Fishermen Collection

Fishing vessels putting to sea, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1909
The Mevagissey fishing fleet putting to sea at high tide. Long oars are being used to manoeuvre the vessels out of the sheltered harbour to enable their sails to catch the wind

Fishing boat at Mullion Cove, Mullion, Cornwall. Around 1890s
Fishing boat PZ (?)24 (registered in Penzance) being dragged ashore by two men. Photographer: Unknown

Fishing boats, Polperro, Cornwall. Possibly 1940s
Polperro Harbour with fishing boats: FY185, FY20, FY30, FY52 and possibly FY12. Houses can be seen extending up the hillside/cliffside. Photographer: Unknown

Fishing boats, Penzance, Cornwall. Around 1900
A hand coloured slide of several luggers leaving Penzance with sails hoisted, probably in the early morning. Hand coloured slide by W.C. Hughes, Brewster House, London. Photographer: Unknown

Fishing boats, Mounts Bay, Penzance, Cornwall. Undated
Mounts Bay fishing boats setting sail in calm water. Hand coloured slide to give the impression of night. Photographer: Gibson

Pilchard seining, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Panoramic view of pilchards being gathered by the seining method and then tucked into nets off Porthminster. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton

Sloop Inn, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904
Buying fish on the quayside opposite the Sloop Inn. Photographer: John Charles Burrow

Inner harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1909
The inner harbour with men unloading nets from fishing boats onto the quayside. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Fishing boats, East Looe Quay, Looe, Cornwall. Around 1890
A group of fishing boats at East Looe quay looking upriver to the Looe bridge on the West Looe side. Photographer: Surgeon Captain John Campbell

Fishing boat at sea under sail, Cornwall. Around 1900
PZ 207, the class A lugger Fiona (registered in Penzance), at sea under sail with at least two men on board and a man in a dinghy astern

East Looe fishmarket, Looe, Cornwall. Around 1920s
A view inside East Looe fishmarket, showing men inspecting piles of fish. Similar to TRURI : LOOqs.15b. Photographer: S.C. Fox

Fishing boats at sea, St Ives, Cornwall. 1903
Fishing boats under full sail outside the harbour entrance. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Lands End, Cornwall. 1903
Armed Knight and Longships from Lands End. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Pilchard seining, Porthminister, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Panoramic view of pilchard seine boats in the bay with fishermen and tourists on Porthminister beach. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton

St Buryan, Cornwall. 1900
Penberth Cove with capstan, looking landwards at St Buryan, Cornwall. Photographer: Unknown

The North Pier, Newquay, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Two men holding a giant ray on the North Pier. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall. 1898
A view of boats in the harbour including the Sunbeam, Old Sam and Lady Annie. In the foreground men can be seen loading sacks into a rowing boat. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Seine fishing, Sennen Cove, Cornwall. 31st August 1906
The fishermen are tucking the pilchard seine nets. Photographer: Unknown

Foreshore, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Fishing fleet and open boats seen from the foreshore. Photographer: Probably Herbert Hughes

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