Carter family house ( smugglers ) punts
Carter family house ( smugglers ) punts J18.
Penzance Harbour Steam Ship, possibly pilchards to Italy
Harbour Steam Ship, pilchards to Italy possibly other boats.
Swimming Race Men & Boys Penzance/ Newlyn
Repairs to N Wall of Penzance Floating Dock
Repairs to the north wall of Penzance floating dock.
JH Bottrell, 13 York Street, Penzance 2138, Cornwall
Young woman waving black dress standing by small table
Woman in dark dress standing by ornate high chair.
Woman in dark dress standing by high ornate chair.
Man with long dark side whiskers standing by very ornate table.
Young Woman standing by ornate table with flowers.
John Charles Burrows - Camborne. Underground mining photographer. During early 1890's commissioned by miners of Dolcoath , East Pool, Cooks Kitchen and Blue Hills mines to capture life underground. A pioneer of early flash photography, he used limelight to set up illumination. Light for photos was provided by magnesium flash powder mixed with pottassium chlorate. A series of his photos are published in a book 'Mongst Mine and Miners' in 1893. This was used as a teaching aid in Camborne School of Mines. Also did portrait photography and rear of Carte de Visite states he was photographer to HRH the Prince of Wales. JCB died in 1915.
Young Man in dark jacket with Moustache.
Young Man in dark jacket with Moustache. Named on back of photo as James Friggens.
Portrait of Man in light jacket with Moustache.
Family group of 6 people from schoolboy to grandfather
John E Palmer Plymouth and Truro A successful commercial photographer based at 58 Union street Plymouth doing very well in the late 1850's, decided to lease a shop in Truro possibly 1857. In 1865 he was awarded a First Bronze Medal by the Polytechnic at Falmouth for three very fine portraits on opal glass. His involvement with Truro was complete by 1867.
Portait of young boy standing on a velvet stool by ornate furniture.
Portrait of man with side whiskers standing by ornate furniture
Portrait of young man seated wearing long dark coat, holding top hat and cane
Portrait of young girl holding a wicker basket, standing on a chair.
John Gibson - Scilly and Penzance. Born in 1827 in the Aran Islands came to Scilly in 1840. Times were hard and moved to Penzance in 1860 and apprenticed to Robert Preston. Moved back to Scilly 1865-1870. Started photography with 2 sons specialising in dramatic shipwrecks, natural phenomena and the antiquities both of Scilly and West Cornwall. Standards were high. As business was good, another shop was opened on the promenade at Penzance in 1877. In 1879 moved to 10 Market Jew Street Penzance. John Gibson remained on and his sons moved between Scilly and Penzance. In 1910Gibson retired aged 83 and died in 1920 at St Buryan. The sons and grandsons continued and in 1925v the famous guide book was produced. The sons continued in business until 1958. It is thought that John Gibson must have been making plate photographs well before 1870. An outstanding photographer.
Portrait of young Man with beard and bow tie.
Portrait of young man in suit with wide lapels.