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Newsomes' Circus, Nicolson Street

Unknown, 1890, Photograph, Postcard
Newsomes' Circus, Nicolson Street
Newsomes' Circus, Nicolson Street
Newsomes' Circus, Nicolson Street
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Item no
21107
Title
Newsomes' Circus, Nicolson Street
Description
Newsomes' Circus with it's shiny onion-shaped dome stands on Nicolson Street, Edinburgh. It is surrounded by other businesses. A row of tenement buildings can be seen passed the theatre as well as the larger dome of Edinburgh University's Old College. On the opposite side of the street are the columns of the Royal College of Surgeon's. Many people can be seen walking about the street and a horse and carriage are standing in front of the Empire Theatre.
Artist / maker
Date
1890
Size
8.3 x 13.3 cm
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection