Sepia albumen print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 2016.50.149
Identification
Item: A two funnel steamer engaged in the mackerel trade with the Isles of Scilly, in Penzance Harbour.
Description: A busy scene on Penzance Harbour as the mackerel catch is unloaded. Two cranes are in operation and the mackerel 'pads' (baskets with lids) are stacked up on the quay. Boxes labelled J Wakeham, Plymouth, Hichens, Newlyn and R Harvey Newlyn are identified. The wreck buoy for the SS Ransome is in view on the left of the photograph. During the 1880s, several steamers came to Penzance to compete with the 'Lady of the Isles' . These included the 'St Kilda', 'Curzon' and 'Scott Harley'. This may be the 'St Kilda'. As the mackerel shoals moved westward, the W Cornwall mackerel boats worked from the Isles of Scilly.
Condition: Good
Description
Material: Photographic paper
Production
Method: Printed
Category: Photography
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