Portobello

Beach, Donkeys, Pier and Bathing Machine

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Portobello Beach, Donkeys, Pier and Bathing Machine

Thank you to Jeanie and Nic Maennling for allowing me to reproduce this photograph.  Jeanie and Nic run the shop 'Lanark Village Antiques and Collectables' at Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

Jeanie wrote:

"I came upon this photograph in an antique shop in Perth, Canada.  I bought it purely for the subject matter.  I loved the little donkeys and the portable swimming cabana.

The photographer's stamp on the card upon which it is mounted reads "Edwards & Harrison,  Main St., Pembroke.  The caption in white ink on the mount reads:

'Beach near Portobello Pier  -  June 1900'."

Jeanie added:

"Many of the villages and towns in the area are named after places in Scotland because  these places were settled by Scottish immigrants.  Our little village has a  tiny river running through it called the Clyde!"

Jeanie Maennling, Lanark, Ontario, Canada:  February 10, 2008

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