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Joy Adamson

by Wolfgang Suschitzky
gelatin silver print, 1971
9 3/8 in. x 11 7/8 in. (238 mm x 303 mm) overall
Purchased, 2019
Photographs Collection
NPG x200727

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  • Joy Adamson (1910-1980), Naturalist. Sitter associated with 5 portraits.

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  • Wolfgang Suschitzky (1912-2016), Photographer and cinematographer. Artist or producer of 77 portraits.

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Current affairs

The United Kingdom changes to the Decimal System for currency, getting rid of shillings, and guineas and simplifying the denomination of pounds into 100 pence. This brought the British pound sterling in line with other currencies and made computer calculation easier.

Art and science

Michael Caine stars in the filmGet Carter, a British crime classic about a man who sets out to get bloody revenge on the gangsters that killed his brother.

International

The Immigration Act consolidated previous legislation in order to limit immigration, by requiring applicants to hold a work permit and introduced the concept of right of abode.
In Uganda, Idi Amin overthrows President Milton Obote and becomes dictator.

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