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The following information was kindly supplied by Peter Everest, Curator and Librarian of the Henry Mitchel Memorial Museum, Hayle, in October 2024.

" This is an Oddfellows meeting of the Riviera Lodge of Past Grand at Redruth. The Lodge still…

Portrait of an unidentified woman wearing an embroidered jacket and holding a fan. There is a large plant on a bamboo stand behind her.

Portrait of a young woman standing in front of a rustic bench studio prop. Note embroidery on cuffs hem and bodice and her large hat. She is wearing spectacles.

Studio portrait of an unidentified woman. Note the elaborate beading/embroidery on her dress and the bustle. There is an elaborate hat and/or stole on the right.

Studio portrait of an unidentified women.Note her costume and elaborately decorated hat. She is standing by a rustic style chair.

Studio portrait of unidentified woman wearing a large straw hat decorated with flowers. She is standing by a rustic style chair in the studio.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman standing behind a rustic bench photo prop. She is wearing spectacles and various items of jewellery. Note beautiful embroidery on her gown and the collar. Her hat is decorated with ribbon, a brooch and…

Portrait of an unidentified young woman wearing spectacles. Note her fur hat, with feather . She is standing beside an elaborately carved chair in the photographer's studio.

Photograph of a young woman dressed in what appears to be a costume. She is wearing a wig and holding a type of fan behind her hair. Note her highly decorated blouse. She is also wearing a locket around her wrist and bracelets on both wrists.

A theatrical style portrait of a young woman wearing an embroidered long white gown and holding a posy of flowers

Portrait of a woman wearing a large hat and a long braided coat

Photograph of a woman wearing a large feathered hat and leaning on an elaborately carved chair.

Note lace at neck and embroidery on blouse. Bearskin over her knees. Broken bottom right.

Portrait of a young woman seated in a cane chair . She is wearing an embroidered gown and straw hat .

Portrait of a young man. Note his watch chain and the flower in his buttonhole.

James Thomas Trezise

She was hostess to a Buddhist Lama after Chinese invasion of Tibet

Mrs Symons