'Take a pictorial journey into the nineteenth century our London ancestors would have known with a focus on the fashions and entertainments of the era. See how to navigate the collections that relate to this theme using the London Picture Archive. The London Picture Archive is part of London Metropolitan Archives, a public research centre which specialises in the history of London. If you haven\'t visited an archive before, it\'s a little bit like a library but with one key difference; the majority of items in an archive are unique, handwritten documents which cannot be seen anywhere else. We care for and provide access to the historical archives of businesses, schools, hospitals, charities and all manner of other organisations from the London area. With 100 km of books, maps, photographs, films and documents dating back to 1067 in our strong rooms, we\'re proud to provide access to one of the finest city archives in the world - you could call it the memory of London. Find out more at www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma and explore our film clips, photographs, maps and prints of London at www.londonpicturearchive.org.uk'
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