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Studio Portrait of an elderly man
Portrait of an elderly man, seated, with his bowler hat on the table beside him
Young couple in unknown garden, gent in army greatcoat
Young couple in an unidentified garden, possibly during First World War as the young man is wearing a great coat and cap. The same couple appear in PEOP 21QG 380.
Mayor of Penzance in formal robe and chain
James Thomas Trezise
Woman sitting in garden on ornate bench
The same garden appears to have been used in at least five scenes. Identical ornate bench and wooden fence for climbing plants
Woman standing in a garden
Woman in garden, standing in front of garden bench. Note her very ornate hat and lace sleeves on dress. This location (and bench) appear in other photographs (e.g. see PEOP 21QG 389)
Young woman standing in garden
Young woman standing in a garden,
Young woman in the garden with dog
Young women sitting on a bench in the garden, holding a dog. Note the elaborate hat and embroidered blouse. (See also PEOP 21QG 388)
Young woman in a garden
A young woman standing behind a garden bench, which a dog is sitting on. Note beautifully embroidered blouse and ornate garden bench
Man sitting, thought to be Mr P Small
The negative shows this to be a group photograph, however only the man remains and the ladies on either side of him have been partially erased.
Coxswain Sennen Lifeboat 62 year old Cornishman
Report in 'The Cornishman' from 14/11/1992 in the '25 Years Ago' section, quoting a story from the newspaper from 1964:
"A five-minute rescue has earned Henry Nicholas coxswain of the Sennen Lifeboat, the bronze clasp of the Royal National…
"A five-minute rescue has earned Henry Nicholas coxswain of the Sennen Lifeboat, the bronze clasp of the Royal National…
Jack Worth, Coxswain Penlee Lifeboat
Portrait of Jack Worth, coxswain of Penlee Lifeboat.
Unknown old gentleman smoking pipe
Portrait of elderly man wearing cap, smoking pipe.
Mayor of Penzance Richard Pearce Couch
A portrait of Richard Pearce Couch, Mayor of Penzance 1898-1899.
Unknown Person
Portrait of unknown man in woollen cap, checked shirt and dungarees.
Richard Trevithick the 6ft Cornish Giant
A photo of an oil painting by John Linnell of Richard Trevithick, the 'Cornish Giant'. He was said to be over 6-feet tall with a powerful build. Like many, he did not shine academically at school but developed a broad practical knowledge of steam…
Dorothy Rowena Cade Founder Minack Theatre
Dorothy Rowena Cade, founder of the Minack Theatre.
PREVREF 1499 duplicate photo
PREVREF 1499 duplicate photo
Portrait of Rowena Cade founder of Minack Theatre
Rowena Cade, pictured at age 80 at the Minack Theatre. This photograph is one of a collection which was used in a London-published magazine feature in 1975, written and illustrated by Richard Angove.