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No shirt, no service

Bon Scott and Angus Young photographed by Rennie Ellis are part of a display celebrating summer and images of the shirtless male.

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Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia
Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978 (printed 2010) Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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Bar Billiards, Lancelin, Western Australia
Bar Billiards, Lancelin, Western Australia, 1963 (printed 2000) David Moore. © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore
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Wayne Lynch
Wayne Lynch, 1968 (printed 2010) Edward Sawden. © Edward Sawden
Sydney Cricket Ground from The Hill 1963
Sydney Cricket Ground from The Hill 1963
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