Screw It, comical hardware shop, 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ

Screw It, comical hardware shop, 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2K3XN92

File size:

57.1 MB (3.5 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

18 February 2019

Location:

89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ

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. This authentic period view of 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ in 2019 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Screw It, comical hardware shop, 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ. A broader reading of the photograph includes everyday life, social history, specialist shop, commercial frontage, historical comparison, shopfront economy, street-level business, changing land use, bricks-and-mortar retail, high-street commerce, visual archive, contemporary social history, independent retail, and specialist retailer. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into town-centre regeneration and business rates, not least because of how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. As a dated visual record of 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include changing streetscape, local history, customer footfall, regional identity, before-and-after reference, public realm, documentary photography, and community identity. Elements such as Callander, Perthshire, comical, hardware, and Screw add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for town-centre regeneration and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets as part of the longer story of 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ. The scene captures a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.