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Men with tractor, rescuing a lorry from a field & two dogs

5cm lens

written on the print "JULIA LANGTON" "D76"
2 sheets, 1 with 6 strips, 1 with 5 strips.
All shots of Julia Langton some with cat.

Various portrait shots of Julia Langton .
D76 the developer used for the film.

Written on the print "JULIA LANGTON".Headshots and full body shots of J L some with dog, some yoga poses in leotard.

"Test for Leningrad Leant 35mm lens.
Victoria August Bank Holiday near Coach Station.
Poodle and luggage."

Written on the print "promicrol/Tri.X Exposure & dev. tests" "N(198)(23-26)&N(199)"
self- and other portraits, street views.

0113
"teenagers, August Bank Holiday, Victoria
Leant Leningrad 35mm lens"
0114
"kittens ...animals
Leant Leningrad

written on the print "Tests of 85mm lens Victoria. Victoria IV. N201/200 (bottom last 3)"
Random shots of individuals and pigeons around Victoria

Page of photographs of Ritz Cinema staff, including Archibald Quilter, (manager) and Dudley Savage, (organist)
plus photographs of three usherettes and a doorman. A photograph at the bottom shows a huge queue of people waiting to see "The African…

Dudley Savage (1920-2008) was a well-known organist. He was born in Gulval and became one of the youngest cinema organists the 1930s, playing at the Ritz, Penzance before moving to Plymouth in the late 1930s. The 1936 Compton Electron organ was the…

Archibald Durrant Quilter (1899 - 1986) was the manager of the Ritz for over 25 years during the heyday of the cinema. Throughout that time the cinema changed from a successful and bustling venue, before being taken over by Mecca Ltd. After Mr…

Mr Quilter was the manager of the Ritz Cinema, Penzance for over 25 years. This image would be towards the end of his career in the early 1960s.
See also M.3104 for additional information.

The PZ Gallery, Coinage Street, Penzance, was housed in the former Taylors Garage. Built in 1938 the art deco building was demolished in 2025 to make way for a housing development. Charlie Roff (1952-2017) an internationally renowned photographer…

Smartly dressed usherettes from the Ritz Cinema, Penzance. Left to right: Rosie Cottrell, Marjorie Blewett and Laura (Nicholls?)

Doorman from the Ritz Cinema, Penzance, in his uniform, walking up Market Jew Street. Woolworth's can be seen in the background across the road.

Large queue for "The African Queen" at the Ritz Cinema, Penzance, which was released in 1951.

The Art Deco Yacht Inn, Green Street, was built in 1936 and designed by Colin Minors Drewitt. See the former Yacht Inn: BUILD 7HG 090