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Two women stand outside the Empire Cinema
Unknown, 1940, Photograph
Two women stand outside the Empire Cinema
Two women stand outside the Empire Cinema
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Item no
21012
Title
Two women (Elizabeth Lyle and friend) stand outside the Empire Cinema
Description
Two women with 1940s dress and hairstyles stand in front of a sign for The Empire Cinema. Elizabeth Lyle stands on the left wearing a tweed skirt suit, shirt, tie and woollen overcoat. She is carrying a bowling style bag. The other lady wears a similar outfit and also carries a handbag. They appear to be standing on a boardwalk.
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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