RETRO: Fisheye views of Boston in 1968 - plus a 55-year-old selfie (GALLERY)

By David Seymour

Published 15th Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT

Updated 15th Dec 2023, 17:08 GMT

Here is a selection of photos from the Boston Standard’s archives for 1968, showing fisheye views of the town centre.

They include one of the paper’s first staff photographer Gary Atkinson taking a selfie several decades before the term was coined.

1. Fisheye views of Boston in 1968

The Market Place from near South Street. Photo: Gary Atkinson, Boston Standard

Edging towards the Boston Stump. Photo: Gary Atkinson, Boston Standard

The Five Lamps roundabout. Photo: Gary Atkinson, Boston Standard

The Herbert Ingram Memorial. Photo: Gary Atkinson, Boston Standard