CCTV in Oxford Street
- Made:
- 20 November 1964 in London
- maker:
- Ron Burton
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Daily Herald photograph by Ron Burton titled 'Big Brother is watching you'. Image shows a man operating a CCTV camera on the roof of a building in London's Oxford Street.
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) was first introduced in the UK in the 1960s to monitor traffic and large crowds. The technology spread rapidly, especially when the development of video recording made it possible to record and play back footage.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/30344
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product) and ink
- Measurements:
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overall: 258 mm x 198 mm
image: 245 mm x 186 mm
- type:
- photograph
