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General view of the the Library Building with the Second South African War (Boer War) Memorial in the foreground.
Hand written message to the reverse of the card to a recipient in Langport, Portsmouth

Lieut Colonel Hirstin his garden
Wayside Museum Garden

Life-boat Richard Lewis launching Abbey Slip O N 95.

Lifeboat Hayle probably the Launching ceremony on the Quay watched by crowd men one side ladies on the other.

Lifeboat 'The Covent Garden' mounted on launching trolley,crew posing with oars. St Ives harbour with a large collection of tall ships.

Sennen lifeboat 'The Newbons' and its crew on the slipway

photo of a photograph

Note early cork lifejackets ,ladies with collection boxes

V. inscription: German Liner 14th (sic) May 1875
343 (sic) lost 45 saved.

Record of salvage efforts reported in The Times 9th August 1875 Page 9 and copied in Collins Book B

Photo of a photograph pinned to a board