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View of Market Jew Street, looking up towards the Market House, with a lady walking towards the camera.
The back of the photograph dates it as 1921 and states it is from Angela Wheeler's album.

This entertainment consisted of a fairground organ and a stage with actors 'parading' on it.

The back of the photo is annotated:
"Hancock's Living Pictures bioscope show built up around the turn of the century. On the left can be seen Burrell…

A Christmas postcard featuring two cats playing musical instruments, addressed to Mrs Fred Richards, Pontlottyn, South Wales. It is postmarked Dec 18 11.

The message reads as follows:
My dear Lot
just a few lines to let you know that we are home…

People enjoying the Promenade at Penzance. On the right is Mount's Bay Hotel and, next to it, the Queen's Hotel. The picture appears to have been taken off a calendar.

The back of the photograph is annotated:

"Another view of the Corin collection showing, centre right, the Wurlitzer with an Arturo on either side."

The museum was founded in 1967 by Paul Corin's father and carried on by Paul until it closed in 2012. The collection included some very ornate organs including fairground organs.

Postcard, with a Happy New Year message addressed to Mrs Fred Richards at Pontylottyn, South Wales. It is stamped Penzance 4.15PM Dec 30 II and reads as follows"

Dear Brother Sister
sending you this PC wishing you a happy new year
hope you are…

Several ornate organs and a grand piano. The museum was founded by Paul Corin's father in 1967, and was carried on by Paul until it closed in 2012.

Corner of the Greenmarket and Causewayhead, Penzance, The largest building shown is the Three Tuns Hotel, as noted in the information under the photograph.

The museum was founded in 1967 by Paul Corin's father, and carried on by Paul until it closed in 2012.

The interior shot shows some very ornate organs and a grand piano.

Postcard with a photograph of Miss Billie Burke, an American actress, who later appeared as Glinda the Good Witch in the film "The Wizard of Oz". It is addressed to Mrs F Richards (Lottie) at Pontylottyn, South Wales and postmarked Penzance 8th…

A young woman leaning against a mounting block

The lorry's registration is LWX 493K. There is a helter skelter in the background.

Portraits indoors

Donald Room was an English anarchist cartoonist and writer. He had along association with the Freedom newspaper in London to which he regularly submitted his Wildcat comic strips.

Donald Room was an English anarchist cartoonist and writer. He had along association with the Freedom newspaper in London to which he regularly submitted his Wildcat comic strips.

Humphry Davy Grammar School S.C.M Committee 1966

Humphry Davy Grammar School Cock House 1966
Treneer House winners