John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Battery Park 1970 Then and Now

These photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono were taken in June 1970 by photographer and friend of John Iain MacMillan. MacMillan famously shot the iconic Abbey Road Album cover for The Beatles in August 1969.

For this series of photos, MacMillan captured images and video for their film, Imagine.

John and Yoko are standing at the East Coast Memorial in Battery Park in New York City. This memorial honours the 4,601 missing American servicemen who lost their lives in the Atlantic Ocean while engaged in combat during World War II. 

They are standing at a monumental bronze eagle, which grips a laurel wreath over a wave, signifying the act of mourning at the watery grave.

On December 8th, 1980, John Lennon was gunned down by a deranged fan outside his Manhattan apartment, the Dakota - he was only 40 years old.