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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 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.

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…

Used during clay strikes 1913

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

Barbara with another young woman on a beach.

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.

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

The Paris left Southampton on 20 May 1899 with 380 passengers and 372 crew and collected a further 50 passengers from Cherbourg, then making passage to New York. The ship diverted to Eddystone and Lizard Lighthouses to get a navigational fix.…

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

The Paris left Southampton on 20 May 1899 with 380 passengers and 372 crew and collected a further 50 passengers from Cherbourg, then making passage to New York. The ship diverted to Eddystone and Lizard Lighthouses to get a navigational fix.…

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

Very blurred image of Reggie and Marjorie

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

The Belgian motor trawler Omer Denise went ashore on the opposite side of the Coverack Bay, at Perprean Cove. She was found next morning, stern first on the rocks, abandoned but with her engine still running. She broke up where she lay and her crew…

Young Barbara wearing shorts, metal bucket in the sand in the foreground.

Group of men, including two policemen, watching wreck of Spanish coaster wrecked at Black Head Rock later drifted to Lowland Point, near Coverack, The Lizard
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The…

Sitting on grass slope, unknown woman, Barbara holding daffodils and Marjorie. Same occasion as MG.162.