Caption

Ship on the street in Polperro, A bit in Polerro, Cornwall, photograph, page, photographer: Lewis & Co., J., Polperro, c. 1881 - in or before 1891, paper, callitype, height 142 mm x width 94 mm, street, building a ship, ship under construction, A faded photograph showing a narrow quay with wooden boats beached on a muddy shore and tall masts rising beside them, a stone wall running along the right side topped by a low parapet, an old timber-clad building with visible weathered planks and multiple windows standing above the wall, a wooden wheel and stacked barrels near the building, a row of distant stone and plaster buildings beyond the boats, and two small figures on the shore near the foreground interacting with a small boat.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_007

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Rights managed

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37.2Mb (6.0Mb) / 9.6in x 15.0in / 2885 x 4512 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ship street Polperro bit Polerro Cornwall photograph page photographer Lewis & Co J c 1881 - 1891 paper callitype height 142 mm x width 94 mm building ship ship under construction faded photograph showing narrow quay wooden boats beached muddy shore tall masts rising beside them stone wall running right side topped low parapet old timber-clad building visible weathered planks multiple windows standing wall wooden wheel stacked barrels near row distant stone plaster buildings beyond boats two small figures shore near foreground interacting small boat