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Portrait of unknown man in woollen cap, checked shirt and dungarees.

A portrait of Richard Pearce Couch, Mayor of Penzance 1898-1899.

Portrait of elderly man wearing cap, smoking pipe.

Drawn portrait with newspaper obituary. Born: Renfrew, Scotland, 9th January 1821, died: Lee, Kent, 20th March 1891.

Portrait of Jack Worth, coxswain of Penlee Lifeboat.

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…

Gwynedd Haslock, pictured after competing in the British Surfing Competitions.

Empire Contamar came ashore at Par Beach at 1:30 am on the 23rd March 1947.

Augustas Williams (aged 50) from Penzance was saved. Crew of 7 saved by Fowey lifeboat

The ship was carrying coal from Cumberland to Par

Model gypsy caravan displayed on a table.

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The Juan Ferrer of Valencia was a handsome, well-equipped motor coaster of nearly 700 tons, thrashing her way up towards Land's end on her usual run from her home port of Liverpool.

Owned by Frederick Ferrer of Valencia, the Juan Ferrer was only…