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Five women sat on a bench knitting
Unknown, 1940, Photograph
Five women sat on a bench knitting
Five women sat on a bench knitting
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Item no
21011
Title
Five women sat on a bench knitting
Description
Five women (including Barbara Johnston Lyle at far left) sit on a bench knitting. They are all smiling and have 1940s hairstyles and clothes. Tall trees stand behind them.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1940
Type
Photograph
This item was digitised as part of the Whose Town? project, an educational resource for schools. Unique archival material was gathered together to create a snapshot of a person's life at a particular point in Edinburgh's history.
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Whose Town? John Lyle
Whose Town? Edinburgh during the Second World War
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