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Belgian trawler "Omer Denise" aground after hitting The Manacles near Coverack.
Number 0251 visible on side

Caption on image " Wreck of SS Ornais II ashore at Perran"

Very blurred image of Reggie and Marjorie

Barbara on left in flowery dress.
Her relationship with the others is unknown.

"Paris" Atlantic liner ashore at Coverack.
The passenger liner was wrecked on The Manacles, off Lowland Point, near Coverack, Cornwall, England. The Falmouth and Porthoustock lifeboats helped transfer her passengers to tugs.[185] She was eventually…

Marjorie, barefoot on a beach holding a large fish and rod

The passenger liner was wrecked on The Manacles, off Lowland Point, near Coverack, Cornwall, England. The Falmouth and Porthoustock lifeboats helped transfer her passengers to tugs.[185] She was eventually refloated on 11 July, repaired, and returned…

Marjorie, Barbara and another young woman sitting in front of a wind break by sand dunes

Top image of Marjorie, Barbara and an older woman, sitting on a beach.
Bottom image of Reggie, Barbara and same unknown older woman at 90 degrees rotation.

Barbara with another young woman on a beach.

Whaler's Crew. Dartmouth Rowing Cup.
Peter Bowkett, Michael Bowkett, Richard Eddy, Luther White, John White, Su. Lt. Andrew Harvey, Jimmy Richards, Lt. Burstow.

Used during clay strikes 1913

Situated at the Norad corner of at the bottom of Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn Town.
The fisherman is Tom Cotton, born 'outlong' at Primrose Terrace 1865.
The nets were of Egyptian cotton with cork floats on the headline, at a time when the men…

A view along Penzance Promenade from on top of the sea wall. People strolling along the Prom; in the distance is Queen's Hotel and St Mary's Church. A handwritten note on the reverse: To Jill xxxx From Charlie. No address or postage stamp.

A view along Penzance Promenade, looking west towards Newlyn. People strolling along the Prom, some sitting on benches across from the Mounts Bay Hotel. No address or postage stamp on reverse side.

A view taken from the Promenade, looking west towards the Pavilion and Newlyn, showing some pedestrians walking along the Prom and period automobiles parked on the road. On the reverse side a Queen Elizabeth II, red 2 1/2D stamp, postmarked 5 AUG…

A view taken from the Promenade across from the Queen's Hotel, looking west towards Newlyn, showing some pedestrians walking along the Prom and period automobiles parked on the road. No message on reverse side.

A view taken from the Promenade showing the Band Stand and Queen's Hotel, looking east towards Penzance town centre. On the reverse side a King Edward VII, green Half Penny stamp, postmarked 24 November 1905 from Penzance. Message to Miss L.…