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Christmas at Pengarth, situated in Morrab Gardens, Penzance. The photo shows a visiting choir, with local dignitaries including the Mayor seated in the front row

Switchboard Exams taking place at the Telephone Exchange 1969. Note the Christmas decorations .

Unusual type of engine, in a rural setting

Interior of Vanity Fayre Salon, situated at lower Market Jew Street, Penzance. The window overlooks the harbour car park and the Sailing Club.

The car registration is ARL990

Fishing vessel PZ87, Rosebud moored up just in front of the Harbour Offices at North Pier, Newlyn.

Building seen is the Custom House.

Rosebud, a coastal lugger with a mizzen, is the vessel that took the historical petition concerning housing…

Fishing vessels including; LT643, 'Welland' and LT1021, 'Sarepta' moored in Newlyn.

The Welland was a Steel Screw Steamer built by Henry Reynolds & Co. of Oulten Broad in 1906.

A fishing vessel drifter of 82ft long and 18 ft broad and a depth…

Photograph taken inside the Vanity Fayre Salon, situated at lower Market Jew Street. It shows two employees and one customer. Boats can be seen on the peir through the window.

Two employees and a customer inside Vanity Fayre Salon, situated at lower Market Jew Street.

Employee at the Vanity Fayre Salon showing a customer a wig, with other wigs displayed on the wall.

A custom being shown a wig by an employee of the salon. Other wigs are displayed on the wall.

The interior of the salon. An employee is doing the hair of another (they are wearing the same uniform) while another lady sits beside her.

A large group of people gathered for a meal at an unknown location.

A group of men, believed to be pigeon fanciers, at a dinner where trophies are displayed on the table.

Newlyn South Pier Lighthouse originally constructed in 1887. The present pier was extended in 1914/1915 by 28 meters. The new Lighthouse was erected at the tip of the new structure.

Porthleven Harbour

Lake with small Fountain