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Family Walking Along The Promenade After Attending Portobello Old Parish Church On A Sunday Morning 1949

Family Walking Along The Promenade After Attending Portobello Old Parish Church On A Sunday Morning 1949

Funeral Cortege For Member Of Fire Service At Junction Place 1940s

Funeral Cortege For Member Of Fire Service At Junction Place 1940s

Dr Bell's School Class Portrait c.1946

Dr Bell's School Class Portrait c.1946

Two Girls With Bike Standing In Jedburgh Square, 31 October 1946

Two Girls With Bike Standing In Jedburgh Square, 31 October 1946

Three Cyclists Out On A Day Trip On The Peebles Road, August 1948

Three Cyclists Out On A Day Trip On The Peebles Road, August 1948

Young Woman On Cycling Trip On The Peebles Road 1948

Young Woman On Cycling Trip On The Peebles Road 1948

Young Woman Standing In Front Of Greenhouse 1947

Young Woman Standing In Front Of Greenhouse 1947

Mother And Daughter Standing On Steps c.1948

Mother And Daughter Standing On Steps c.1948

Family Relaxing In Their Garden At Restalrig 1949

Family Relaxing In Their Garden At Restalrig 1949

Identity Card Photograph Young Man c1940

Identity Card Photograph Young Man c1940

Two Young Men Leaning Against Wall Of Old Burial Ground In Main Street c.1946

Two Young Men Leaning Against Wall Of Old Burial Ground In Main Street c.1946

Studio Portrait Young Man 1940s

Studio Portrait Young Man 1940s

Studio Portrait Young Woman With Her Two Cousins, 18 April 1948

Studio Portrait Young Woman With Her Two Cousins, 18 April 1948

Members Of Lochend YWCA 1947

Members Of Lochend YWCA 1947

Trinity Primary School Class Portrait c.1947

Trinity Primary School Class Portrait c.1947

Trinity Primary School Class Portrait c.1949

Trinity Primary School Class Portrait c.1949

Young Mother With Her Daughter In Victoria Park c.1940

Young Mother With Her Daughter In Victoria Park c.1940

Granton Primary School Class Portrait 1948

Granton Primary School Class Portrait 1948

Young Child With Her Mother And Grandmother At Victoria Park c.1940

Young Child With Her Mother And Grandmother At Victoria Park c.1940

Young Child Resting On Blankets In Victoria Park c.1940

Young Child Resting On Blankets In Victoria Park c.1940

Young Child Sitting On A Bench With Her Father In Victoria Park c.1940

Young Child Sitting On A Bench With Her Father In Victoria Park c.1940

Grandmother Sitting On A Bench With Her Granddaughter In Victoria Park c.1940

Grandmother Sitting On A Bench With Her Granddaughter In Victoria Park c.1940

Young Child Sitting On Bench At Portobello Promenade c.1940

Young Child Sitting On Bench At Portobello Promenade c.1940

Colour-Tinted Studio Portrait Of Young Girl c.1941

Colour-Tinted Studio Portrait Of Young Girl c.1941

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