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Points of View: Capturing the 19th Century in Photographs
* New exhibition unlocks treasure trove of images from the dawn of photography
* Over 250 rarely-seen images trace development from gentleman's pursuit to mass pastime
* Social document, art form – and a window onto the spirit world…
170 years since its invention, photography remains the main technology through which we understand and record the world. Camera phones are now ubiquitous, but in its infancy, photography was an expensive, elaborate and experimental pursuit. POINTS OF VIEW - the British Library's first ever major photographi...
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