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circa 1896: Traffic outside the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange in the financial district of London. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
circa 1896: Traffic outside the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange in the financial district of London. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)