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Robert Thomas, Mayor of Penzance 1935-1936. One of three photos, see also PEOP 21HG 097 and 098

Three photographs, the first being of Trereiffe (Trereife) Avenue, the second a view of Mousehole Harbour and the third a back street in Mousehole (possibly 'Millponds')

Picture of Trevithick's childhood home at Penponds, Camborne

Robert Thomas, Mayor of Penzance 1935-1936. See also PEOP 21HG 098 and 096

Portrait of Robert Thomas, Mayor of Penzance 1935-1936. See also PEOP 21HG 096 and 097

Illustration in a book of Trevithick's plan for London railway 1808

Painting Richard Trevithick

Photograph of Artillery Square, Tehran

Large group of people, some wearing sashes and regalia, standing in the grounds of a large house

Photograph of ruins at Persepolis, northwest of modern Shiraz, Iran. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

Photograph of local people bleaching cotton at an unknown location in Persia (Iran)

Photograph of a caravanserai at an unknown location in Persia (Iran). A caravanserai was a place for travellers to rest on journeys across the network of trade routes.

Print of Popeye (dredger grounded in Carbis Bay near Upton Towans with 2 children standing by

Print

Exterior of The Bull Hotel, Dartford, where Richard Trevithick died. He is buried in the town.

See also PEOP 21HG 101

Photograph of an English steamer discharging cargo on the Euphrates.
The number 163 can be seen on the photograph when enlarged - possibly indicating that it is a professional photograph.

These are the wives and neighbours of the Rosebud PZ87 crew.
Mary Jane Matthews is third from the right.
The women are signing a letter to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, asking for her help in sparing their homes from demolition by Penzance…