London 1870s and now

To accompany the exhibition, Points of View, Capturing the 19th Century in Photographs, the British Library created a blog where they posted photographs comparing street views in London in 1870s and today. It is pretty cool to see that some streets did not change very much while others are barely recognizable. Have a look here: London 1870s and now


There are also some interesting pictures of 19th century life organized by themes where you can find portraits of Baudelaire and Oscar Wilde in the Portrait section. See here:
19th century life in photographs