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Two Young Men On Tandem Bike At South Queensferry c.1905

1905
Two Young Men On Tandem Bike At South Queensferry c.1905
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On the bike, brothers Tom (front) and Allan (behind) Walker, with friend standing left.

Tom and Allan Walker lived at Bell’s Mill in Edinburgh.

The tandem was still kept at the mill, and birds would nest in it – until the explosion at the mill in 1971.

Donor number: 0107-009

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Location:
South Queensferry
Categories:
Daily Life
Tags:
1900s 1905 bicycle bike blind building cap coat cycling doorway Edwardian fashion jacket mill moustache net curtain outdoor plus fours riding shoes sitting South Queensferry standing steering stockings tandem THELMA transport window
Contributor:
Living Memory Association
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Bells Mills The Walker Family - A Family Of Millers On The Water Of Leith

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