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Leith Carters
Unknown, 1928, Postcard
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Leith Carters
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38573
Title
Leith Carters
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Unknown
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Unknown
Date
1928
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8.9 x 13.9 cm
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Postcard
Leith Carters 1930, preparing a float for Leith Hospital Pageant.
Carters transported goods by cart or wagon and literally made the wheels of Britain go round. They worked their horses in fields, towns, in the docks, mills and railways. Anywhere there was something to transport.The Carters showed intense pride in their horses, there would be a stable in every neighborhood. By the time the Sixties came along the horse and cart started disappearing from our streets.
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Leith Miscellany XIII
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