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Memories or scrapbooks tagged: 1950s

The Motor Boat 'Jafe' Moored By Customs House On The Water Of Leith, early 1950s

The Motor Boat 'Jafe' Moored By Customs House On The Water Of Leith, early 1950s

Two Brothers Guiding Motor Boat Along The Water Of Leith At Half-Tide By The Graveyard On Coburg Street, early 1950s

Two Brothers Guiding Motor Boat Along The Water Of Leith At Half-Tide By The Graveyard On Coburg Street, early 1950s

Group Of Sea Cadets In Front Of The TS Dolphin Training Ship At Leith Docks 1956

Group Of Sea Cadets In Front Of The TS Dolphin Training Ship At Leith Docks 1956

Boroughmuir Senior Secondary School Class Portrait 1951

Boroughmuir Senior Secondary School Class Portrait 1951

Young Boy Playing Cowboy In The Garden 1952

Young Boy Playing Cowboy In The Garden 1952

Newly-Wed Couple Married At Restalrig Parish Church 1953

Newly-Wed Couple Married At Restalrig Parish Church 1953

Happy Smiling Young Couple c.1953

Happy Smiling Young Couple c.1953

Couple Playing Draughts At Home In 7 Loaning Road, Restalrig c.1955

Couple Playing Draughts At Home In 7 Loaning Road, Restalrig c.1955

Couple Standing On The Dancefloor With Band Behind c.1956

Couple Standing On The Dancefloor With Band Behind c.1956

Couple Standing Outside Their Home In Sleigh Drive, Restalrig c.1955

Couple Standing Outside Their Home In Sleigh Drive, Restalrig c.1955

Couple Sitting On The Beach At Portobello c.1955

Couple Sitting On The Beach At Portobello c.1955

A Family Get-Together c.1955

A Family Get-Together c.1955

Abbeyhill School Class Portrait 1951

Abbeyhill School Class Portrait 1951

Wrestlers Receiving Medals At The Empire Games In Cardiff 1958

Wrestlers Receiving Medals At The Empire Games In Cardiff 1958

Women Champions 1950s

Women Champions 1950s

Three Children Playing On Leith Links c.1952

Three Children Playing On Leith Links c.1952

Coronation Day Street Party, 2nd June 1953

Coronation Day Street Party, 2nd June 1953

Woman In Fancy Dress 1952

Woman In Fancy Dress 1952

Two Young Women Standing Outside Tenement c.1950

Two Young Women Standing Outside Tenement c.1950

Whale Factory Ship 'Southern Venturer' c.1955

Whale Factory Ship 'Southern Venturer' c.1955

St Cuthbert's horses & the last Electric Tram

St Cuthbert's horses & the last Electric Tram

Hermitage Park School Class Portrait 1957

Hermitage Park School Class Portrait 1957

Lochend Public School Primary One Class 1952

Lochend Public School Primary One Class 1952

David Kilpatrick School Class 3T1 1958

David Kilpatrick School Class 3T1 1958

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