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Tourists on the Strand in the 1860s: A whirlwind tour from New York to the Temple Bar

By Théophraste Fady | 7 April 2021 | 1

Introduction: On July 1st 1867, American journalists  published their reports of traveling through London back in the United States. A Brooklyn-based newspaper called the Circular (1851-1870) was printing the series named, “Journal of European Travel.” Where we can view London, as if a tourist, from over 150 years ago! What might surprise you is how…

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