article_snippet.sent: Taken at the dawn of photography by Hugh Owen, The unique pictures are some of the first ever taken of the city of Bristol, nearly 100 years before much of the city of Bristol historic centre was destroyed by Nazi bombing.
article_snippet.sent: The images, captured between 1850 and 1855 by photographer Hugh Owen, have surfaced after being put up for auction - and could fetch up to £30,000.
article_snippet.sent: This fascinating picture shows Sleep Street in  Broad Quay Bristol at the dawn of photography, believed to have been taken between 1850 and 1855 .
article_snippet.sent: Another image of Sleep Street in Bristol.
article_snippet.sent: Another image of Sleep Street in Bristol is believed the set of pictures could fetch up to £30,000 when the set of pictures go up for auction tomorrow .
highlights_snippet.sent: Images were taken at the dawn of photography by Hugh Owen and give a glimpse of how the city looked in 1850 .
  