Highland Costumes & accessories sign at Jenners Store, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
F89PGPFile size:
27.7 MB (1.2 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
4000 x 2424 px | 33.9 x 20.5 cm | 13.3 x 8.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
15 June 2015Location:
48 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH2 2YJMore information:
. This location-specific image from 48 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH2 2YJ in 2015 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. At the centre of the view is Highland Costumes & accessories sign at Jenners Store, Edinburgh, Scotland. The locality and subject together evoke graphic street detail, local enterprise, commercial ephemera, street-level message, customer footfall, before-and-after reference, social history, street-level business, visual archive, town-centre trading, wayfinding detail, period lettering, community identity, and specialist retailer. From a 2025-onward perspective, street design and public communication are closely linked to this subject, alongside the way lettering and materials contribute to local visual identity. The wider contemporary story combines store closures, commercial rents and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. As a dated visual record of 48 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH2 2YJ, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects visual communication, public information notice, changing streetscape, archival record, place identity, local history, bricks-and-mortar retail, and material sign design. The combination of Jenners, accessories, Costumes, Store, and Edinburgh anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For 48 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH2 2YJ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The setting also helps illustrate street design and the way lettering and materials contribute to local visual identity within the specific setting of 48 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH2 2YJ.