Paul McCartney Portrait on Idol Lane, London, 1965

NOTE: This photograph comes from the Raj Prem Collection.

The intense fan frenzy (particularly by young teen girls) directed toward The Beatles was a new phenomenon in the early '60s, as their rise from relative obscurity to international stardom was unprecedented at the time. Therefore, a photograph of heartthrob Paul McCartney on "Idol Lane" is rich with irony.