Three boys in a punt, one sculling with an oar over the stern. Location not known for certain, probably Newlyn judging by the boat registrations, eg, PZ96, etc.
Mounts Bay luggers aground in the Old Harbour. Many more at anchor in Gwavas Lake, in pre 1885 time, before the North and South Piers were built.
Registration numbers on vessels had the numbers listed first, followed by the PZ descriptor; this…
Two Mounts Bay luggers leaving the harbour. The vessels appear to have St Ives registration numbers (SS). The South Pier was built in 1885 and lengthened by about 100 feet in 1914. The Tidal Observatory Hut was added next to the lighthouse in 1915.…
A romantic Moonlight scene of Mount's Bay Luggers off Penzance with St. Michael's Mount in the background.
With a hand written message in ink to the reverse of the card to a recipient in Redruth
A Victorian youngster proudly presents his home-made model of a Mount's Bay lugger (a Cornish fishing boat of the period), as some of the same rig can be seen in the background.