[on the occasion of the Exhibition at the British Library: Points of View: Capturing the 19th Century in Photographs, 30th October 2009-7th March 2010]
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We cite from the COVER:
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"Points of View brings together for the first time a magnificent selection of almost 200 photographs from the British Library's collections, examining both the history of photography, and its influence in the nineteenth century and beyond. Arranged thematically, the photographs are presented within their cultural context, in order to explore some of the major subjects addressed by the medium in the nineteenth century, from imperial expansion to industrialisation, science, portraiture and social change. The final chapter looks at the technological and commercial developments which, by the close of the Victorian age, had made photography a popular medium available to all."
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Facsimile of Table of Contents please click URL.