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Post card showing a Penzance Fishwife.

Gig Full Sail PZ.180 Victorian Outing costume.

Copy print of a glass neg. showing Fishermen washing or preserving fish baskets in a local stream.

Jenny Lind Court or Fradgen, father in the print was the boat builder.

Parade Hill Mousehole.

A collection of prints Porthenys Museum, Mousehole.
Some of the prints are photos of old photos taken in 1904 showing the interior with showcases and the Curator William Edward Baily.
Written on the back of each photo:
M.0100 Porthenys…

Aerial view Promenade Penzance Morrab Road Regent Terrace Chapel Street Green Street Coinagehall Street. Morrab Gardens with good view of the Morrab Library and surrounding houses. Pre Pengarth.

View of Cornish wrestlers in a hold with referees , an audience in a marquee in the background.

A Group of workers above ground. (posed)
Showing bal maidens.
The print is glued to a piece of an old Admiral Benbow ,Chapel Street restaurant Menu with prices in old pence.

Aerial View St Mary's Church and environs.
Battery rocks and Wharf road, inner Harbour, Ross Bridge before the harbour was filled in for car park.

Grid reference, St Mary's Church, SW 4753 3002
For further information see Historic…

Porthgwarra Harbour showing winch used to winching in the fishing boats.
The caves apparently once used for housing pigs.

Mill Pool , Mousehole Cornish village street with small child and woman with washing basket.

Thatched cottage Parade Hill Mousehole man with Bicycle.

Gaiety Cinema.

Aerial View Battery Rocks , War Memorial.

Aerial Harbour after Gwavas bungalows see M114 (before G bungalows).

Duke Street.

copy of a post card of Eastern Green, Penzance on Chyandour corner looking towards Long Rock.
Three Tuns Inn and Shop, Pony and trap railings, street furniture. Men with bowler hats.

Aerial view of Newlyn Harbour before the Gwavas bungalows were built .
Lower right is the General Steam Navigation Co. vessel loading pilchards for Italy. Various other boats moored.