--- title: Peace Sign Pictures From the 1960s by Jim Marshall description: A new photo book captures the 1960s ubiquity of a symbol that would become emblematic of the era. canonical: https://time.com/4912236/peace-sign-photos/ author: Lily Rothman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-06T13:00:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T04:26:14.000Z article:section: History og:title: Peace Sign Pictures From the 1960s by Jim Marshall og:description: A new photo book captures the 1960s ubiquity of the symbol og:url: https://time.com/4912236/peace-sign-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt477fab1d05cea978/6988dacd656a3f8549bd165c/jim-marshall-peace-sign-10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2405 og:image:height: 1353 og:image:alt: Peace Signs by Jim Marshall og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Peace Sign Pictures From the 1960s by Jim Marshall twitter:description: A new photo book captures the 1960s ubiquity of the symbol twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt477fab1d05cea978/6988dacd656a3f8549bd165c/jim-marshall-peace-sign-10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See How the Peace Sign Spread in the 1960s > Sponsored content. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/) and [Liz Ronk](https://time.com/author/liz-ronk/) Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:26 AM UTCPublished: Sep 6, 2017 1:00 PM UTC  Haight Street © Jim Marshall Photography LLC Haight Street © Jim Marshall Photography LLCJim Marshall by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/) and [Liz Ronk](https://time.com/author/liz-ronk/) Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:26 AM UTCPublished: Sep 6, 2017 1:00 PM UTC When the now-iconic peace symbol was first designed [by Gerald Holtom in 1958](http://time.com/vault/issue/2008-04-07/page/66/), it had a very specific meaning. Holtom was active in a British nuclear disarmament advocacy group, and he referenced the shapes of “N” and “D” in the [semaphore alphabet](http://inter.scoutnet.org/semaphore/semaphore.html) in order to come up with a symbol the group could use on signs at an upcoming protest. But, like other effective symbols, it quickly spread to represent causes far beyond its creator’s intent. From protest against the Vietnam War to broader[ hippie ideals](http://time.com/4835155/1967-hippies/), that potent combination of a circle and a few lines has become part of the global vernacular. Its impact is the subject of the new photo book [_Peace_: _Photographs by Jim Marshall,_](http://www.reelartpress.com/catalog/edition/101/peace) the release of which will be accompanied by exhibitions in [New York City](http://www.acagalleries.com/news/2017-07-20-00-06-peace:-love,-rock-and-revolution---photographs-by-jim-marshall-), London and Los Angeles. The book brings together 1960s images of that symbol captured by Marshall, who was best known for his music photography. Many of his peace photographs were previously unseen, and this represents the first time they’ve been brought together for the public. As Joan Baez and others note in the book, Marshall’s fascination with the symbol was somewhat surprising, as he was, as Baez puts it, “somewhat of a hawk.” That odd juxtaposition of personality and subject is evidence that, at least in San Francisco and New York City, where most of the images in the book were taken, the peace sign was inescapable — and truly a sign of its time. **Correction:** The captions on the first, third and ninth images in the original version of this gallery misstated where the photographs were taken. They were taken, respectively, on Telegraph Avenue, in Golden Gate Park and outside the U.S. Atomic Energy Building, not on Haight Street.  Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, 1968 © Jim Marshall Photography LLC. Jim Marshall  New York City photographed in 1962 © Jim Marshall Photography LLC. Jim Marshall  Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 1962\. © Jim Marshall Photography LLC. Jim Marshall  Woodstock © Jim Marshall Photography LLC. Jim Marshall  Newport Folk Fest photographed in 1963 © Jim Marshall Photography LLC. Jim Marshall  New York City photographed in 1962 © Jim Marshall Photography LLC. Jim Marshall  New York City photographed in 1962 © Jim Marshall Photography LLC. Jim Marshall  Berkeley © Jim Marshall Photography LLC. Jim Marshall  Outside United States Atomic Energy Building, San Francisco, 1962\. © Jim Marshall Photography LLC. 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