Street Photograph

North Bridge

Early-1930s

 

Jim Cairn's Grandmother, Mary Cairns and his Auntie Jessie Cockerell

Probably photographed by a street photographer

Procession of Masons passes along Princes Street to commemorate the Laying of the Foundation Stone for North Bridge, 1896

©  Reproduced with acknowledgement to Jim Cairns, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

 

North Bridge

Thank you to Jim Cairns who wrote:

Street Photo

"This picture of my Grandmother, Mary Cairns, and my Auntie Jessie Cockerell was taken on the North Bridge early in the early-1930s.

I think this photo may  have been taken speculatively by a commercial or street photographer?"

Jim Cairns, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland:  October 9, 2009

Jim added:

Question

"I noticed the man unloading wicker baskets in this picture.  What could they contain?

Jim Cairns, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland:  October 17, 2009

Another Photo

Jim also sent me a photograph of his grandfather, taken on the North Bridge, also in the early-1930s, and possibly taken speculatively by a street photographer.

  Please click on his thumbnail image below to enlarge it:

Jim Cairns' Grandmother in North Bridge, early 1930s - possibly photographed by a street photographer ©

Reply

1.

Winnie Lisowski

Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Thank you to Winnie Lisowski who replied:

Baskets

"I noticed the question was asked: 'What could be in those baskets on the bicycle?'

I asked my 98 year old Mum yesterday and she said they could be meat parcels as they were delivered like that in quite a big way and gave folk a wage -  quite interesting I thought."

Winnie Lisowski, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland:  February 4, 2012

  

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