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Four females seated, young baby to old woman, possibly one family through generations.
Image shows photograph pinned on to board with newspaper cutting. Reads "..s, is great ..e Scout SSWC ..e call ov.. favour"

Image shows a partial photograph of a naval reservist pinned to a board.
Bushy handlebar moustache

Studio portrait, wearing patterned jumper under jacket, two pens in left breast pocket, crown insignia on pocket

Flat topped hat and plenty of braid and decoration to uniform. Four upward chevrons on arm possibly indicate rank of staff sergeant or company quartermaster.

very over-exposed

On September 11 1903, the Hayle Lifeboat crew had a dangerous and unnecessary trip out to the derelict Beaumaris schooner Enterprise.

The Enterprise [Enterprize] (1846) was bound from Charlestown, USA, to Manchester with a cargo of china clay when…

Top photo: A Submarine ashore at Carn Gloose, St Just.
Bottom photo: not clear but researcher indicates this is of people looking at the 'Hindenburg' Zeppelin above Pordenack Point at Land's End.

The Belgian Motor trawler, Vierge Marie of Ostend was a 200 ton vessel. She was on her way into Newlyn after developing engine trouble off Pendeen the previous afternoon, and there had been no warning of how close the weather had brought her to the…

The Belgian Motor trawler, Vierge Marie of Ostend was a 200 ton vessel. She was on her way into Newlyn after developing engine trouble off Pendeen the previous afternoon, and there had been no warning of how close the weather had brought her to the…

Taken in the conservatory of The Bungalow, Perran Cross Roads, the home of her grandparents Charles and Mary Dennis.

Lamorna Birch newspaper obituary.

At his home, The Bungalow, Perran Crossroads.

Charles Dennis 1829-1918 and his wife Mary Linscott Woodman 1834-1918 .
He was a retired grocer from Essex when he came to live at The Bungalow, Perran Crossroads, Marazion.

The last large steamer wrecked at Cape Cornwall fell to the 4,538-ton Aida Lauro of Naples.

She had been launched in July 1923 by the Richardson Dock Company of Stockton as the Randor, for the Cardigan Shipping Company, and was a steel screw…

SS Umbre ran aground at Pendeen ,. Detailed reports on:
https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?76121