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18th-Century Souvenirs From Epic Festivals Held on the Frozen River Thames
Between 1309 and 1814, with Europe in the grip of the cool period sometimes known as the Little Ice Age, the river Thames froze over 23 times. In five of these instances, the river's ice was thick enough to support structures, and citizens of London took advantage of the circumstances to throw dayslong "frost fairs." As part of the festivities, printers set up shop on the ice and sold engraved and letterpressed sheets of paper like those below.
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