Boardroom scene at the Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist: Michael Walters [Getty Images]

Boardroom scene at the Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1957. The board of directors at Barnsley Co-op in their impressive boardroom. They pause proceedings for a photograph for the Co-op news. The company secretary has his own desk in front of the chairman. (Photo by Paul Walters Worldwide Photography Ltd./Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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