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1950s Edinburgh

Some pictures of Edinburgh in the 1950s

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Queue of buses on Waverley Bridge
Queue of buses on Waverley Bridge
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Trams on Princes Street
Trams on Princes Street
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Tramcar in Main Street, Newhaven
Tramcar in Main Street, Newhaven
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Ploughing at Liberton Tower Mains
Ploughing at Liberton Tower Mains
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Spanning the Water of Leith
Spanning the Water of Leith
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Palace Cinema, Princes Street
Palace Cinema, Princes Street
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Edinburgh Castle entrance
Edinburgh Castle entrance
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Forth Bridge
Forth Bridge
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Newhaven Branch OAPs in Fisherman's Hall
Newhaven Branch OAPs in Fisherman's Hall
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Henry Robb Shipyard, Leith
Henry Robb Shipyard, Leith
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Greyfriars Bobby
Greyfriars Bobby
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Shop at the corner of Queen's Place and Nottingham Place
Shop at the corner of Queen's Place and Nottingham Place
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Passengers inside the 'last tram' in 1956
Passengers inside the 'last tram' in 1956
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The Little Demon's Skiffle Group, Greenside Youth Club
The Little Demon's Skiffle Group, Greenside Youth Club
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Top of Brown Street
Top of Brown Street
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Children playing behind Salisbury Street
Children playing behind Salisbury Street
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Between Mid and West Arthur Place
Between Mid and West Arthur Place
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Hula Hoop - city children at play
Hula Hoop - city children at play
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Children playing on railings at Greenside
Children playing on railings at Greenside
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Corporation Buses Lothian Road
Corporation Buses Lothian Road
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Greenside Youth Club
Greenside Youth Club
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Castle and Princes Street from North British Hotel
Castle and Princes Street from North British Hotel
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Newton Street Coronation Party, Edinburgh
Newton Street Coronation Party, Edinburgh
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Newton Street Coronation Party, Edinburgh
Newton Street Coronation Party, Edinburgh
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