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Life through a Lens: Photographs from the Natural History Museum, 1880-1950

Life through a Lens: Photographs from the Natural History Museum, 1880 to 1950

A wealth of stunning black-and-white photographs offers a real flavour of life at the Natural History Museum from 1880 onwards.

ISBN: 0565091867

Author: Susan Snell and Polly Tucker

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Life through a Lens: Photographs from the Natural History Museum, 1880-1950

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Visit the Natural History Museum 100 years ago. Featuring a wealth of stunning black-and-white photographs from the Museum's vast collection, this unique book offers a real flavour of life at one of London's oldest and most famous visitor attractions, from Victorian times until just after the Second World War.

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...a fascinating collection of the curiosities and everyday museum life of yesteryear...this book demonstrates the timeless appeal and value of the Natural History Museum'. BBC Wildlife Magazine

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Hardback, 230 x 212 mm, 112 pp, 2003, 0565091867. Published by the Natural History Museum.