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Coronation Day Street Party At Newton Street, Gorgie, 2nd June 1953

1953
Coronation Day Street Party At Newton Street, Gorgie, 2nd June 1953
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Names of some of those present:

Jim Dow, Billy MacLean, Billy Higgins, Maureen Urquhart, Dorothy Crawford, John Ewing. Jack Dow, aged 4, is somewhere in the front row.

Donor number: 0026-021

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Location:
Gorgie
Categories:
Daily Life
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1950s 1953 boy celebration childhood children cobbles coronation crowd Edinburgh Elizabeth fashion girl Gorgie hat outdoor paper hat party Queen sitting smiling standing street tenement THELMA women
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