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		_0nac on Oct 30, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Photographers of 1870s London Documented Their Dis... Bit of an aside, but it's striking how thick the smog is in all these pictures, you can see how everything fades off within meters: http://hyperallergic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/londonre... http://hyperallergic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/londonre... Reminds me quite a bit of Delhi today: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=delhi+smog&tbm=isch

FreeFull on Oct 30, 2016 [–]

This is the unfortunate effect of burning tons of coal every day. The industrial revolution had quite a toll, although we wouldn't be where we are today otherwise.

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