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St Cuthbert Co-op, 118 Gorgie Road, staff outside store
Unknown, 1939, Photograph
St Cuthbert Co-op, 118 Gorgie Road, staff outside store
St Cuthbert Co-op, 118 Gorgie Road, staff outside store
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Item no
21095
Title
St Cuthbert Co-op, 118 Gorgie Road, staff outside store, January 24th 1939
Description
Staff line up outside the front of the Co-op store. There are four men and three women. Some of the staff are standing, others sit on stools, or lean against the shop front. Most of the women are wearing long coats. The men wear shirts and tie, two are dressed in a white uniform. The shop window contains displays created from cans and packets of food. The outside of the shop is decorated with bunting, and a couple of the staff members hold British flags.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1939
Size
5.8 x 8.3 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The St Cuthbert's Cooperative was formed in 1859 and their first store opened that year in Ponton Street, Edinburgh. The society soon expanded and by the end of the nineteenth century it was one of the largest cooperatives in Britain. In 1959 St Cuthbert's opened the first supermarket in Scotland, which was on Leven Street. Throughout its history St Cuthbert's amalgamated with various different societies and following a merger in 1981 became known as Scotmid.
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Whose Town? Selma Ahmad
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Accessories
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Shoes
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Garments
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Coats
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Garments
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Shirts
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Garments
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