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Street Life in 19th century London: Great new free collection

March 27, 2012 945

The latest new free collection from LSE Digital Library is

 Street Life in London

Originally published in the 1870s by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith this fascinating book provides access to a series of iconic images of 19th Century london life,  labour and the urban poor. See for instance ice-cream eating on the 19th century streets!

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