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Women talking in the street, Canongate
Unknown, 1901, Photograph
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Women talking in the street, Canongate
Women talking in the street, Canongate
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Item no
17823
Title
Women talking in the street, Canongate
Description
A group of women are talking in the street. One of them is holding a baby in her arms. To the right is a shop window and to the left a close entrance. The women wear woolen shawls and long white aprons. A girl who is barefoot, holds the hand of a smaller child and carries a basket.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1901
Size
11.2 x 15.6 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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