Bachan Kharbanda in newly opened shop "Eastern Crafts"

Category

Library Item

Item no

21884

Title

Bachan Kharbanda in his newly opened shop "Eastern Crafts" in 1958

Description

A smartly dressed man wearing a jacket and tie stands behind a glass fronted counter and writes. There are many exotic crafts and ornaments on display, inside and on top of the counter and on the wall behind the shopkeeper.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1958

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.
An opportunity came up for Bachan Kharbanda to open a shop in the newly redeveloped area of the Canongate. People had never seen anything like Bachans shop before with all its exotic handicrafts from India and Africa.

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Business > Service industry > Shops

Clothing and dress > Garments > Suits

Furnishings > Furniture > Shelves

People > Adults > Men

Places > Edinburgh areas > Canongate

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh