Piccadilly Circus V.E. Day IN9140 and throughout the 1920s and

and throughout the 1920s and 30s presented a string of highly successful musical shows

Spencer worked for Life Magazine photographing youth culture during the 1960s

depicting the orchestra and Madame Weichsel on a balcony

It shows the violent disorder which resulted from the breakdown in relations between the police and the local community

Piccadilly Circus V.E. Day IN9140 and throughout the 1920s andPiccadilly Circus, V. E. Day. Tuesday 8 May 1945 was 'Victory in Europe' (VE) Day, and it marked the formal end of Hitler's war. With it came the end of six years of misery, suffering, courage and endurance across the world. Individuals reacted in very different ways to the end of the nightmare: some celebrated by partying; others spent the day in quiet reflection; and there were those too busy carrying out tasks to do either. Prime Minister Winston