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two people standing in front of a train station with information about the subway system on it
Calling all Romantics Aboard the Orient Express, 1950
people standing in line at the subway station
Passengers, buying, tickets at, Victoria, Station, London, 1951.
an old black and white photo of a living room with many books on the shelves
The Libraries, Studies, and Writing Rooms of 15 Famous Men
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an old photo of a man walking down the street in front of some tall buildings
'Lost London' in colour: Book brings historical pictures back to life
This colourised picture was snared in 1875 by Alfred and John Bool of the Society for Photographing Relics of Old London. Ackroyd explains that it shows The Oxford Arms on Warwick Lane, 'one of the last surviving galleried coaching inns in London'. Speaking of the colours of London's architecture at that time, specifically the houses of the wealthier classes, Ackroyd says: 'The houses of the late 19th century might seem to be the colour of sepia or russet verging on rust red, with brown or green
an old black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk in a room
Shorpy Saturday – The Office, Part II: 1902
The Office, Part II...1902...