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Fishing Collection: Mounts Bay fishing boat, Cornwall. Late 1800s / early 1900s

Mounts Bay fishing boat, Cornwall. Late 1800s / early 1900s
A view of a pilchard boat under full sail in Mounts Bay. Three fishermen can be seen at work. The lugger bears the registration 457.PZ which, according to the Newlyn Archive (2014)

Fishing Collection: Dinghy with fisherman and lobster pots, Cornwall. Around 1900

Dinghy with fisherman and lobster pots, Cornwall. Around 1900
Small boat coming ashore at an unknown location. A craft with lug sail and other boats are moored in the background. Photographer: Unknown

Fishing Collection: Tucking Pilchards at Cadgwith, Cornwall. Late 1800s

Tucking Pilchards at Cadgwith, Cornwall. Late 1800s
Cadgwith harbour with fishermen, fishing boats and a tucking net full of pilchards. Photographer: Unknown

Fishing Collection: Porthleven, Cornwall. 1914-1918

Porthleven, Cornwall. 1914-1918
Porthleven fishermen in their boat by Newlyn Harbour wall. All aged over 70, they returned to fishing during the manpower shortage in the First World War. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Fishing Collection: Fishing boat off Porthleven, Cornwall. Undated, probably early 1900s

Fishing boat off Porthleven, Cornwall. Undated, probably early 1900s
The Penzance registered Porthleven fishing boat, PZ57 Hetty May, under sail off Porthleven with several fishermen on board. Another fishing boat can be seen in the distance. Photographer: Unknown

Fishing Collection: Mending Nets, West Cornwall Fisheries Exhibition, Penzance, Cornwall

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

Fishing Collection: The Fleet in Port, Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall. Around 1900

The Fleet in Port, Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall. Around 1900
Fishing boats in Newlyn Harbour including boats with registrations PZ498, PZ214, PZ192, 100PZ, PZ422, 185PZ, 301PZ, 521PZ, 397PZ, 61PZ (registered in Penzance)

Fishing Collection: Fishing boat at Mullion Cove, Mullion, Cornwall. Around 1890s

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 Collection: Fishing boat in a cove, probably Polperro, Cornwall. Around 1900

Fishing boat in a cove, probably Polperro, Cornwall. Around 1900
Lobster pots can be seen in the water. The boat is thought to have the registration FY168 (registered in Fowey). Photographer: Unknown

Fishing Collection: Fishing boat at sea under sail, Cornwall. Around 1900

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

Fishing Collection: St Michaels Mount, Mounts Bay, Cornwall. Late 1890s

St Michaels Mount, Mounts Bay, Cornwall. Late 1890s
A number of fishing boats with sails in Mounts Bay with a view of St Michaels Mount in the background. Some of the fishing boats are registered PH (Plymouth)

Fishing Collection: Fishing boats, Penzance, Cornwall. Around 1900

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 Collection: Fishing boat, probably off Porthleven, Cornwall. Undated, possibly early 1900s

Fishing boat, probably off Porthleven, Cornwall. Undated, possibly early 1900s
A Penzance registered fishing boat, PZ270, in full sail, probably off Porthleven. Photographer: Unknown

Fishing Collection: Fishing boats, Polperro, Cornwall. Possibly 1940s

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 Collection: Fishermen, Probably near Turnaware, Philleigh, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Fishermen, Probably near Turnaware, Philleigh, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Three fishermen hauling in nets to a rowing boat on the banks of the River Fal, probably near Turnaware. Photographer: Unknown

Fishing Collection: Fishing boats, Mounts Bay, Penzance, Cornwall. Undated

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

Fishing Collection: Fishing fleet in the Hayle Estuary, Lelant, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Fishing fleet in the Hayle Estuary, Lelant, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View of the fishing fleet, under full sail, leaving the Hayle Estuary at high tide. Some vessels are using their large oars or sweeps to move the boat away from the shore to catch the wind

Fishing Collection: Fishing fleet leaving St Ives, Lelant, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Fishing fleet leaving St Ives, Lelant, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View of the fishing fleet leaving St Ives harbour. Some vessels are using their large oars or sweeps to move the boat away from the shore to catch the wind

Fishing Collection: Two fishermen standing in their boat offshore, Porthgwarra, Cornwall. 1898

Two fishermen standing in their boat offshore, Porthgwarra, Cornwall. 1898
Two fishermen in their boat, 255PZ, with a sail up. Other boats, including 261PZ, 420PZ, 494PZ, 540PZ, 546PZ, 606PZ, are chained together in the sea. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Fishing Collection: Sennen Cove, Cornwall. 1903

Sennen Cove, Cornwall. 1903
Cove with boats, fishermen and lobster pots. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Fishing Collection: Portscatho harbour, Gerrans, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Portscatho harbour, Gerrans, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of the harbour taken from the harbour wall at low tide. A number of small boats are drawn up on the slipway and a mixture of large and small fishing boats lie on the harbour beach

Fishing Collection: The Harbour, Cadgwith, Cornwall. 1908

The Harbour, Cadgwith, Cornwall. 1908
A group of boats at the tideline. The following registration numbers are visible, FH40, FH47, FH55, showing these boats are registered for Falmouth Harbour. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Fishing Collection: Coverack harbour, Coverack, St Keverne, Cornwall. Late 1800s

Coverack harbour, Coverack, St Keverne, Cornwall. Late 1800s
The harbour at low tide with a two masted schooner alongside the harbour wall. Photographer: Unknown

Fishing Collection: Fishing boats in Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Fishing boats in Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A group of fishing boats in the harbour including PZ 104, PZ 110 and PZ 131. Hand coloured glass lantern slide produced by William Charles Hughes, London

Fishing Collection: The Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 1898

The Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 1898
A Two masted lugger PZ 207under sail entering Newlyn harbour. Five crew members are visible on the deck. Another lugger hidden by the sail also enters the harbour ahead of PZ 207

Fishing Collection: Inner harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. Around 1920

Inner harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. Around 1920
The inner harbour at Mevagissey looking towards the town with a large number of fishing vessels moored in the harbour, including FY6 PETREL, FY49 and FY118. A car stands on the jetty near the town

Fishing Collection: Inner harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Inner harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The boat yard corner of the inner harbour at low tide with a large number of fishing boats including FY386 ZONA and FY145

Fishing Collection: Fishing vessels putting to sea, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1909

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 Collection: The Harbour, Mousehole, Cornwall. 1890

The Harbour, Mousehole, Cornwall. 1890
View of the harbour at low tide with a group of fishing boats. In the foreground on the quay, a man and woman sit on an upturned rowing boat

Fishing Collection: Inner harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1909

Inner harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1909
The northern side of the inner harbour with the tide out. Three men stand around a rowing boat and two boys stand in front of a grounded fishing boat (number FY108?) on which a man is working

Fishing Collection: Fishing boats, East Looe Quay, Looe, Cornwall. Around 1890

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 Collection: Porthleven, Cornwall. Around 1930s

Porthleven, Cornwall. Around 1930s
Inner harbour with crab pots on harbour wall in foreground. Boats PZ105 and PZ500 are pictured. Photographer: Unknown

Fishing Collection: Padstow, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Padstow, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Fishing boat entering harbour. Photographer: Thomas Henry Williams

Fishing Collection: St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s

St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Seine boat Rechabite with seine being drawn in at Porthminster in the early 1900s. A seine is a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water with its bottom edge held down by weights

Fishing Collection: Harbour crowded with fishing boats, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Harbour crowded with fishing boats, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View of the harbour crowded with fishing boats from Smeatons Pier. Fleet includes the SS 513, SS 636 and 65 SS. Photographer: Possibly Arthur William Jordan

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