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Cornell Capa’s England

Cornell Capa captures daily life in Middle England during 1950s

Cornell Capa

Cornell Capa Spectators at an archery match in the Forest of Arden. Warwickshire, UK. 1950. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa A contestant at an archery match in the Forest of Arden. Warwickshire, UK. 1950. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa Winchester College. 1951. Weekly cadet drill. Winchester, UK. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa Students at Winchester College. Winchester, UK. 1951. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa Boys entering chapel at Winchester College. Winchester, UK. 1951. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa Winter in Hyde Park. London, UK. 1952. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa J.C. Christie, founder of the Glyndebourne Opera Festival. Sussex, UK. 1951. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa Glyndebourne Opera Festival. Sussex, UK. 1951. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa Vivien Leigh and her husband, Laurence Olivier, in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. London, UK. 1951. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa Autumn in Hyde Park. London, UK. 1951. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa Spring in Hyde Park. London, UK. 1951. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa The Gloucester Regiment, which had fought heroically in Korea, returns to England. UK. 1951. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa The Gloucester Regiment, which fought heroically in Korea, returns to England. UK.1952. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa Parade drill for the elite Queen's Guard. London, UK. 1952. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa An officer of the elite Queen's Guard being dressed by his aide-de-camp. London, UK. 1952. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Cornell Capa Alec Guinness transforming himself with makeup. London, UK. 1952. © Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
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