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20 Stunning Black and White Photos Capturing London in the Early 20th Century

In the early 20th century, Emil Otto Hoppé (1878-1972) began one of the most unique photographic documents of London where for over forty years he worked tirelessly to record London’s transition from a 19th century city into a modern metropolis.

London Bridge, 1925
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Westminster Abbey,1925
Knightsbridge, 1925
Hungerford Bridge, c.1916
Winter Street Scene, 1925
Sphinx, c.1910
Hyde Park, Lido, 1929
British Museum, 1929
Watchman, 1925
Devonshire House, 1928
Chinese Quarters, 1925
Chinatown, 1933
Cats Meat Seller, 1933
Types in Chinatown, 1933
Beer Poster, 1930
Modern Gasometer, 1929
Winter, Temple, 1929
Winter, Temple, 1929
Parliament, 1934

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