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Knifer-grinders cart, Bruntsfield

Knifer-grinders cart, Bruntsfield

Just one of the people who made their living go...
Carlton Hotel on The Bridgies

Carlton Hotel on The Bridgies

Grey Standard Vanguard out front is me Dad's. I...
Studio Group Portrait Work Friends c.1916

Studio Group Portrait Work Friends c.1916

Barbara Guthrie's mother, Barbara Stewart (fron...
Bookbinders 1920

Bookbinders 1920

Employees of the bookbinding department of Warr...
Gunpowder Mill Employees 1925-1930

Gunpowder Mill Employees 1925-1930

A group of female employees - possibly from the...
Staff Portrait Royal Botanic Gardens c.1930

Staff Portrait Royal Botanic Gardens c.1930

David Scott (seated, left) was Assistant Curato...
Piper c.1930

Piper c.1930

Andrew Neil with his bagpipes. Andrew had many ...
Cook And Maidservant With Dog 1915

Cook And Maidservant With Dog 1915

Mary Neil (seated) and her younger sister Kate....
Stoker At Royal Botanic Gardens 1905

Stoker At Royal Botanic Gardens 1905

James Scott worked as the stoker in the boiler ...
Studio Portrait Woman 1880s

Studio Portrait Woman 1880s

Lucy Graves (born 1855, died 1951) was a cook i...
Game Of Rounders c.1925

Game Of Rounders c.1925

Sandy Flockhart (née Downie, far right) playing...
'Tattie Howker' 1955

'Tattie Howker' 1955

Maisie Brand (née Logan) dressed as a tattie ho...
Land Army Girl Driving Tractor 1942

Land Army Girl Driving Tractor 1942

Maisie Brand (née Logan) was a recruit in the W...
"Scotland's Cup Holders" 1951

"Scotland's Cup Holders" 1951

Maisie Brand (née Logan) (left) and friend Cath...
"Time Gentlemen Please" 1951

"Time Gentlemen Please" 1951

Maisie Brand (née Logan) in the works canteen a...
Photo Album Page 1951

Photo Album Page 1951

Maisie Brand (née Logan) and friend Cathy Bald ...
Photo Album Page 1951

Photo Album Page 1951

Maisie Brand (née Logan) and friend Cathy Bald....
Work Colleagues 1951

Work Colleagues 1951

Cathy Bald, with workers from Goskirk Electro-P...
Coachman And Carriage Horse At South Bantaskine c.1900

Coachman And Carriage Horse At South Bantaskine c.1900

John Lawrie with one of the Wilson Family siste...
Man Standing Inside Interior Of Forth Bridge Support 1950

Man Standing Inside Interior Of Forth Bridge Support 1950

Interior of a support for the Forth Bridge. ...
Inking A Printing Block 1950s

Inking A Printing Block 1950s

Photograph by Jas A Brydon, freelance photograp...
Terrace Of Cribs At Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital 1938

Terrace Of Cribs At Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital 1938

Donor number: 0015-001
Nurses With Newborns At Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital c.1938

Nurses With Newborns At Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital c.1938

Donor number: 0015-002
Maternity Nurse At Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital c.1938

Maternity Nurse At Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital c.1938

Estelle MacLeod. Donor number: 0015-003
Maternity Nurses At Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital c.1938

Maternity Nurses At Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital c.1938

Donor number: 0015-004
Group Of Nurses Sitting On Steps Outside Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital c.1938

Group Of Nurses Sitting On Steps Outside Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital c.1938

Donor number: 0015-005
MacVitties, Guest & Company Shop On Comiston Road 1920s

MacVitties, Guest & Company Shop On Comiston Road 1920s

Donor number: 0016-005
Red Cross Nurse Outside Home At Craigour 1953

Red Cross Nurse Outside Home At Craigour 1953

Jean Carmichael (née Melville) in Red Cross uni...
Red Cross Nurse In Uniform And Coat Outside Home At Craigour 1953

Red Cross Nurse In Uniform And Coat Outside Home At Craigour 1953

Jean Carmichael (née Melville) in nursing unifo...
Woman Standing In Garden At Balerno c.1930

Woman Standing In Garden At Balerno c.1930

Maria Pettigrew (née Scougall) - this is the ea...