Wednesday, February 26, 2014

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 .


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


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


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


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


Known as 'fluffers', they would clean the tunnels at night, after the last train had gone and the current had been switched off.


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1952: Advertisements being pasted up.


1952: Advertisements being pasted up.


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1952: Tube cleaner.


1952: Tube cleaner.


Harry Weatheley, surfacing from a vent under Piccadilly Circus underground station.


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