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  • Collection: Chown Collection

CHOWN HG 044.tif
Dolly and Jack are riding a donkey in the snow in a field near the Townnshend House

CHOWN HG 043.tif
Dolly and Jack are riding a donkey in the snow in a field near the Townnshend House

CHOWN CG 119.tif
Chown Collection

CHOWN HG 088.tif

CHOWN HG 033.tif
Mrs Chown(mother) is looking on from background bushes

CHOWN QG 146.tif

CHOWN QG 145.tif

CHOWN WG 003.tif
see CHOWN WG 002

CHOWN QG 150.tif

CHOWN HG 042.tif
Dolly and Jack are playing a war game with their model cannon,boat,train and trucks. This a rare smiling photo, they hated having to change into tidy clothes for a photograph.

CHOWN HG 039.tif

CHOWN WG 002.tif
This is probably prior to Jack leaving to go to Boarding School age eight. Temple Grove School, Surrey. He is wearing Eton suit ,bowler hat and watch chain given by his grandfather. Dolly wears a white silk dress and white hat

CHOWN QG 136.tif
note the children wore sun hat and elaborate bonnet for sun protection

CHOWN QG 138.tif
Miss West lived at the bottom of Foundry Hill, Hayle. She kept a stallion which was unusual for a woman. A 'jingle ' was a local name for a governess cart.

CHOWN WG 026.tif
Jack is wearing the Uniform of Second Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps. Soon after this photograph Jack was killed in action, First World War.

CHOWN WG 008.tif

CHOWN CG 116.tif
Hazel Roberts was about 8 years older than Dolly

CHOWN WG 013.tif

CHOWN WG 016.tif

CHOWN WG 015.tif
Maggie is sitting on the swing
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