Browse Collections (36 total)

Angove Collection

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The Angove Collection consists of over 3000 photographic prints. Collected by Dick Angove (1917-1992), a prolific writer on all aspects of Cornish…

Caldwell Harpur Family Album

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Caldwell Harpur, (born Elliott Calwell Harpur in Spalford, Nottinghamshire, England on 25 February 1866) kept very detailed diaries from his 14th to…

Chown Collection

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The Chown Collection is a fascinating portrait of Edwardian family life in the village of Townshend. Beautiful composed photographs of horse-drawn…

Dawson Napoleonic Collection

Photographs of items from the Morrab Library's Dawson Napoleonic Collection

Contributors: Dawson

Geoffrey Harvey Album, Cartes de Visites

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An album of 'Cartes de Visites' taken in the 1860s, representing a record of the Penzance middle and upper classes of this era.

Gutch Collection

A collection of digital images from an album which is not owned by the Morrab Library. A former owner of the album has made these images available to…

Lamorna Birch Family Photos

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A small collection of photos from the family of Samuel John 'Lamorna' Birch. 1869-1955, the founder of the colony of artists and writers who lived…

Miscellaneous Glass Negatives and Lantern Slides

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The photo Archive has acquired a large number of glass negatives and lantern slides from various donations. The topics range from those with local…

Miscellaneous Photos

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Photos which do not fit into other categories

Morrab Archive

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Various digitised images from the Morrab Archives. Each with the archival number expressed using dots instead of slashes.