Photography — 1956
A couple 'jiving' at a youth club in North Kensington
A couple 'jiving' at a youth club in North Kensington, 1956. Jiving is a form of freestyle dancing which originated in America in the early 1940s and became popular in Britain during the Second World War. After the war, a variation of jiving known as boogie became the dominant form of popular music.
(RM ref. 8068)
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- IN15409
- Object name:
- A couple 'jiving' at a youth club in North Kensington
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Mayne, Roger
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
- Production date:
- 1956
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 269 mm, L205 mm (paper), H 254 mm, L 191 mm (image size)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
Mayne, Roger
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.