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River Scene

River Scene, possibly near Dulverton

River Scene

River Scene, possibly the River Marle nr Dulverton

River running by a Hamlet

"On July 27th 1879, the 1,172 ton grow iron barque River Lune of Liverpool, in ballast from Lorient to Ardrossen in Scotland. The vessel was built in 1868, owned by John Hargrove of Chapel Street, Liverpool.

The barque was then to run ashore on…

River Fal, Falmouth reproduced, Lithograph in a commercial album; The Album of Cornwall Views. Published by Charles, Reynolds & Co. 26 and 27 Milk Street, London, E.C. c1890.

River Fal below King Harry Ferry

River Fal

Overview.
With a hand written message in ink to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Exeter

River bank contemplation

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

Staff photograph, possibly on an outing, as all are in casual clothes. They are posing in front of the Ritz cinema and a bus. Nora Trehair, the assistant manageress, is sitting in the centre, with a white-collared dress and a flower buttonhole.

Group photograph of Ritz Cinema staff outside the cinema in Queen Street, Penzance, possibly on a staff outing, as no-one is dressed in uniform. The following have been identified:
Back row - 3rd from left is Archibald Quilter, manager.
Middle row…

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…

Window display promoting the film "The Guinea Pig" starring Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim. A cut-out of Sheila Sim is seen using a vacuum cleaner and the notice board on the bottom right reads "Guinea pigs are used for experiment says Sheila…

Foyer display promoting the film "The Greatest Show on Earth" starring Betty Hutton and Cornel Wilde. The image includes the whole foyer showing the position of the box office counter and the stairs to the auditorium.

Floral Display in the foyer of the Ritz Cinema promoting the film "Spring in Park Lane" starring Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding. The display was by W Avis & Son, of Market Jew Street, Penzance. The image is stamped on the reverse by Richards…