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A view taken from the Promenade, looking west towards the Pavilion and Newlyn, showing some pedestrians walking along the Prom and period automobiles parked on the road. On the reverse side a Queen Elizabeth II, red 2 1/2D stamp, postmarked 5 AUG…

A view along Penzance Promenade, looking west towards Newlyn. People strolling along the Prom, some sitting on benches across from the Mounts Bay Hotel. No address or postage stamp on reverse side.

A view along Penzance Promenade from on top of the sea wall. People strolling along the Prom; in the distance is Queen's Hotel and St Mary's Church. A handwritten note on the reverse: To Jill xxxx From Charlie. No address or postage stamp.

Situated at the Norad corner of at the bottom of Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn Town.
The fisherman is Tom Cotton, born 'outlong' at Primrose Terrace 1865.
The nets were of Egyptian cotton with cork floats on the headline, at a time when the men…

Used during clay strikes 1913

Whaler's Crew. Dartmouth Rowing Cup.
Peter Bowkett, Michael Bowkett, Richard Eddy, Luther White, John White, Su. Lt. Andrew Harvey, Jimmy Richards, Lt. Burstow.

Barbara with another young woman on a beach.

Top image of Marjorie, Barbara and an older woman, sitting on a beach.
Bottom image of Reggie, Barbara and same unknown older woman at 90 degrees rotation.

Marjorie, Barbara and another young woman sitting in front of a wind break by sand dunes

The passenger liner was wrecked on The Manacles, off Lowland Point, near Coverack, Cornwall, England. The Falmouth and Porthoustock lifeboats helped transfer her passengers to tugs.[185] She was eventually refloated on 11 July, repaired, and returned…

Marjorie, barefoot on a beach holding a large fish and rod

"Paris" Atlantic liner ashore at Coverack.
The passenger liner was wrecked on The Manacles, off Lowland Point, near Coverack, Cornwall, England. The Falmouth and Porthoustock lifeboats helped transfer her passengers to tugs.[185] She was eventually…

Barbara on left in flowery dress.
Her relationship with the others is unknown.

Very blurred image of Reggie and Marjorie

Caption on image " Wreck of SS Ornais II ashore at Perran"

Belgian trawler "Omer Denise" aground after hitting The Manacles near Coverack.
Number 0251 visible on side

Young Barbara wearing shorts, metal bucket in the sand in the foreground.

Group of men, including two policemen, watching wreck of Spanish coaster wrecked at Black Head Rock later drifted to Lowland Point, near Coverack, The Lizard
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The…