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Lamorna was aged 84 at the time.

The larger picture is probably The Mersey, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1929.

Penzance County School for Boys 1935

Due to the size of the image, zooming in will result in pixelation.
You can visit the library on Thursday from 10:00 - 12:00 and request to see the full quality Tiff image.

A photograph showing the Coombe at Newlyn totally flooded during the 1894 floods.
Gibson Penzance appears in the bottom left hand corner

Photograph showing the aftermath of the flooding at Newlyn in 1894. The bridge across to St. Peter's Church has been partially destroyed and the photograph shows people standing on a replacement temporary bridge.
The name Gibson and Penzance is…

Middle-aged woman dressed in a suit

Middle aged woman, dressed in suit

Two photographs are shown on this page.
The first is of the Lizard Lighthouse, showing the two lanterns which were present at the time.
The second shows water cascading down a cliff face onto sand at an unknown location.

One boat has a St Ives registration number

The top photograph is of eight people having tea/a picnic outdoors.
The bottom photograph shows labourers working in a field at harvest time.

Six photographs taken at unknown locations.
Top two photographs are of an unidentified house surrounded by trees.
Middle two photographs of a large group of people in two horse drawn carriages.
Bottom two photographs show two children in a country…

Postcard with four mini photographs described with calligraphic text, with hand-drawn graphics in the background.
Centre photo: H.M. King George V;
Upper left photo Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert;
Upper right photo: St Michaels Mount; and…