4 Nov 2022

Sousse, Tunisia

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  • Live tortoises for sale. A vendor at a tourist shop in Sousse, Tunisia, attempts to sell an indigenous spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca nabeulensis.
  • Live tortoises for sale at tourist gift shop, Sousse, Tunisia.  Tunisian tortoise.

Tortoises for sale at tourist shop, Sousse, Tunisia. Gift shop vendor attempting to sell a small indigenous spur-thighed tortoise to tourist (without success).

Being popular popular as pets in many countries they are often taken from the wild.

Tunisian tortoise or Nabeul tortoise – Testudo graeca nabeulensis.

Photos 2002.

1 Aug 2022

Sunday Times National Fun Run 1980

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  • Start of men's race, runners just leaving the start line. Sunday Times National Fun Run. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon.
  • Group of male runners starting off at the Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
  • Picture shows a number of male competitors running. Sunday Times National Fun Run. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
  • Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon. Crowd of male runners shortly after the race start.
  • Male runner dressed in female clothing participating in the Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
  • Female runners at Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon.
  • Sunday Times National Fun Run. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon.
  • Male runners in character carrying a wooden Pan Am aircraft. Sunday Times National Fun Run. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
  • Female runner reaching the finishing line at the Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon.

National Jog Day, National Fun Run, sponsored by The Sunday Times. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.

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19 May 2022

Llangorse Lake Bannau Brycheiniog Brecon

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  • Llangorse Lake, Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, Wales, UK. 1975
  • Llangorse Lake, Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, Wales, UK. 1975
  • Llangorse Lake, Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, Wales, UK. 1975
  • Llangorse Lake, Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, Wales, UK. 1975
  • Llangorse Lake, Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, Wales, UK. 1975
  • Llangorse Lake, Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, Wales, UK. 1975

Llangorse Lake Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, Wales, UK. Recreational lake popular for boating and canoeing activities. Photos 1975.

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8 May 2022

The Women’s Room

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Photo documentary series, made in the late 1970s, showcasing a friendship group of young women living at Beacon House Hostel in Leinster Square, Bayswater, London. The hostel served as a safe haven for young people moving to the city to find work. Curated from a broader picture set.

The series title was prompted by one of the subjects’ seen reading “The Women’s Room”, a novel authored by Marilyn French and published in 1977.

  • G on bed reading book. Beacon House Hostel, Leinster Square, Bayswater, London 1979. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series.
  • D and J smoking and talking in room. Beacon House Hostel, Leinster Square, Bayswater, London 1979. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series.
  • D and J smoking and talking in room. Beacon House Hostel, Leinster Square, Bayswater, London 1979. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series.
  • D and J reading magazine and discussing article. Beacon House Hostel, Leinster Square, Bayswater, London 1979. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series.
  • S, J and D larking about in room. Beacon House Hostel, Leinster Square, Bayswater, London 1979. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series.
  • S and J watching TV in room. Beacon House Hostel, Leinster Square, Bayswater, London 1979. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series.
  • S and J on bed. Beacon House Hostel, Leinster Square, Bayswater, London 1979. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series.
  • D and J on London Tube train traveling to Regents Park, London Zoo.  London 1979. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series.
  • D and J at Zoo taking photographs with a snapshot camera. London Zoo 1979. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series.
  • J and S walking along street in Bayswater towards Hyde Park, Sunday afternoon. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series. London 1979. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series.
  • S, D and J in room. J about to throw towel at photographer. Beacon House Hostel, Leinster Square, Bayswater, London 1979. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series.
  • S relaxing on grass, Hyde Park, London 1979. From "The Women’s Room" documentary photo series.

“The Women’s Room”. Photos 1979 ©Peter John, All Rights Reserved