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Alright, we all know the drill– in the 1960s & 70s,
writer and photographer Danny Lyon
made a name for himself covering the Southern Civil Rights movement,
and went on to give the world 3 incredible works–
The Bikeriders,
in which he chronicles his travels as a member of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club,
The Destruction of Lower Manhattan,
documenting the large-scale demolition of our country’s greatest city back in 1967,
and Conversations with the Dead in which he photographs and writes about Texas
inmatess in 6 different
prisons, Billy McCune in particular, over 14 months time.
Yeah, Danny Lyon’s images have been shown again and again, but I honestly don’t see myself ever tiring of his work– it’s that good in my opinion. Enjoy the ton-age of incredible hi-res pics after the jump.
Leather, denim, rubber, metal, pomade, dirt & gasoline. Yee-haw!*
"Cal, Elkhorn, Wisconsin" from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
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"Route 12, Wisconsin" from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --1963.
"Racer, Schererville, Indiana" from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --1965.
"From Lindsey's room, Louisville" from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --1966.
"Racers, McHenry, Illinois" from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1963-66.
"Goodpaster, Hobart, Indiana"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1963-66.
"Field meet, Long Island, New York"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1963-66.
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"Racers, McHenry, Illinois" from the Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --1965.
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"Broken gear box spring, New Orleans"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1963-66.
"Torello Tachhi's back, Loudon, New Hampshire"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1963-66.
"Seventeenth
Annual World's Largest Motorcycle Blessing,
St. Christopher Shrine,
Midlothian, Illinois" from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon.
"Corky at home" from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
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"Jack, Chicago" from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --1965.
New York Eddie's, Chicago"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
"Andy, meeting at the the Stoplight,
Cicero, Illinois" from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa
"Benny, Grand and Division, Chicago"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
"From Dayton to Columbus, Ohio"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
"Memorial Day run, Milwaukee"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
"Brucie, his CH, and Crazy Charlie, McHenry, Illinois"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
"Cal, Springfield, Illinois"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
"Benny at the Stoplight, Cicero, Illinois"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
"Corky at an Apache dance, Chicago"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
"Big Barbara, Chicago"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
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"Outlaw camp, Elkhorn, Wisconsin"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
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"Clubhouse during the Columbus run, Dayton, Ohio"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
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"Funny Sonny packing with Zipco, Milwaukee"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
"Chopper, Milwaukee"
fro The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
"Renegade's funeral, Detroit"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1965-66.
"Renegade's funeral, Detroit"
from The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon --circa 1966.
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"Four boys, Uptown, Chicago"
Pictures from the New World by Danny Lyon --1968.
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"Three young men, Uptown, Chicago"
Pictures from the New World by Danny Lyon --1965.
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"Chevrolet Nueva Casas Grande, Chuhuahua, Mexico"
from The Paper Negative by Danny Lyon --1975.
"Truck in the Desert, Yuma, California"
Pictures from the New World by Danny Lyon --1962.
"New arrivals from Corpus Christi"
from Conversations with the Dead by Danny Lyon --circa 1967-68.
"Hoe sharpener and the Line"
from Conversations with the Dead by Danny Lyon --circa 1967-68.
"Young man, Hyde Park, Chicago"
from Toward a Social Landscape by Danny Lyon --1965.
