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Cowgate

Chrystal, Francis M., 1912, Photograph
Cowgate
Cowgate
Cowgate
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Item no
6477
Title
Old houses at west end of Cowgate showing free library built on the site of the Hope House
Description
The Central Library in Edinburgh is situated next to the partially visible George IV Bridge. Next to the Library are tenements, washing hangs drying from some of the windows. There are shops on street level. These establishments include a hairdresser which has a barber's pole outside it and a pawnbroker with the three sphere symbol above the premises. People walk along the pavement and the cobblestone road of the Cowgate.
Artist / maker
Date
1912
Size
20.2 x 16 cm
Type
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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Digital FileElectronic file 72 dpi JPEG
£5.80(inc. VAT 20%)
Digital FileElectronic File 300 dpi TIFF
£29.40(inc. VAT 20%)
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