This photograph is part of the Joseph Petzval Archive, an online capsule of analogue history inspired by the fascinating legacy of optical innovator, Joseph Petzval. Browse Petzval photographs, from the nineteenth century up to modern day contributions by Lomographers, and learn about all the history that happened in between.

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