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The water supply for the tenement
Unknown, 1924, Photograph
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The water supply for the tenement
The water supply for the tenement
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5671
Title
The water supply for the tenement
Description
Women collect water in their buckets from the outside water supply of a tenement building in Sandport Street in Edinburgh. Two of the women carry small children while the third leans against the wall that encloses the source of the water supply. One woman has her foot in the gutter channel that leads to a drain.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1924
Size
30.3 x 26.5 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Water supply, Sandport Street, Leith.
Leith is situated in the north of Edinburgh where the Water of Leith joins the Firth of Forth. It has acted as Edinburgh's maritime connection for many centuries, and continues to be one of the UK's busiest ports. It was incorporated into Edinburgh in 1920 having previously been a separate burgh. It is now home to the Scottish Executive's main offices, Edinburgh's Sikh temple, the Royal Yacht Britannia and Ocean Terminal, a large shopping and entertainment complex.
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