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A man hands ice cream from the centre of an old van to a group of waiting boys, many who are wearing pillbox hats.
Watercolour paintings by James Steuart; one of a farmhouse surrounded by fields, and another a shopping street in the centre of Edinburgh looking towards the castle.
Poster for monthly Family History session at Central Library features a photograph of a family group on the banks of a canal.
A group of boys and young men, many in jumpers and ties, or suits and some wearing pillbox hats stand together amongst the guy ropes of a large white tent.
Poster image listing new library book titles acquired by Edinburgh Libraries in July 2026.
An architectural drawing of a hospital building by William Adam has a dome in the roof above the central entrance.
Poster image for the University of Exeter Chapel Choir's tour date at Central Library features a photograph of choral singers in white gowns.
A sepia photograph of a partially contructed Scott Monument in Edinburgh.
A group of women and children are sat together in a back garden surrounded by long grass.
In front of a wall, a boy jumps with his arms raised high to save goal.
View of Huntly House, or Museum of Edinburgh as it is known today, from the Dear Auld Reekie 1925 travel guide.
Poster for Family History 'Getting Started' session at Central Library on the last Thursday afternoon of the month, features a photograph of a large family group from the mid 20th century on the banks of a canal.
Children are sitting in a fairground carousel swing ride whilst other children and adults look on from below.
A woman is sitting in a library wearing headphones and reading her tablet.
Poster image giving a short list of newly acquired library books for Edinburgh Libraries.
A woman and a baby are sitting on a rug in a library surrounded by picture books.
In a black and white etching by John Kay, Dr James Hutton is dressed in a long coat and hat holding a small hammer in front of a rock face.
A family stand in front of the entrance doors to the Jubilee Cafe and the Jubilee Supper Rooms on the corner of a street.
A group of children in a mobile library listen to a story.
A group of schoolgirls stand and kneel in rows beside a large trophy for a photo with their tutors. The girls wear hats or bonnets and several hold posies of flowers.
A yellow cuddly toy Bookbug is photographed in Central Children's Library surrounded by balloons.
A bright yellow Bookbug cuddly toy chooses books from the picture books box in a library.
Views of a display of reproduction prints of John Kay's black and white etchings on black boards in the foyer of Central Library.
Photos of the four Bookbug Week postcards, two showing the pictures on the front and two showing the reverse sides.
A sloped green lawn is covered in daisies and edged with foliage and trees.
Poster image listing new library book titles acquired for Edinburgh Libraries illustrated with two piles of books.
A woman wearing a war-time conductress outfit of long skirt, jacket and brimmed hat has a bag slung across her chest and leans on a table for a full-length studio portrait.
Patients lie in hospital beds which line either side of a ward with large windows. Nurses in long white aprons and suited doctors stand in the middle of the photograph looking directly at the camera.
Poster for Family History session at Central Library features a photograph of a family group on the banks of a canal.
A group of men, most wearing overalls, kneel and stand in rows for a group photo.
Poster for Family History session at Central Library features a photograph of a family group on the banks of a canal.
Four women wearing aprons or overalls are standing together on wooden blocks in a yard and there is a tenement building behind.
Poster for a beginners' family history session at Newington Library features a photograph of a Victorian studio portrait of a woman and small child.
A postcard view of the grand red sandstone Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Sick Children from across Sciennes Road has printed and handwritten text beneath.
Poster listing some highlighted titles of newly acquired books for Edinburgh Libraries is illustrated with a drawing of a pile of books.
A view of the Scott Monument with bright, yellow daffodils in bloom in the foreground is seen through a circular fish-eye lens making it appear as if in a glass bubble.
Bright yellow poster detailing Edinburgh Libraries' opening hours over the Easter weekend is decorated with a white silhouette drawing of rabbits and eggs.
A group of men and women and one small boy sit and stand in rows for a group photo. Two men hold props and positioned in front are wooden crates stamped with the business name of Andrew Dow Ltd.
Poster for Family History session at Central Library features a photograph of a family group on the banks of a canal.