Welcome to the Morrab Library photographic archive catalogue. We are in the process of digitising our collections, and so not all entries will have photos attached to them. Find out more about our digitisation project.
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St. Guenole, wrecked at Gribba Point, November 1st 1948
Eleven years passed, and the tragedy of the Vierge Marie was repeated. Again, it was the usual 'wreck weather' for the western cliffs: hazy with heavy…
Featured Collection
Stanley Opie Archaeology
The Stanley Opie Archaeology collection (1001 quarter plate glass negatives) covers archaeological sites and excavations from the 1920s to 1950s. It…
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Serena Wadham
Serena Wadham (1930-2006) was a photojournalist who was based in Islington from the late 1960s until 1987, when she retired...
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Presentation at Penzance Telephone Exchange
Presentation of a bouquet and beribboned garden spade to the lady in the centre of the photograph. (Beryl Richards is standing third on the right…
Beryl Richards' retirement
Beryl with a female colleague at her retirement party at Penzance Telephone Exchange.