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Children surround a salesman and his donkey,
Unknown, 1901, Photograph
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Children surround a salesman and his donkey,
Children surround a salesman and his donkey,
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Item no
17826
Title
Children surround a salesman and his donkey, Canongate
Description
A large group of children stand on either side of a salesman and his donkey. The donkey wears a harness and some of the man's goods can be seen behind the children, including a row of chairs and a rail of garments. Some of the children are barefoot. Most of the boys wear flat caps, but one boy to the left wears a large straw hat.
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
Whose Town? Victorian Edinburgh
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