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Coronation decorations for Royal visit in 1937

Watson, J. B., 1937, Photograph
Coronation decorations for Royal visit in 1937
Coronation decorations for Royal visit in 1937
Coronation decorations for Royal visit in 1937
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Item no
7437
Title
Coronation decorations for Royal visit of George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Sheriff Brae, Leith
Description
A street of tenement housing in Leith in Edinburgh is festooned with flags and bunting to mark a royal visit. The decorations hang from balconies on each floor of the flats and bunting is strung across the street. In the foreground, a young boy is digging in an area of waste ground which is fenced off from the street.
Artist / maker
Date
1937
Size
8.7 x 11.2 cm
Type
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection