Mods at a jellied eel stall near Clacton pier
- Made:
- 1964-03-30 in Clacton-on-Sea
- photographer:
- Chris Smith
A photograph of a group of Mods near the seafront at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex on 30 March 1964. 100 arrests were made over the Easter weekend of 27th-30th March 1964 in Clacton, following clashes between groups of mods and rockers.
A photograph of a group of Mods outside a jellied eel stall on the seafront at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, taken in March 1964 by C Smith for the Daily Herald.
100 arrests were made over the Easter weekend of 27-30 March 1964 in Clacton, following clashes between groups of Mods and rockers. Mods and rockers were youth subculture groups in the 1960s, members of the two groups regularly came together at seaside towns, often resulting in fighting and riots.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/10847
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
-
overall: 258 cm x 324 mm
- type:
- gelatin silver print and photograph
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
