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Women in street, Canongate
Unknown, 1901, Photograph
Women in street, Canongate
Women in street, Canongate
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Item no
17813
Title
Women in street, Canongate
Description
A small group of women are talking in the street. One of them is holding a baby in her arms underneath her woolen shawl. To their right is a shop window displaying books and leaflets and to their left a close entrance.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1901
Size
11 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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