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Knill Monument, St Ives, Cornwall. 1901 or 1906
Panoramic view of crowds at the " Knill Ceremony" overlooking Carbis Bay, St Ives, probably 1901 or 1906. John Knill was born in Callington on 1st January 1733

Mending Nets, West Cornwall Fisheries Exhibition, Penzance, Cornwall. 29th August to 9th September 1884
A posed group of eight women wearing traditional costumes and carrying out tasks associated with the fishing industry. The handwritten caption underneath reads Costumes of Fish Women at Penzance

Gill family, Comprigney House, Truro, Cornwall. Before 1916
A group of three women from the Gill family seated on a deckchair and a bench in the garden of Comprigney House. The woman on the left, holding the flowers, is Major Arthur William Gills mother, Ada

Naming ceremony of Mullions first lifeboat, the Daniel J. Draper, Penzance, Cornwall. 10th September 1867
Launched on 10th September 1867 at Penzance, the boat was a gift from mostly Cornish Wesleyan Methodists in memory of the Reverend Daniel James Draper who perished in the tragic wreck of the SS

Carnival Queen Group, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1990
The Fowey Carnival Queen Group are crowned by musician Peter Skellern, who had a home nearby. Carnival Queen is Lara Leach with Attendants Emma Dooley (left) and Samantha Wood (right)

Knill Monument, St Ives, Cornwall. About 1920
The " Knill Ceremony", showing little girls standing at the base of the monument together with an old lady. John Knill was born in Callington on 1st January 1733

New Road, Falmouth, Cornwall. Possibly 1911
Watching the fleet from the New Road, Falmouth. Photographer: Arthur Philp

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