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Florence Turner 1st left.

Three Ladies inc Mrs Percy Chirgwin ( R ) at Grocers Federation Meeting held in Penzance.

First left, Winifred Turner

Three Ladies standing in a garden setting.

Written on the back by Serena Wadham:
'The boy on the right has his locks in front of his ears left long - they are called "PEOTH". This is a practice still used by some - but only some - orthodox Jews.'

Workmen printing silk with blocks, Cicely of Penzance wearing Silk Creation & Factory Sign

1920s Albion binding reaper scene recreated in 1970. Sovereign, Baron and Prince wait with their 1920s Albion binding reaper while 'croust' is served by Diana Flowers.

Typical horse-ploughing scene.

PREVREF 2161 duplicate

1970 recreation of a 1920s scene. Typical horse-drawn binding reaper. The bound sheaves were collected and up-ended to dry out in 'shooks' of about a dozen sheaves. Part of a row can be seen on the right of the photograph. One sheaf has just been…

Three girls posing in their school uniform.
Identified by Wendy Drew (contemporary) as L-R Maria Mauresco,known as Mary, Barbara Beckerleg, Pat Polgreen.

Three Geese

A small punt had fallen onto the storm damaged ketch and caused further damage

Small punt had fallen onto damaged ketch causing further damage

Three fishermen sitting on folded mast on an unidentified fishing boat, a side-winder trawler.
Location thought to be Newlyn, but cannot be confirmed

Penzance