Newcastle Upon Tyne, Grainger Street 1900
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N16314
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Here we see Grainger Street before work began on electrification of the street tramway. This is a busy picture - there are lots of things going on, and it might be worth getting the magnifying-glass out. Note the young lad on the right; he has no shoes. Over on the left outside Harkers are two large hampers on a barrow. Harkers might be getting a visit from a salesman. It was common practice at this time for commercial travellers to carry their samples in hampers. They travelled to the big cities by train, hiring a barrow and boy to trundle along behind them from one call to another.
An extract from Northumberland Tyne and Wear Photographic Memories.
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