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24 Beatles, Rolling Stones photos you’ve never seen go on sale

WASHINGTON — Bob Bonis had an unparalleled intimate view of rock and roll history.

Bonis, who died in 1992 at the age of 60, was tour manager for both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones during their first U.S. tours in 1964, and continued with both bands through 1966.

As an amateur, yet talented, photographer, he captured two of the world’s biggest bands with limitless access.

Few of Bonis’ photographs were published in the 1960s.

Forty-eight years later, negatives of nearly 5,000 photos were uncovered in a basement by Bonis’ son, and now comprise the Bob Bonis Archive.

Many of the photos are now available on Ebay.

Each photo costs $175 and comes with a certificate of authenticity from the Grammy Museum.

Here are photos available on Ebay, with descriptions provided by the Bob Bonis Archive.

 

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