Browse Items (3774 total)

Two photos - man sitting playing concertina on the shore

The negative shows this to be a group photograph, however only the man remains and the ladies on either side of him have been partially erased.

A man guts dogfish behind Newlyn fish market. Gulls circle around ready to seize and bits that are discarded,

One of many streets in Penzance that suffered bomb damage

Mr Bennets later emigrated to Africa

Man on ladder thatching a cottage roof, two children on ground watching.
Location unknown

The identity of the man in the photo was confirmed by his grandson. 2021-04
See also IND 16HG 020

See IND 16 HG 019, where the man welding was identified by his grandson as Harry Scrase 2021-04
Possibly Queen Street, Penzance

Tommy Thomas welder with Holman Bros. Note 1837 weather vane with Lloyds Bank symbol

Tommy Thomas welder with Holman Bros. Note 1837 weather vane with Lloyds Bank symbol

Man hauling dead shark in Mousehole harbour

Man with horse and cart, carrying a milk churn, so possibly a milk delivery