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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...
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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...
Postcard

Wade House; Ballroom

Date: 
Description: Ektachrome postcard of the Wade House ballroom. Text on reverse reads: "The Ballroom was the scene of dances, concerts, shows and lectures, a social cen...
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Interior view of log building. There are openings to the outdoors between the log structure and the floor above.
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Interior view towards side of log building. In the right corner are steps leading down to the right towards a door. Beams are supporting the wood floor abo...
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Interior view of log building. A window opening is just below the ceiling. Debris is on the floor. There are openings between the logs to the outdoors.

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