This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with a

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This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with an opinion or confirm the accuracy of any text appearing alongside or in logical association with the image. Pall Mall gas lights. Historical satirical artwork of a London street scene by Thomas Rowlandson entitled 'A Peep at the Gas Lights in Pall Mall', showing citizens commenting on the new invention of gas-burning street lighting on Pall-Mall, London.

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