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A general view from aft of the funnel, looking forward on the port side, of the collision damage to the cargo ship Trooper (1902) (Glass plate negative)
A port quarter view of the RNLI boat Elizabeth & Blanche (1895) under sail, leaving Penzance Harbour. (Glass plate negative)
A starboard bow view of the brigantine Henry Harvey (1857) aground upright off Battery Rocks, Penzance. (Glass plate negative)
A port bow view of the brigantine Henry Harvey (1857) aground with the tide out on Battery Rocks, Penzance. (Glass plate negative)
A close-up view of the damage on the port side below the bridge of the cargo steamer Trooper (1902) while aground in Penzance harbour. (Glass plate negative)
A port bow view of the steam collier Ransome (1870) aground water-logged off the entrance to Penzance Harbour. (Glass plate negative)
A starboard bow view of the RNLI boat Elizabeth & Blanche (1895) under sail leaving the entrance of Penzance Harbour. (Glass plate negative)
A port bow view of the steam collier Ransome (1870) aground and submerged to the open bridge off the entrance to Penzance Harbour. (Glass plate negative)
A distant port quarter view of the Norwegian barque Petrellen (1855) aground on Long Rock Beach, Penzance, during a gale. (Glass plate negative)
A distant port side view of the topsail schooner Torbay Lass (1864) aground on the Cressars, off Penzance (Glass plate negative)
Close-up of the collision damage, after temporary repair, to the cargo ship Trooper (1902) at Penzanace (Glass plate negative)
The three-masted barque Polykarp (1880) dismasted alongside the south pier of the inner harbour at Penzance (Glass plate negative)
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A bow view of the Norwegian steamer Jarl (1889) showing the collision damage. (Glass plate negative)
A port bow view of the cargo steamer Trooper (1902) aground in Penzance harbour undergoing temporary repairs. (Glass plate negative)
The Penzance self-righting RNLI lifeboat Elizabeth & Blanche II (1895) under sail just inside the harbour entrance. (Glass plate negative)
A close-up bow view of the partially completed temporary repairs on the Norwegian steamer Jarl (1889). (Glass plate negative)
A starboard quarter view of the three-masted barque Petrellen (1855) shore at Long Rock Beach, Penzance. (Glass plate negative)
A port quarter view of the Norwegian three-masted barque Petrellen (1855), listing slightly to starboard, dried out on Long Rock Beach, Penzance. (Glass plate negative)
A distant starboard bow view of the frames of an unidentified wooden sailing vessel on Long Rock Beach, Penzance. (Glass plate negative)
The general cargo steamer James Speir (1889) off the inner harbour wall, Penzance (Glass plate negative)
The Norwegian barque Polykarp (1880) alongside the south pier, Penzance. (Glass plate negative)
A formal studio full-length portrait photograph of L. S. Harris (Glass plate negative)
A close-up view of the collision damage to the cargo steamer Trooper (1902) in Penzance harbour. (Glass plate negative)
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