‘From disco to dog-walking: 1970s everywoman on five decades of life changes’
More than 50 years ago, the Observer interviewed British women about their ‘everyday lives’. Gaynor Evans, one of those who took part, offers an update on what has changed for her
From the Observer archive: Queen Elizabeth II special
The story behind the portrait of the Queen the palace used to announce her death
Guardian archive director Luke Dodd recalls Observer photographer Jane Bown’s 80th birthday shoot with Queen Elizabeth II and what sparked that warm smile
Observer picture archive: Jayne Mansfield, 7 April 1967
Just two months before the American film star’s untimely death, photographer Jane Bown joined her on a troubled tour of the nightclubs of northern England
Jane Bown’s beautiful study of texture is one of the many gems from the Observer picture library that will never make it into this archive photography series
Own a limited edition print from photographer Jane Bown
Jane Bown (1925-2014) joined the Observer in 1949 and over the next six decades created a remarkably singular body of work that straddled all areas of photojournalism. Own a limited edition print
David Newell-Smith’s beautiful photograph is a perfect example of the discoveries and frustrations borne of searching through the Observer’s picture library, explored in a three part feature
