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Levant mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 1890sA group of boys in front of a of set of 32 visible Cornish stamps heads which are being driven by a rotative beam engine. There would have probably been 64 heads in complete set
Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 1894Interior of dry. Miners clothes hang up to dry on the walls and on racks above the heated pipes. Note the wooden boxes with lids secured with padlocks that seemed to serve as a locker and seat
Milkmaid, Restormel Manor House, Lanlivery, Cornwall. 1914-1918Dorothy Hoskin, a milkmaid carrying a yoke with two milk pails, during the First World War. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Member of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. Around 1917Member of the Womens Land Army, identified as Ms. Cousens, pictured with milking pail and stool. The womans uniform consists of boots, gaiters, felt hats and pale fabric overalls
Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 11th (?) July, 1894Group of 29 miners posed underground at the 278 fathom level. The majority of the miners are wearing felt hats, either with the brim intact or with the brim removed
Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Early 1900sGroup of fourteen mining men, including Major Dick White in a bowler hat, outside the Count House. Major Dick White is probably the man seated on the right and holding a walking cane
Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 1896View of the Stamps engine house and a launder supplying water to a waterwheel. Photographer: Unknown
Three men building a Cornish Mow. 1900Three men building a Cornish Mow (rick) in a field overlooking a Cornish estuary while the dog takes it easy. Probably on Rock side of the Camel estuary looking across the Camel river to the railway
Women picking daffodils, River Fal, Cornwall. Around 1920sFive women picking daffodils, standing with bunches. Probably on the River Fal, with a laid-up ship on the water in the background. Photographer: Unknown
A street scene in Flushing, Cornwall. Early 1900sA street scene in Flushing. People stand on the pavements to watch the photographer. A shop on the right is festooned with advertisements of the day. Photographer: Arthur Philp
Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 1919Crowd near skip shaft after the Levant Mining disaster, 21 October 1919. 31 men were killed by the collapse of the man engine in the shaft. The copper crushing house may be seen in the background
Fowey harbour, Cornwall. 1914A view from Fowey Town Quay looking across the harbour to Bodinnick. The SS Alexy is moored just below Bodinnick. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
King Harry Passage, Feock, Cornwall. Before 1888King Harry Ferry, before the introduction of the steam driven chain ferry in 1888. The ferry is on the Trelissick side of the river
Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 1919The man-engine shaft at Levant Mine, pictured after the disaster on 21st October 1919 in which 31 miners were killed. A first aid box can be seen in the top right of the image
The Cornish Express motor bus, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 14th May 1903The Cornish Express outside the Commercial Hotel in St Just in Penwith
Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 1890sGroup of miners working under the sea at Levant mine, sinking a winze or sub shaft. Probably Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Portscatho harbour, Gerrans, Cornwall. 1901Portscatho harbour and residents, looking outwards towards the sea. In this photograph, the harbours breakwater is visible. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Clay jetty at Fowey Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of the clay jetty showing the Great Western Railway clay wagons ready to load with the SS Hero being loaded. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Around 1920View looking up the cliff at the retaining wall in front of the pumping engine house (left) and the winding engine house (right). Stack cut down implies probably around 1920. Photographer: Unknown
Women on the back of a coach, Perranporth, Cornwall. 1923Women on the back of an R. Mitchell coach in a garage at Perranporth. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Harmony Cottage, Blowing House, Trevellas, near St Agnes, Cornwall. 1920sSometimes referred to as Harmony Cot, this house was the birth place of the painter John Opie, in 1761. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots
Grampound Show, Grampound, Cornwall. 7th May 1914A horse and rider taking a fall over a Cornish hedge whilst competing in the point to point. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Picking potatoes, Redruth, Cornwall. Early 1900sA group of men and women picking potatoes in a field by an engine house. There is no associated mining gear such as head gear or stamps. Photographer: Unknown
Women on a caravan, Cornwall. Around 1920sThree women on the back of a caravan with the St Agnes to Truro horse bus visible in the background. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Cycling at Ponsanooth, Cornwall. 1902Two men and their bicycles at Ponsanooth. Photographer: Unknown
Grounded biplane, Cornwall. 1924Close up view of a biplane grounded with the pilot and passengers. Aircraft registered G-EA--? Possibly Captain Holmes. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
The ferry, Flushing, Cornwall. Around 1910A ferry departing from Flushing taking its passengers through a stretch of water crowded with small boats. The village waterfront is visible in the background. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
A street scene in Flushing, Cornwall. Early 1900sA street in Flushing and its residents, mostly children, watching their picture being taken. A shop is visible on the right. Photographer: Arthur Philp
Doorway, Fowey, Cornwall. Early 1900sA young girl, sitting on steps, by an open doorway, with houses beyond. A notice on the wall above her shows the location of the Fowey branch of The Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners Royal Benevolent
Loe Pool, Helston, Cornwall. 1920sA 64 gun frigate was wrecked here in 1782. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill
King Harry Ferry, Feock, Cornwall. After 1888King Harry Ferry, on the Trelissick side of the river. The steam driven chain ferry was introduced in 1888. Advertising panels on the ferry are for John Julian & Co
Members of the First World War Womens Land Army, First World War. Tregavethan Farm, Truro, Cornwall. 6th June 1918Four members of the Womens Land Army preparing straw for thatching on hay rick, probably at Tregavethan Farm, a Womens Land Army training centre. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Pill Creek, Feock, Cornwall. 8th July 1912John Charles Burrow and his party landing at the slipway on the north side of Pill Creek. The launch is called L Oiseau Blesse. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Crackington Haven, St Gennys, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of houses on hill at Crackington Haven, with wooden bridge in foreground. Photographer: Unknown
Trenance Gardens, Newquay, Cornwall. Around 1925The viaduct can be clearly seen. Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, was well known in Cornwall and elsewhere during the 1920s
Members of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. Autumn 1917Three members of the Womens Land Army picking apples, each using tall ladders. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Loading clay into a schooner at Fowey Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sGreat Western clay wagon at the end of the jetty, ready to unload. On the river in the background, the steamer SS Ardoyne of Aberdeen, built in 1912 at Sunderland
Horse and cart in Boscawen Street, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1910A horse and cart loaded with sacks in Boscawen Street, Truro, outside the Red Lion Hotel. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Lady riding side-saddle, Newquay, Cornwall. Early 1900sLady riding side-saddle, with the Headland Hotel, Newquay in the background. Photographer: Samuel John Govier
Pony and trap, Tremorvah Lodge, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900sA pony and trap with James Brown, butcher of 11 Newbridge Street, Truro. Taken at the entrance to Tremorvah Lodge. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
A horse and cart in Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900sA horse and cart with the driver. The cart is marked H. Growdon, carrier, Truro. Photographer: Arthur Philp
Red Cross nurses, Tregye, Feock, Cornwall. 24th April 1914Cornwall Red Cross nurses and men at Tregye, under inspection. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Airship over Truro, Cornwall. 1916Airship visible over the Truro area. Photographer: Unknown
Tresillian Bridge, Tresillian, Cornwall. Around 1925Tresillian Bridge from the east River Fal bank on the Tregothnan estate at high tide. Tresillian Bridge was the site of the surrender of the defeated Hopton forces (Royalist troops of King Charles)
Harveys Foundry, Hayle, Cornwall. Late 1800sA horizontal engine in the workshop
Vessels at Polruan, Lanteglos by Fowey, Cornwall. 1904A view of vessels moored at Polruan, seen from across the river from Hall Walk. The SS Antelope is in the foreground, with people embarking in rowing boats
Unidentified soccer team, Cornwall. Around 1900Photograph possibly taken at Truro College Football Club. Photographer: Unknown
Wicca Pool, Zennor, Cornwall. 1903" W.T." (William Thomas?) setting up a camera and tripod on the cliff near Wicca Pool, Zennor. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
