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Boys On Their Bikes Outside Waterstones Paper Shop In Dumbiedykes c.1955

1955
Boys On Their Bikes Outside Waterstones Paper Shop In Dumbiedykes c.1955
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(L-R) – Charlie Bottomley, Danny Fraser, Davy Tough, Tommy Aithie, Michael Moncrieff.

“Group of pals (Dumbiedykes ‘keelies’!) who stayed in Dumbiedykes Road.” – Jean Bell (née Bottomley)

Donor number: 0056-016

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Location:
Dumbiedykes, opposite the bowling green
Categories:
Daily Life
Tags:
1950s 1955 advertisement advertising bicycle bike boy buildings childhood children coat cycling details doorway Dumbiedykes Edinburgh fashion hand on shoulder jumper lamp leaning newsagent outdoor Poster railing recreation Reminiscence shirt shop smiling standing street THELMA trousers
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Living Memory Association
Scrapbooks:
Jean Bell's Dumbiedykes

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