Early Visions of the Horniman: Mounted replica photographs of the Horniman Museum and surroundings

Mounted replica black and white prints of photographs of exteriors and interiors of the Surrey House Museum and Horniman Museum and Gardens; surroundings of the Museum around Forest Hill during the early 1900s; and photographs of the Horniman family and staff of the early museum. The photographs are mounted in display frames and were likely originally used during a display at the Horniman Museum on the history of the museum.

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MUSEUM NUMBER
ARC/HMG/PH/001
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MEASUREMENTS
48 mounted prints
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