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SCAPE.PC.073.tif
A romantic Moonlight scene of Mount's Bay Luggers off Penzance with St. Michael's Mount in the background.
With a hand written message in ink to the reverse of the card to a recipient in Redruth

JDC 421.tif
This is a frequent scene - fishermen, pilchards and nets draped over two oars for ease of handling. Two older men may have come down to help (...just a thought) other luggers in the distance. Just visible appears to be the lighthouse on the end of a…

FISH 12PG 066.TIF
Unmeshing mackerel, pilchards and herring at Newlyn

FISH 12HG 020.tif
Named Lyonnesse on Card Index, Mrs Johns nee Pender says not so!

FISH 12PG 072.TIF
This is PZ123 Mayon Castle. Skipper, Dicky Worth.
In the 1930's there was such a glut of fish catches many were thrown back into the Harbour.

FISH 12PG 084.TIF
The boat with the men working is PZ 12 , the 'Goodwill'.
PZ 47 is 'Forget me not'

FISH 12HG 026.tif
A Seine Net was slung between two boats every Fisherman had a share in the Seine Net so each had a share in the Catch

BUILD 7OF 406A.tif
Torrey Canyon helpers were accommodated in the Fishermen's Mission.

M.281.tif
Unloading catches of fish Horses & Carts J 13 (see J 2).
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