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Fishermen admiring the catch.

Situated in the area known as Back Road, St. Ives.
With a hand written message in pencil to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Redruth

Seat outside, Fore Street above the Old Quay

Fisherman with giant mackerel. Also pictured in FISH8.012

Fisherman with giant mackerel. Also pictured in FISH8.013.

This is a photo of a photo unknown boat or location

Fisherman outside unknown building with pipe

Fisherman mending nets, surrounded by household objects including; buckets, jugs, flagons, scales and a bottle.

A tin bath and fish basket can also be seen.

Fisherman in Mousehole harbour, looking at a dead shark

This picture is before the North and South Piers were built in Newlyn Harbout.
The tide would go out much further than this shows. Fishing vessels have to anchor off in the Gwavas Lake. Catches have to be carried ashore in small punts - as seen.…

A postcard (and photo copy of the postcard), postmarked Camborne Nov 30, 1906, which is captioned, 'Fresh Pilchards', and depicts a woman sitting in a cart pulled by a donkey, with baskets of fish in the cart with her. The woman pictured is actually…

Fish samples tipped into baskets for Fish market.
North Pier Shelter, Newlyn

Situated near the Pier