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Portrait of young child wearing white lace dress
Portrait of young child wearing white lace dress
Lady of the Isles entering Penzance harbour in a storm.
Built by Harvey's of Hayle in 1875 for West Cornwall Steamship Co. Worked between Scilly and Penzance and also on pleasure cruises. It was on one of those cruises that she ran aground in Lamorna harbour after grazing a reef. Refloated and repaired…
The Great Storm Penzance
The Great Storm Penzance Promenade
Old Harbour road in Penzance
This view across the Abbey Basin shows the Abbey Slip on top right. This was prior to the present road layout and the bridge by the current dry dock.
HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship launched in 1913. She served in the First World War and in numerous operations in the Second World War, earning the most battle honours of any Royal Navy ship. She ran aground on her way to be…
Ships
Coasters or Fishing boats
St Mary's Chapel Penzance
St Mary's Chapel Penzance July 25th 1832
The Old Market house Penzance
The Old Market House Penzance which was taken down in 1836.
Penzance
View of Penzance
Market Cross Penzance
Market Cross Penzance
Hic procumbunt corpora piorum
Hic procumbunt corpora piorum
Storm Damage
Storm Damage to Newlyn Road
Family group Portrait
Family Group Adults and Children
Two Men standing
Two Men standing ,talking
A woman and a man walk side by side in the street, the woman pushes a pram. This is a slice of the full image.
A typed caption accompanies this image:
"I believe that all reforming action in law and education would break down in front of the fact that long before the age at which a man can earn a position in society, Nature has determined women's destiny…
"I believe that all reforming action in law and education would break down in front of the fact that long before the age at which a man can earn a position in society, Nature has determined women's destiny…
A crowd of men surround an old woman (Aggie) who is preaching. The men are laughing and pretending to kiss her.
A caption reads:
'Erin Pizzy writes about the men who need protection.'
'Erin Pizzy writes about the men who need protection.'
In a dark room a man lies down while a woman sits and sews.
A typed caption reads:
'The woman essentially serves the man in exchange for care and protection' Sheila Rowbotham
On the back of the print written by Serena Wadham:
'Ted Child and Wendy'
'The woman essentially serves the man in exchange for care and protection' Sheila Rowbotham
On the back of the print written by Serena Wadham:
'Ted Child and Wendy'
Two images mounted together, one shows a sculpture ('The Young Lovers') by George Ehrich, and the other of a couple embracing in a parody of the sculpture. The man in the image is Sid Rawle, leader of the Squatters' movement in the 1970s.
On the back of the print written by Serena Wadham:
'Sid Rawle +', the print has been cut down so the woman is un-named.
'Sid Rawle +', the print has been cut down so the woman is un-named.
An image of a young girl in the street carrying a toddler.
The'caption' is a photograph of some graffiti.
The graffiti reads:
'Put the mental idiot married women and girls on the dance floor so we can f**k them free as we dance or give them a lift and bump them off'
'Put the mental idiot married women and girls on the dance floor so we can f**k them free as we dance or give them a lift and bump them off'