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Richards family and dog in hayfield

Family of the photographer MrRichards

Group of men with two shire horses and a washed up barrel

Information from Mrs P L Dunphy by letter confirming man leaning on barrel is her father. Letter with catalogue card - whereabouts now unknown.

Mr Wallis, Manager, and workforce at Penlee Quarrry

Mr Wallis, Manager, and some of his workforce Penlee quarry

Group of fishermen on a bench near old harbour

School children painting at Penzance harbour

Frank Smith, planning to sail round the world

Frank Smith (with beard in centre of photo), in Newlyn, intending to sail round the world on his boat Savannah.

Frank Smith on his boat Savannah in Newlyn Harbour

Frank Smith intending to sail round the world

Frank Smith on his boat Savannah in Newlyn Harbour

Frank Smith raising flag on his boat in Newly Harbour. He intended to sail round the world.

Frank Smith on his boat Savannah in Newlyn Harbour

Frank Smith on his boat he intended to sail the world. Seen hoisting flat

Robert Morton Nance, Grand Bard Cornish Gorsedd

Wearing ceremonial robes. Robert Morton Nance (1873–1959) was a British writer and leading authority on the Cornish language, a nautical archaeologist, and joint founder of the Old Cornwall Society.

Stanhope Forbes in his garden at Newlyn

Very pale negative badly scratched emulsion

Stanhope Forbes with watering can in his garden

Emulsion Damage to face of the artist

Robert Borlase Smart was generally known as Borlase Smart. Born 11 February 1881, Kingsbridge, Devon, died 3 November 1947, St Ives. He worked as an art editor and critic on the Western Morning News / Illustrated Western Weekly News from 1901 to…