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Reproduced from a postcard found in a purchased collection. The postcard is in mint condition and carries no inscription of any kind to help in tracing the origin of the photo. The inscription on the base-plate is, as far as can be seen, SMITH'S…

Unknown structure/object outside shed by the side of a road

Portrait of elderly man wearing cap, smoking pipe.

Portrait of unknown man in woollen cap, checked shirt and dungarees.

Unknown submarine in unidentified harbour.

An unknown Victorian family portrait, with parents and six children. The father has a gold watch and chain.

PREVREF 1863 1853 duplicates

Venetian Gondola at Bridgwater Fair in 1969

(D Giles and P Coles - names on back of photo?)

An ink drawing of Veryan Round House (Chy cren Veryan)

The Victoria bandstand in the Morrab Gardens, surrounded by Dracaena trees. Concerts were held in this bandstand every Sunday afternoon and evening in the summer. These trees are found all over West Cornwall and thrive in the mild sea breezes.

A Victorian youngster proudly presents his home-made model of a Mount's Bay lugger (a Cornish fishing boat of the period), as some of the same rig can be seen in the background.

Victorian children with their pet Jack Russell terrier enjoy a ride on a simple seesaw balanced on a sawn-off tree trunk.

The figure on the right appears to have been painted and added to the original print.