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Double title page. Signature of L. Thomas and date 4.1.86. Photo of trees . On facing page the name JANET WRIGHT/MATTEWS and date 8/8/13, written in biro.

Memorial stone to Dolly Pentreath, said to be the last Cornish speaker. Situated outside Paul Church

First photograph of the Arcade in Exeter
Second photograph of the seafront in Dawlish

First photograph - view of York Gardens in Dawlish, bridge over river
Second photograph - view of Dawlish seafront and railway track

Vessel 'Hyacinth', a 40 ton yawl. Possibly taken at Cowes in the early 20th century. Other photos of the same vessel have been found, taken by Kirk & Sons. photographers of Cowes, Isle of Wight

Top row l-r - Old House Exeter (Guildhall) - Carter Shipping Supplies building taken during flood - an Exeter church (possibly St. Michael and All Angels)
Middle row l-r An interior shot of Exeter Cathedral - an unknown family group - another…

Laying of memorial stone on 3rd July 1894 to mark the completion of the building of North Pier, Newlyn. The pier was opened by Thomas Bedford Bolitho

The 2,070-ton Busby was launched in February 1894 at Stockton as a steel screw schooner-rigged steamer for the general Indian trade of Ropner & Co of West Hartlepool. She had made only one Indian voyage when she sailed from Newport on the evening of…

Photograph of Penberth Cove showing Inkwell pots fishing gear

Photographs showing two different views of Portscatho on the Roseland Peninsula

Three photographs, the first being of Trereiffe (Trereife) Avenue, the second a view of Mousehole Harbour and the third a back street in Mousehole (possibly 'Millponds')

Photograph of Artillery Square, Tehran

Photograph of ruins at Persepolis, northwest of modern Shiraz, Iran. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

Photograph of local people bleaching cotton at an unknown location in Persia (Iran)

Photograph of a caravanserai at an unknown location in Persia (Iran). A caravanserai was a place for travellers to rest on journeys across the network of trade routes.

Photograph of an English steamer discharging cargo on the Euphrates.
The number 163 can be seen on the photograph when enlarged - possibly indicating that it is a professional photograph.

Photograph of a meeting inside a mosque at an unknown location. Women are present at this meeting, sitting behind the men and also on the gallery. The women are heavily veiled.

A caravanserie (where travellers could rest whilst on the trade routes in Asia) at an unknown location.
There is an illegible signature (?) in the bottom left hand corner of the photograph.

A possibly staged photograph of a woman purchasing seeds (spices?) from a merchant.