Princes Street, California

Maker
Unknown
Production date
Circa 1915
 Description
View looking east over an unfenced railway line to a street of single storey cottages. A carter stands with his horse and two-wheeled cart, straddling the road. The cart is loaded with a barrel and other goods.
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Maker
Production date
Circa 1915
Subject place
Princes St/California/Polmont area
Subject notes
The railway, a mineral line serving local pitheads and quarries, divided the street. The garden fence of the house on the right appears to comprise old railway sleepers sharpened to a point. The cottages were probably occupied by coal miners.
Accession number
P17121

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