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#OnThisDay in 1969 - Photographer Iain Macmillan takes one of the most recognizable images of the 20th century, in the middle of Abbey Road in London.
The photo shows all the members of The Beatles crossing the road on a zebra crossing.
The photo shows all the members of The Beatles crossing the road on a zebra crossing.
Behind the scenes
A less-known figure caught in the photograph standing on the sidewalk watching the group was an American tourist named Paul Cole.
"Cole had no idea who the men were or what they were doing, only thinking that they looked like “a bunch of kooks”."
"Cole didn’t want to follow his wife on their next tourist stop, opting to spend his time outside. He struck up a conversation with the police officer holding up traffic for the photo shoot and saw the four men walking across the street."
'The white Volkswagen Beetle in the picture was stolen multiple times since it was owned by a person that lived in the flats across from the recording studio.
It eventually sold at an auction in 1986 for £2,530 and was put on display in a German museum in 2001.'
It eventually sold at an auction in 1986 for £2,530 and was put on display in a German museum in 2001.'
