A general view of the small boat harbour at Newquay, Cornwall, where RAAF personnel on leave gave ...

Place Europe: United Kingdom, England
Accession Number UK3085
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Stewart, Alexander
Place made United Kingdom: England
Date made 7 July 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A general view of the small boat harbour at Newquay, Cornwall, where RAAF personnel on leave gave a swimming display at an aquatic carnival held from 7 to 9 July 1945. Being an English holiday resort, the crowd of 1,500 people was made up of Britons enjoying their first seaside holiday for years.