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The 1,597-ton steel ship, Hansy, launched at Dumbarton by Alexander Macmillan & Sons in 1885 as the Aberfoyle.

In the course of a somewhat chequered career, she had been picked up in Bass Strait, Tasmania in 1896 by a steamer which had found her…

The Pindos launched in June 1890 by Williamson of Workington as the Eusemere, was a steel, four-masted barque of 2,354 tons net and 2,512 gross, built for the firm of Fisher & Sprott of London.

In 1896 she was sold to B. Wencke & Company of…

Ship shown from starboard quarter, semi-submerged.

Distant view of the ship, capsized and half-submerged in heavy surf with rocky coastline in background

View from ahead from beach, with fore topsail still set.

View of ship from cliff-top with figure being rescued by breeches buoy.

Print damaged at lower left corner.

Man being rescued with a breeches buoy, from close-by position on cliff-top; bow of ship in background.

The South America was a steel screw steamer of 4,197 tons gross. She was owned by Nitrate Producers Company of London and had sailed from Hamburg bound for Cardiff in water ballast, under charter to the Hamburg Amerika Line.

The weather was poor…

The South America was a steel screw steamer of 4,197 tons gross. She was owned by Nitrate Producers Company of London and had sailed from Hamburg bound for Cardiff in water ballast, under charter to the Hamburg Amerika Line.

The weather was poor…

Situated opposite St. Mary's Church, Chapel Street, Penzance

Situated on Market Jew Street, Penzance opposite the Terrace

Located at the Abbey Slip overlooking the Abbey Basin

Reproduced from an old etching which shows the site of the Old Telegraph Office and three Public houses; The Fish Tin Copper, the One Ball plus one other name not known?

Disused mine working

175x130mm. Looking up Trewarveneth Street. Building to the left was later converted into Stephens baking Shop

200x130mm. Looking up Trewarveneth Street, small children.

Originally known as the Central Hall, then the Picturedrome which became the Regal Cinema, and now the site of the Penlowarth Building situated on St Mary's Terrace

Postcard format

Print; some fading in foreground

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