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A postcard sent from Maud Pender to Freddie Phillips postmarked 1906.

On the back is written:

Wednesday
Thank you so much for the pretty P.C.
Sorry I haven't sent one before, but really forgot
Hope you are well
Love from
Maud Pender

A postcard to Lottie Phillips from Fred postmarked January 20th 1909.

On the back is written:

Dear Lottie
Just a line or so my love hope you will like this P.P.C &
glad you are well dear as it leaves me much better at present
Well the…

Two Wedding Cars outside the Ritz Cinema promoting the film "June Bride" starring Bette Davis. A man wearing a sandwich board is standing on the left. The film was released in 1949 and was at the cinema the week beginning 6th June. The image is…

People gathered at the Stamps, Lower Quarter, Ludgvan.

Three Penzance Laundry Vans outside the Ritz Cinema, Queen Street, Penzance. They have posters pasted on their sides promoting the film "Elizabeth Of Ladymead" released in 1948. See also M.3156

People gathered in Chapel Square, Ludgvan. Everyone is smartly dressed and gathered around a horse and cart. The back of the photograph says Fish seller at Chapel Square Ludgvan.

Three Penzance Laundry vans outside the Ritz, Queen Street, Penzance. They have posters pasted on their sides promoting the film "Elizabeth Of Ladymead" starring Anna Neale, which was released in 1948.

Eleven men, believed to be managers of cinemas in Cornwall. In the front row are, 2nd left Mr Prodgers, area manager, far right Archibald Quilter, manager of the Ritz, Penzance. Mr Quiilter retired in 1964. Stamped on the reverse by Richards…

This is a cutting from a newspaper.

Two women and a man at the Holy Well at Madron, photographed in 1912

The actor centre stage is Benjamin
Luxon.

Annotated on reverse in handwriting, " One of the original "Minors" Miss Sheila Marks being presented with a 4lb box of chocolates by the Mayor of Penzance Mr R.C. Matthews at the ABC Minors 14th Birthday celebration." Also in the photograph are…

The Pavilion theatre on the promenade.

Female workers at the West Cornwall Laundry. This was a commercial laundry located near the Humphry Davy statue, operating from 1901 as the West Cornwall Steam Laundry and later renamed the Penzance Sanitary Steam Laundry. The laundry baskets are…

Man in centre holding a metal tea-set on a tray. Amongst the men looking on is Archibald Quilter (wearing glasses), manager of the Ritz Cinema, Queen Street, Penzance.

The principal actor in the centre is Eric Francis.

Many women all wearing satin ball gowns.