Browse Items (17866 total)

The label reads "Zennor 1879 RW"

The label reads "Zennor 1879 RW"

Penzance

All three cars are Rover 12s, registered in Cornwall 1912

Three fishermen sitting on folded mast on an unidentified fishing boat, a side-winder trawler.
Location thought to be Newlyn, but cannot be confirmed

Small punt had fallen onto damaged ketch causing further damage

A small punt had fallen onto the storm damaged ketch and caused further damage

Three Geese

Three girls posing in their school uniform.
Identified by Wendy Drew (contemporary) as L-R Maria Mauresco,known as Mary, Barbara Beckerleg, Pat Polgreen.

1970 recreation of a 1920s scene. Typical horse-drawn binding reaper. The bound sheaves were collected and up-ended to dry out in 'shooks' of about a dozen sheaves. Part of a row can be seen on the right of the photograph. One sheaf has just been…

Typical horse-ploughing scene.

PREVREF 2161 duplicate

1920s Albion binding reaper scene recreated in 1970. Sovereign, Baron and Prince wait with their 1920s Albion binding reaper while 'croust' is served by Diana Flowers.

Workmen printing silk with blocks, Cicely of Penzance wearing Silk Creation & Factory Sign

Written on the back by Serena Wadham:
'The boy on the right has his locks in front of his ears left long - they are called "PEOTH". This is a practice still used by some - but only some - orthodox Jews.'

Three Ladies standing in a garden setting.

First left, Winifred Turner