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Portraits School Group.

Written on the back of the print by Serena Wadham , 'Adela; Vic IX; tests.
Portrait shots of Adela and Serena Wadham

Serena Wadham wrote on back of the negative carrier:"Diana,Stella,Julia Haltom (sp?)
Images of woman being made up and another in a large hat.
Diana Madgett (and Stella) Artist Julia Halton

Pre Carpark Fish & Chips Toilets

Portreath Rail Cable Railway (incline).

Beach and Village.
With a hand written message in ink to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in St. Burra near Bodmin

Village and Harbour, view from The Lugger

Posed Large group of Miners surface Workings and Head Gear Horse or Donkey.

A group of 'bal maidens' at Dolcoath who helped to "dress" or prepare the ores for crushing by the mills or stamps. Large numbers of women were employed in this way on all Cornish mines in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. In fact, during the…

Positive slide of the skeleton of Tricerators Prorsus.

poss Camborne Trevithick Day Steam engines in procession.

Horse and cart loaded possibly with seaweed this was probably after the Chowns move to Buckshead House

"Ancient British Huts" at Boskednan. Identified by Cedric Appleby from photos in Cornish Fogous by Evelyn Clark (Methuen, 1961, pp.103-104 - extract below).

This is questioned as to whether or not it is a fogou.

"One of the most remarkable…

A telegraph or radio mast is visible in the left of the photograph.

People with their hymn books, etc. Brass band in attendance, a Minister at the podium. This is possibly a bank holiday occasion - like "Gwennap Pit' - location unknown.

Performers in park with three banners initial one initial on each G F S

Possibly hill fort or cliff castle.