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Street scene, Canongate
Unknown, 1901, Photograph
Street scene, Canongate
Street scene, Canongate
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Item no
17811
Title
Street scene, Canongate
Description
Men and women congregate on the pavement at the entrance to Rae's Close. Many of the women are wearing woolen shawls. Goods can be seen on display in the shop windows behind them. Signs in the window advertise currant bread and hot pies for sale.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1901
Size
11.2 x 15.5 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
This is a photograph from 'The Life History of a Slum Child' focusing on the community living in the Canongate. The Canongate is the section of Edinburgh's Royal Mile running from the junction with Jeffrey Street to a roundabout almost immediately outside Holyrood Palace.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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Life History of a Slum Child
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