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Street Life in London

A work made of woodburytypes.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of woodburytypes.

Date:

c. 1875

Artist:

John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921) and
Adolphe Smith (English, 1846–1925)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

John Thomson

Title

Street Life in London

Place

Scotland (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1870–1880

Medium

Woodburytypes

Dimensions

Each image, approx: 11.2 × 8.9 × 11.5 cm (4 7/16 × 3 1/2 × 4 9/16 in.); Each page, approx: 28.1 × 21.8 cm (11 1/8 × 8 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert A. Taub

Reference Number

2012.233.1-12

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