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This image shows a large family with several generations together.
All are smartly dressed but there are no clues to the occasion or who these people are.

A double fronted ivy clad cottage. A small porch over the front door adds to its charm.

The image shoes a lady wearing a black dress, she is sitting on a chair leaning against a side cabinet.

This image shows an older man sporting a long white beard. He wears an off white 3 piece suit all topped off with a bowler hat. On his left hand is worn a glove, possibly hiding an injury.
Behind is a display of Daisies.

Vicar standing wearing his Dog collar. A hat adorns his head which complements his long black coat.
Sitting in front, possibly his wife who is dressed smartly, werindg a very ornate hat, her dress is black, she also has a fur muff .

Wreck of "DL Harper", en route from Venezuela to Hamburg, mountted Mulvin Rock (Crane Rocks, Caertillion Cove. First off were 5 passengers including mother and baby. Lifeboat lifted 38 crew the next morning. Ship was repaired and was sailing till…

Young Barbara, holding a ragdoll and wearing a summer dress, outdoors, with bracken in the background.

"DL Harper' largest ship in the world at the time, wrecked off Lizard. Mounted Mulvin Rock? (Crane Rocks, Caertillion Cove)
First off 5 passengers, including mother and baby.
Lifeboat rescued 38 crew next morning.
Ship was repaired and was…

The trawler, Registered Number BM 374, broke loose her Anchor in Newlyn Harbour coming ashore by the Bolitho Gardens, Lariggan Penzance.
The crew stayed asleep during the whole episode!

"Eureka" Brixham trawler aground on Larrigan Beach
Registered number BM 374

The people are sitting outside a car on the grass in the sunshine.
Top image shows Barbara, with a broken arm, with her mother Marjorie and an older couple. In the bottom image Reggie has replaced Marjorie.

"Finisterre" was a French crabber and was a total wreck
Identifying register number is on side CM??09

Three children, youngest wearing tin helmet and carrying large Union Jack flag.
Two images on the negative, but the second is very out of focus.

Family group sitting on the ground next to their car having a picnic, note teapot and cups and saucers. Top image is of Reggie, Marjorie and another older couple. In the bottom image Barbara, with broken arm, replaces Reggie. Same occasion as MG.146

Two young chidren in a garden.
Younger child sits on a chair, the elder is standing alongside. An adult just out of picture stands to the left.

This image was taken in a vegetable garden and consists of many young children. This is possibly a school. At the front are young children wearing whit smocks, they may be nursery children. Behind are older girls wering Boater hats and black dresses.…

This image shows a Choir. An older man at the back, two young men in front with two younger boys, one and each side. They all wear a white surplice.

Thew image shows a mother standing with her daughter who is standing on wicker chair. The child is wearing a white dress with a large hat. The dress is secured with a sash. The mother is wering a wedding ring and her black dress is fastened at the…

This image shows a family, in the foreground sits the mother who wears a black dress and a black shawl over her shoulders with a brooch at her throat.. The father is wearing a dark suit and waistcoat. Daughter is standing behind them, she is wearing…