San Francisco hosts a new Summer of Love

The city celebrates one of the most iconic events in its history, with parties, concerts and exhibitions to mark its 50th anniversary

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(Image credit: ©2016 Fine Arts Museums of San frncisco)

The counter-culture movement of the mid-1960s can easily be dismissed as a trite hippie cliche, but the mass impact and enduring influence of San Francisco's Summer of Love can never be underestimated.

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(Image credit: ©2016 Fine Arts Museums of San frncisco)

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