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Young woman leading a conga dance line at a Tesco Concert Party held for 'Senior Patrons'.
Images M.3060 - M.3066.

Close-up of central section and men working in the shuttering area. The image is annotated "View of footbridge & crest block construction 4-1-61"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

Man compering the Tesco Concert Party, held (as seen on sign behind him) for the supermarket's 'Senior Patrons'.
See M.3060 - M.3066.

View looking straight along the valley to the nearly finished dam. Silhouettes of a few men can be seen on the scaffolding. The image is annotated "View from upstream of dam 4-1-61"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

A man playing a piano accordion at a Tesco supermarket Concert Party. Year unknown.
See also M. 3061 - M. 3066.

General view of the dam across the fields. Building work nearing completion, just shuttering on central part. The image is annotated "View from bank looking upstream 4-1-61"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

General view across the valley of Drift Dam nearing completion. Although this is annotated "Upstream view from left bank 1-12-60" it is from the same direction as DD.103, which is described as being downstream. The ground is dry below the dam.
It is…

Close-up view of centre area of dam featuring shuttering at top. It is annotated "View of footbridge shuttering from downstream of spillway 1-12-60"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

He is wearing the Penwith District Council Chairman's chain of office,

Alan Harvey was a member of Penwith District Council from 1974, and Mayor of St Ives in 1977.

View of the dam nearing completion, shuttering to the top and around tower, water at base to the right. The image is annotated "View of upstream side of overflow section 1-12-60"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View of the dam nearing completion. Two men in the middle foreground working on some shuttering. The image is annotated "View of dam from tailbay 1-12-60"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

A gathering outside the Seaman's Mission Newlyn listening to a speech.

Crowd includes children and adults with the flags of Saint Piran and the Union Jack on the wall of the RNMDS, Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen.

Man with pipe and stick and man with fishing nets, Newlyn.

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

Cornwall Schoolboys Cricket Team v Devon 1956
Tommy Matthews, 4th left back row; Keith Holman, 6th left back row; Kenny Hosking, 1st left front row and D. Osborne, 2nd left front row were Penzance County Grammar School boys.

Packing fish into baskets, Newlyn.

Fish preparation with seagulls on Newlyn harbour wall.

The photograph is annotated Penzance 1952