World Famous Photos From LIFE Magazine And The Stories Behind Them

Published on 10/05/2022
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Hells Angels, 1965

Back in the 60s, the Hells Angels were at their height and often misunderstood and feared by the public. Photographer Bill Ray decided to spend a few weeks with the biker gang and eventually got this photo.

Hells Angels 1965

Hells Angels 1965

Ray had taken many more, but the editors of LIFE didn’t want to publish them because they believed that no one would be interested. They certainly couldn’t have been more wrong, as we now know in today’s world.

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