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Polperro Kitchen

Date: 1940
Description: The stove and oven in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after re...
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Polperro House Living Room

Date: 1940
Description: The living area in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after resto...
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Trelawny Office Area with Desk

Date: 1950
Description: A corner desk and bookshelf in the Cornish miner's cottage on Shake Rag Street called Trelawny. The cottage was restored under the ownership of Robert M. N...
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Trelawny Bedroom

Date: 1940
Description: The bedroom in the Cornish miner's cottage on Shake Rag Street called Trelawny. The cottage was restored under the ownership of Robert M. Neal and is now u...
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Pendarvis Living Area

Date: 1940
Description: The restored limestone cottage, including a fireplace, desks, chairs and dresser, on Shake Rag Street called Pendarvis. The cottage was restored under the ...
Drawing

Pendarvis and Trelawny Houses at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1946
Description: Pencil drawing of the Pendarvis and Trelawny Houses. Stone building with six over six windows on two levels, and three entrances. A stone wall runs along t...
Photograph

Plum Grove School, Class Photo

Date: 02 12 1900
Description: Front Row: Edyth Jobe, Joe Nunamaker, Tommy Bradshaw, Bob Winnett, Jack Williams, Alex Nunamaker, Lee Winnett, and Ethel Baumgartner. Second Row: Cora Jobe...
Print

Pendarvis House Menu

Date: 1935
Description: Menu of Cornish pasties and desserts offered by Pendarvis House, a group of restored stone houses built by Cornish settlers in Mineral Point. The cover of ...
Photograph

Pendarvis — Room with Fireplace

Date: 1936
Description: View of a room in Pendarvis House. There is a map of Cornwall over the fireplace. A bedwarmer and a bellows sit at the base of the hearth.
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Polperro House Second Floor at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Room on the second floor in Polperro House. In the center is a stairwell up to the next floor, a bookshelf in the right corner, and a portrait of a man abo...
Photograph

Polperro House Third Floor at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Bedroom in Polperro House with a canopy bed set into a dormer with a window. A quilt is on the bed, a bedside table on the left, and a dresser on the far w...
Photograph

Trelawny House Bedroom at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Bedroom in Trelawny House. Furniture includes a 4-poster bed, two chairs, a chest, a dresser, and a wash basin and ewer on a stand.
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Polperro House Sitting Room at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Sitting room in Polperro House. Rocking chairs and a bench are by the fire in the fireplace. A corner china cabinet is on the right near a window.
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Polperro House Kitchen at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Kitchen at Polperro House. Near the window is a chair and a butter churn. In the center is a woodburning stove, with a firewood box behind it against the w...
Photograph

Pendarvis and Trelawny Houses

Date: 02 24 2012
Description: Exterior view of Pendarvis House and Trelawny House on Shake Rag Street, which were once Cornish miners's houses. There is snow on the ground and on the ro...
Photograph

Rephotographic Pair: Shake Rag Street

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of stone buildings on Shake Rag Street, presented as a pair. In the vintage view, the buildings were the homes of coal min...
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Rephotographic Pair: Moses Strong Mansion

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Description: A vintage and a modern view of the house of Moses Strong, presented as a pair.
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Rephotographic Pair: Trinity Episcopal Church

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of Trinity Church, presented as a pair. The church has tall windows and is surrounded by trees.
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Rephotographic Pair: The Walker Hotel/House

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Description: A vintage view of the Walker Hotel and a modern view of the Walker House in the same building, presented as a pair. The stone building has a second-story p...
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The Potter's Gallery

Date: 06 2014
Description: Display in a gallery of handmade ceramic bowls, vases, and vessels on open wooden shelves. Behind the shelves, pictures are displayed on the walls, and the...

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