Penzance floating dock pictures in March 1891, after the collapse of the newly-installed gates during the great blizzard of that year. The harbour was built in 1884. St Mary's Church can be seen in the background.
The entrance to the Tresco Abbey Gardens on the Isles of Scilly, showing part of the Valhalla collection of figureheads from vessels wrecked on and around the islands. Gibson Penzance is printed on the bottom right hand corner.
Postcard. 134mm x 84mm. No stamp, postmark, address or message. Published by HR Bridges, Bookseller, Promenade, Penzance. Sepia photograph of boats in the harbour with St Mary's in the background.
Young woman holding baby boy on her knee in garden
Note on back of post card
Hoping this will find you all well as it leaves granny and myself.
Frederick Lloyd aged 5 months
Major-General L.B. Nicholls visiting Porthcurno to view the site of the proposed £42,000 training school at Porthcurno. Left to right: W.E. Cleaver (principal of L.T.S. (?) and future principal of Porthcurno School); Mrs Nicholls; Major-General…