Anne Gunning is photographed floating in a cotton mousseline dress by Atrima on India's Dal Lake for a British Vogue shoot in 1956. In the background, model Barbara Mullen sits in a boat rowed by locals across the water.

British singer Freddie Mercury of rock band Queen perform on stage at the Manchester Apollo, England on November 27, 1979.

Actor Peter Sellers photographs Britt Ekland as she rides past the Colosseum on a scooter in Rome, 1965. The two were married at the time and on location filming their latest movie Paparazzo.

English rock band The Yardbirds are captured outside Mankowitz's Ormond Yard Studio during a photo session in London in 1966.  The band kickstarted the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists, Eric Clapton, who left the band in 1965, his replacement Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, the latter two of which are pictured here. By a stroke of luck, this portrait also features the symbol of the British establishment striding past wearing his bowler hat, snapped between the legs of the singer Keith Relf.

François Truffaut is photographed with English actress Jacqueline Bisset during the filming of comedy-drama Day for Night, released in 1973. Truffaut wrote, directed, and starred in the film and it's success won the cast an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Luciano Pavarotti is pictured with a puppy on the grounds of his villa in Modena, Italy. Nicknamed "The King of High C's", the world renowned opera singer became widely known in mainstream media for his televised concerts and media appearances.

Co-founders of The Jazztet, trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Benny Golson pose during a photo shoot for the DownBeat magazine cover, published September 1st, 1960. They had established their jazz sextet the year prior and would go on to release 12 albums over the course of 26 years. 

Amy Winehouse reapplies her bright red lipstick during a photoshoot at New York City's Ritz Tower in 2003. The photograph is part of a series taken by Moriarty in the months leading up to the release of the artist's debut album Frank.

Two women casually walk past English soldiers in riot gear during protests in Belfast.  The capital of Northern Ireland erupted into violence in anticipation of Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Northern Ireland on August 11, 1977.

Joy Division's members Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris are photographed in Hulme, Manchester on January 6, 1979. The group was one of the pioneers of the post-punk movement and influenced major bands like the Cure and U2.

A member of the audience is photographed watching Ira Sullivan and his band at Joe Segal’s club in Chicago in the 1960s. Sullivan was known to play the trumpet, flugel, flute, and saxophone and left a mark on his hometown of Chicago's legendary jazz culture.

Leonard Cohen is photographed curled up inside his suit jacket during a portrait session in 1990. The highly influential singer-songwriter is perhaps most well known for his song "Hallelujah" and wrote for other musicians like Judy Collins, James Taylor, Willie Nelson, and many others.

A Dutch family’s postwar weekly ration is documented for Life Magazine by photojournalist George Rodger in Holland, 1945. Known in the Netherlands as Hongerwinter, the famine was the result of increasingly scarce food supplies under German occupation and ended gradually after liberation from the Allied Forces. 

Actress Marilyn Monroe is wears blue pedal pushers and a matching blouse from Jax as she laughs for the camera.  The image was taken as part of a series done in photographer Milton Greene’s new studio in New York City in September of 1954. 

Quentin Crisp is photographed in his room in Chelsea, London on April 22, 1981. The English writer, raconteur, and actor became famous for his works about his life and identity as a gay man, with Sting dedicating his 1987 song "Englishman in New York" to Crisp. 

Legendary football managers Brian Clough and Peter Taylor make faces of defeat as they watch a Hartlepools United match in 1965. The two were once inseparable, leading teams such as Derby, Brighton Hove Albion, and Nottingham Forest where they won the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1976-1977. 

English musician Elton John is photographed jumping in the air whilst playing the piano during a live performance at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in California, November 15, 1970. Known for his pageantry and precision on the keys, John saw his most commercially successful period in the 1970s during which he released several hit albums with the help of his musical partner and lyricist Bernie Taupin. 

The Dave Brubeck Quartet is photographed performing in the Orchestra Hall at Chicago's Symphony Center in April of 1961. The group was comprised of Dave Brubeck on the piano, Paul Desmond on the alto saxophone, Joe Morello on the drums, and Eugene Wright on the double bass.

Muhammad Ali is photographed with rival boxer Joe Frazier after a 1974 press conference at the Wig Pen restaurant in Manhattan where they announced their upcoming fight at Madison Square Garden. Ali is shown pointing to the side-view mirror of Frazier's car as he tells him to "take a look and see how ugly he is" in one of his creative insults. 

This photo captures Luciana Pignatelli, Peter Gimbel, and Consuelo Crespi at the Black White Ball hosted by writer Truman Capote at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on November 28, 1966. The masquerade ball gathered 540 attendees to honor Capote's friend and Washington Post publisher Katherine Graham and is considereda pinnacle of New York's social history.

Marianne Faithfull is photographed at The Salisbury pub in London in 1964. Faithful was discovered by the manager of the Rolling Stones Andrew Loog Oldham and became one of the lead female artists during the British Invasion in the United States.