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    Two photographs from the same collection taken in the 1870s. Frustratingly, I cannot identify the photographer although there is a barely visible blind stamp on one photograph. The presence of the blind stamp suggests a professional photographer – and there were a number in Liverpoolat that time making a living selling local views. There are [...]

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    2 gems Colin,
    thanks for posting,
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    Couple of great pics there. It's vitally important we record the Port of Liverpool at its mightiest and we are lucky that the advent of photography is allowing us to look through this window of a world gone by.



    I'd love to see the rest of the collection too.

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    Brilliant pics.

    Such a shame we lost it.
    BE NICE......................OR ELSE

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    Liverpool Old Dock and Custom House By Me in forum Work & Industry is worth a look too

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