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Cornish Collection (page 14)

Background imageCornish Collection: Woman on beach with driftwood

Woman on beach with driftwood -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imageCornish Collection: Tintagel Castle, Barras Head, Cornwall, England

Tintagel Castle, Barras Head, Cornwall, England Date: circa 1910

Background imageCornish Collection: Bude, Cornwall - The Lock and Canal

Bude, Cornwall - The Lock and Canal Date: 1929

Background imageCornish Collection: Boats at rest on a Cornish beach

Boats at rest on a Cornish beach -- one of a great series of Cornish studies. 1954

Background imageCornish Collection: Trying to drive a car off St Ives beach

Trying to drive a car off St Ives beach
People trying to drive a car off St Ives beach. circa 1950

Background imageCornish Collection: Woman sunbathing on the rocks in Cornwall

Woman sunbathing on the rocks in Cornwall. circa 1950

Background imageCornish Collection: Cobbled path in St Ives, Cornwall

Cobbled path in St Ives, Cornwall
Close-up of a cobbled path in St Ives, Cornwall. circa 1946

Background imageCornish Collection: The harbour viewed from the Wharf, St Ives, Cornwall

The harbour viewed from the Wharf, St Ives, Cornwall, with fishing boats -- one of a great series of studies of the town. 1954

Background imageCornish Collection: Ready Money Cove, Fowey, Cornwall

Ready Money Cove, Fowey, Cornwall
Ready Money Cove, Fowey, south-east Cornwall, with a tennis court in the foreground. Date: circa 1920

Background imageCornish Collection: Five views of Penzance, Cornwall

Five views of Penzance, Cornwall
Five views of Penzance, west Cornwall -- St Michaels Mount, Kynance Cove, Lands End, Market in Jew Street, view from Newlyn. Date: circa 1920

Background imageCornish Collection: Central Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall

Central Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall
Central Promenade, Penzance, west Cornwall. Date: circa 1930

Background imageCornish Collection: View of Kingsand from the sea, Cornwall

View of Kingsand from the sea, Cornwall
View of the village of Kingsand from the sea, south-east Cornwall. Date: circa 1930

Background imageCornish Collection: First and last postbox, Lands End, Cornwall

First and last postbox, Lands End, Cornwall, with Longships Lighthouse in the distance. Date: 1940s

Background imageCornish Collection: The Double Harbour of Mevagissy, Cornwall - Fishing Boats

The Double Harbour of Mevagissy, Cornwall - Fishing Boats Date: 1939

Background imageCornish Collection: Studio portrait, dog on a pedestal

Studio portrait, dog on a pedestal. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCornish Collection: Cornish coastal scene - Re-painting fishing boats

Cornish coastal scene - Re-painting fishing boats - " Touching her up". Date: circa 1904

Background imageCornish Collection: Studio portrait, man with his dogs

Studio portrait, man with his dogs
Studio portrait, man with his spaniel dogs. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCornish Collection: Studio portrait, two spaniel dogs

Studio portrait, two spaniel dogs. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCornish Collection: The Seven Stones Lightship

The Seven Stones Lightship

Background imageCornish Collection: Lighthouse Keeper - Pendeen

Lighthouse Keeper - Pendeen

Background imageCornish Collection: Longships Lighthouse from Trinity House Service Helicopter

Longships Lighthouse from Trinity House Service Helicopter

Background imageCornish Collection: Sunset over Longships Lighthouse

Sunset over Longships Lighthouse

Background imageCornish Collection: Trinity House Service Helicopter of Sennen

Trinity House Service Helicopter of Sennen

Background imageCornish Collection: Longships Lighthouse - off Lands End, Cornwall

Longships Lighthouse - off Lands End, Cornwall - close-up view taken from a helicopter. Date: circa 1980

Background imageCornish Collection: Cornwall / Mounts Bay 1909

Cornwall / Mounts Bay 1909
Cornish scenery: Mounts Bay Date: 1909

Background imageCornish Collection: Mining for Tin / Cornwall

Mining for Tin / Cornwall
The tin mine at Camborne, Cornwall. Tin is found in the Cornish mines in the form of veins of cassiterite Date: nineteenth century

Background imageCornish Collection: Cornish Cider Mill

Cornish Cider Mill
An old stone cider mill, from Cornwall, southwest England

Background imageCornish Collection: Cornish Bake House

Cornish Bake House
The village bake-house, in Cornwall Date: 1888

Background imageCornish Collection: People outside the Hotel de Coach, Feock, Cornwall

People outside the Hotel de Coach, Feock, Cornwall
Adults and children with gramophone outside the Hotel de Coach (Coach House), Feock, Cornwall, August 1908. Date: circa 1908

Background imageCornish Collection: Cornish Gorsedd, Sword of Arthur, St Just, Cornwall

Cornish Gorsedd, Sword of Arthur, St Just, Cornwall
The Cornish Gorsedd, a community of modern-day bards, taking part in the Sword of Arthur ceremony at St Just in Cornwall. The Gorseth Kernow (Gorsedd of Cornwall)

Background imageCornish Collection: Holidaymakers on the beach at Looe, Cornwall

Holidaymakers on the beach at Looe, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageCornish Collection: Fishing boats in St Ives harbour, Cornwall

Fishing boats in St Ives harbour, Cornwall
Fishing boats, including Celtic Lass, in St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageCornish Collection: The Egyptian House, Penzance, Cornwall

The Egyptian House, Penzance, Cornwall
The Egyptian House in Penzance, Cornwall, a Grade I listed building in Egyptian Revival style, dating from the early 19th century. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageCornish Collection: Moonrise over St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Moonrise over St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageCornish Collection: Wreck of French Fishing Boat Varenne, Lands End, Cornwall

Wreck of French Fishing Boat Varenne, Lands End, Cornwall
Wreck of the French Fishing Boat Varenne of Cherbourg, at Dollar Cove, Lands End, Cornwall Date: 1968

Background imageCornish Collection: View of St Ives harbour and beach, Cornwall

View of St Ives harbour and beach, Cornwall, with the parish church of St Ia on the left. circa 1960s

Background imageCornish Collection: Andrew Besley, photographer, on TV Spotlight South West

Andrew Besley, photographer, on TV Spotlight South West
Andrew Besley, photographer, seen here on a television programme, TV Spotlight South West. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageCornish Collection: Theatre nurse at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall

Theatre nurse at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall
Theatre nurse in an operating theatre at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall. Date: 1980

Background imageCornish Collection: Two theatre nurses at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall

Two theatre nurses at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall
Two theatre nurses in an operating theatre at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall. Date: 1980

Background imageCornish Collection: Two boys playing in the harbour, St Ives, Cornwall

Two boys playing in the harbour, St Ives, Cornwall
Two boys playing in the harbour at St Ives, Cornwall, swinging on ropes at the back of a boat. 1970s

Background imageCornish Collection: Two boys in the harbour, St Ives, Cornwall

Two boys in the harbour, St Ives, Cornwall
Two boys paddling in the harbour, St Ives, Cornwall, near a boat called Josephine. Date: 1970s

Background imageCornish Collection: Fisherman with lobsters and cat, St Ives, Cornwall

Fisherman with lobsters and cat, St Ives, Cornwall
Fisherman with his catch of lobsters, and a cat on his shoulders, St Ives, Cornwall. circa 1970s

Background imageCornish Collection: View of the harbour with tulips, St Ives, Cornwall

View of the harbour with tulips, St Ives, Cornwall
View of the harbour with red tulips in the foreground, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: 1960s

Background imageCornish Collection: Holidaymaker feeding herring gulls, Cornwall

Holidaymaker feeding herring gulls, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageCornish Collection: View at Wheal Jane tin mine, West Cornwall

View at Wheal Jane tin mine, West Cornwall
View at Wheal Jane disused tin mine, near Baldhu and Chacewater, West Cornwall. Some of the equipment can be seen here in silhouette against a cloudy orange sky. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageCornish Collection: View at Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall

View at Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall
View of Levant Mine and Beam Engine, Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, where tin and copper were mined between 1820 and 1930. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageCornish Collection: Merry Maidens stone circle, near St Buryan, Cornwall

Merry Maidens stone circle, near St Buryan, Cornwall
The Merry Maidens, nineteen granite megaliths also known as Dawns Men (Dans Maen or Stone Dance), a late neolithic stone circle, near St Buryan, not far from Lands End, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageCornish Collection: Boats on the beach, St Ives, Cornwall

Boats on the beach, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: 1960s



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