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Head of the Lang Stairs, Edinburgh Castle

Unknown, 1953, Photograph
Head of the Lang Stairs, Edinburgh Castle
Head of the Lang Stairs, Edinburgh Castle
Head of the Lang Stairs, Edinburgh Castle
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Item no
1968
Title
Head of the Lang Stairs, Edinburgh Castle
Description
Men and women are walking up the Lang Stairs at Edinburgh Castle. They are wearing 1950s clothing including hats. A woman in a fur coat is speaking to an official who wears an armband. There is a lamp above a doorway through which children are entering. The shops and traffic of Princes Street can be seen over the battlements.
Artist / maker
Date
1953
Size
25.3 x 19.2 cm
Type
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection