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Images Dated 16th May 2001

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The Dutch Painter, Guy Harloff, who had his studio in the hotel

Thomas Neurath, son of Walter Neurath of Thames & Hudson, book publishers.In 1960

Thomas Neurath in a fashionable trench coat, with Diane Wells, an English schoolteacher

William Guthrie in Rue Git-le-Coeur, winter 1956. In 'Left Bank This Month" — William Guthrie in Rue Git-le-Coeur, winter 1956. In "Left Bank This Month"

Ian Sommerville in the Beat Hotel, Paris. 1960s

Ken Tindall, American writer and poet, who was working in the hotel on his novel

At Diane Barker's party, Belgian born Olivia de Haulleville, a poetess whose pseudonym

Rue Git-le-Coeur, which means 'where lies the heart" — Rue Git-le-Coeur, which means "where lies the heart"

Eunice Richards and Volkmar von Alten in the reading room of the Mistral bookstore

Thelma Shumsky, who later became my wife

Bob Grosvenor with tuba, 'Pug' with guitar, and Verta Kali Smart in headscarf — Bob Grosvenor with tuba, "Pug" with guitar, and Verta Kali Smart in headscarf

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Eunice Richards and Volkmar von Alten in the reading room of the Mistral bookstore

Eunice Richards and Volkmar von Alten in the reading room of the Mistral bookstore, summer 1959. Much frequented by Beats and intellectuals from abroad, the shop was, in the words of the American owner, George Whitman, a "Guest House" where newcomers to Paris could stay, and a "Free University", where seminars and poetry readings were held

Diane Barker and American poet Angus Maclise

Outside the Mistral bookstore, in Rue de la Bucherie. Left to right: Ken Tindall

Room 34. Notice for casual work, painting and plastering at a Polyclinic in Paris

Rue Git-le-Coeur, on the corner of the Quai des Grands Augustins. Left to right Tove

Early morning at Le Royal: local people drinking coffee at the circular 'zinc" — Early morning at Le Royal: local people drinking coffee at the circular "zinc"

Almost but not quite! These 2 sharp-eyed nuns spotted us before we could carry out

Madame Rachou with Harold Norse.He asked me to take these pictures in January 1963

The 'terrasse' of theTabac St-Michel was one of the favourite meeting places of — The "terrasse" of theTabac St-Michel was one of the favourite meeting places of

'Cyclops' Lester outside the Tabac St-Michel. He was working in the Circulation — "Cyclops" Lester outside the Tabac St-Michel. He was working in the Circulation

American action painter William Morris, outside the Beat Hotel, 9, Rue Git-le-Coeur

Public telephones were not in telephone boxes, but in cafes

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Madame Rachou with Harold Norse.He asked me to take these pictures in January 1963

Madame Rachou with Harold Norse.He asked me to take these pictures in January 1963, when, after 32 years, Mme Rachou "the bluehaired old mother of us all", retired and moved to a flat nearby. The hotel had been sold, the handle of the cafe door had been removed, and a notice in the window read : "Closed fro alteration". The Beat Hotel had ceased to exist

Chez Jean, in Boulevard St-Germain; one of the few restaurants in Paris that still

Lee Forest, an American fashion model, winter 1956. Behind her is the 11th century

My Austin 7, which I would park on the Quai des Grands Augustins at the end of Rue

Madame Rachou counting out 40 centimes, the price of a cup of coffee, for which Keith

Piero Heliczer, poet of the 'Dead Language Press, visiting the hotel for a free — Piero Heliczer, poet of the "Dead Language Press, visiting the hotel for a free

Diane Barker and Mirtaud. The only room with a view of St. Chapelle was 41, which

Francois Massal, photographing me after I had photographed a group of diners in the

Lunchtime in the cafe. Workmen could have their lunches re-heated on Madame Rachou's

Gregory Corso, like myself, was a great nun-collector. In Place de Furstenberg, St

The main entrance of the hotel. The door, which was never locked, made a penetrating

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My Austin 7, which I would park on the Quai des Grands Augustins at the end of Rue

My Austin 7, which I would park on the Quai des Grands
Augustins at the end of Rue Git-le-Coeur. The car attracted large crowds, and people pushed messages and coins through gaps in the windows. Realising the car could be used as a source of income, I hung a billycan on the radiator
and stuck the best messages, which included poems and drawings, on the inside of the windows. People filled the billycan with food, small coins and cigarettes, until one day, the "day's takings" were stolen. I then founs an art student to mind the car for me, and we split fifty-fifty

Nick Smart, from the USA, in Place St-Andre-des-Arts. He organised the selling of

Alex Campbell relaxing in the Monaco Bar, which was popular with the Beats...'My — Alex Campbell relaxing in the Monaco Bar, which was popular with the Beats..."My

'the flea-bag shrine will be documented by art historians" — "the flea-bag shrine will be documented by art historians"

Gregory Corso behind a priest on the Ile da la Cite. Spring 1957

Peter Orlovsky and Allen Ginsberg in Rue St. Andre-des-Arts, December 1956. At that time

The Beat Hotel; a thirteenth-class establishment; looking towards the Quai des Grands

On the road. A band of hitch-hikers resting in a popular meeting-place on the corner

Cafe le Royal in the heart of St.Germain-des-Pres was the nightly meeting place of

Thelma Shumsky from New York, on the corner of Rue de l'