Police arrested a gang dressed in Edwardian suits. In April, two gangs, also dressed in Edwardian suits, met after a dance. They were ready for action: bricks and sand-filled socks were used. Fifty-five youths were taken in for questioning. The following August Bank Holiday the first ‘Best Dressed Ted Contest’ was held. The winner was a twenty-year old greengrocer’s assistant. The Teddy Boy myth was born. – New copy

Auteur: STEELE-PERKINS, Chris [photos] & Richard SMITH [text]

Jaar: 2016

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Uitgeverij: Dewi Lewis Publishing

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ISBN: 9781911306054