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Penberth Cove near Porthcurno, featuring the slipway and Cove boats

An overall view, of interest is the winding Capstan for hauling the fishing boats up onto the shore.
With a hand written message in pencil to the reverse of the card

The Cove with Punts (local name for a small row boat) in the foreground and 'Inkwell Pots' (Crab Pots)

The Village and slip. Of interest is the Capstan used for hauling the boats up the slip

Penberth Valley
Houghton and the girls

Image of cottage, river and granite bridge

Photograph of Penberth Cove showing Inkwell pots fishing gear

Penalverne House, Penzance.
Last Occupant, Mrs Florence Hankey

Flower picking

Assisted by Stocks & Sons low loader. Tony and Andrew Stocks await the arrival of the treasurer Martin Blackwell, right.

Pearks Grocery Stores (next to the Post Office) at the Opening in 1930 with six male staff.

Lifeboat: Arab
Ketch

Painter Family Children 1897, the three boys shown are from an earlier age than that on photo ZWM 096.
Note how the youngest are dressed.

Ash Wednesday Storm. More than 100 families left their homes as fishing boats were flung into the streets and blocks of granite, weighing up to four tons were dislodged from the sea walls