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Children outside a salesman's premises, Canongate
Unknown, 1901, Photograph
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Children outside a salesman's premises, Canongate
Children outside a salesman's premises, Canongate
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17825
Title
Children outside a salesman's premises, Canongate
Description
A salesman and his donkey are partly obscured as children congregate outside his premises. The man's goods are on display including chairs, garments and a piano organ which is covered in material. The boys in the centre of the picture are barefoot.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1901
Size
11.2 x 15.5 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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