2 Mar 2012
Signs and more in Dickens’ London
Picture: ‘Dickens’s Victorian London‘ by Alex Werner and Tony William
Collection of 19th Century photography in London, some inadvertently capturing the advertising and signage of the age. Original photo here, book available here.
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Chatting with the Ritual Project
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