Starter Source 1: Photograph of Notting Hill Carnival

A scene from the Notting Hill carnival. It shows a large diverse crowd of men and women walking alongside and behind a float with carnival performers wearing butterfly costumes with huge white transparent wings decorated with gold patterns.
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Photograph of Notting Hill Carnival. Source: Charles Bowman/Getty Images

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