Portico Library & Gallery
website designed by C Wand
Portico Library was opened in 1806, following a decision taken by a group
of Manchester businessmen in 1803 to found an institute uniting the advantages
of a newsroom and a library. It is a listed Grade II* building of Runcorn
stone, a
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The Boulevards of Paris , 1843
salted paper print from paper negative
Overall: 16.6 x 17.1 cm (6 9/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
overall: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
From the moment Talbot announced his new invention in 1839, the world was entranced with
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