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  • A scene from Doctor at Sea, 1965

    Year: 1965

    Record Number: HFC:2021:120

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Doctor at Sea, 1965.

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  • Backstage at City Hall

    Year: 1965

    Record Number: HFC:2021:124

    A photograph of a cast member from the 1965 Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of White Horse Inn.

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  • A scene from Vagabond King 1966 (1)

    Year: 1966

    Record Number: HFC:2021:017

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Vagabond King at City Hall, 1966.

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  • A scene from Vagabond King 1966 (2)

    Year: 1966

    Record Number: HFC:2021:018

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Vagabond King at City Hall, 1966.

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  • A scene from Goodnight Mrs. Puffin, 1966

    Year: 1966

    Record Number: HFC:2021:122

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Goodnight Mrs. Puffin, 1966.

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  • Ticket stub for Goodnight Mrs. Puffin

    Year: 1966

    Record Number: HFC:2021:123

    An example of a ticket stub for the 1966 Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Goodnight Mrs. Puffin at City Hall.

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  • Backstage at Guys & Dolls, 1967 (1)

    Year: 1967

    Record Number: HFC:2021:021

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Guys & Dolls at City Hall, 1967.

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  • Backstage at Guys & Dolls, 1967 (2)

    Year: 1967

    Record Number: HFC:2021:022

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Guys & Dolls at City Hall, 1967.

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  • A scene from Guys & Dolls, 1967 (1)

    Year: 1967

    Record Number: HFC:2021:023

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Guys & Dolls at City Hall, 1967.

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  • A scene from Guys & Dolls, 1967 (2)

    Year: 1967

    Record Number: HFC:2021:024

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Guys & Dolls at City Hall, 1967.

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  • A scene from The Busy Body, 1967

    Year: 1967

    Record Number: HFC:2021:118

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of The Busy Body, 1967.

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  • A scene from Robert and Elizabeth 1971 (1)

    Year: 1971

    Record Number: HFC:2021:032

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Robert and Elizabeth, 1971.

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  • A scene from Robert and Elizabeth 1971 (2)

    Year: 1971

    Record Number: HFC:2021:033

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Robert and Elizabeth, 1971.

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  • Robert and Elizabeth ensemble (1)

    Year: 1971

    Record Number: HFC:2021:034

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Robert and Elizabeth, 1971.

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  • Robert and Elizabeth ensemble (2)

    Year: 1971

    Record Number: HFC:2021:035

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Robert and Elizabeth, 1971.

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  • A scene from Call Me Madam 1972 (1)

    Year: 1972

    Record Number: HFC:2021:026

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Call Me Madam, 1972. The performance coincided with the T.A.O.D.S diamond jubilee.

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  • A scene from Call Me Madam 1972 (2)

    Year: 1972

    Record Number: HFC:2021:027

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society diamond jubilee performance of Call Me Madam, 1972.

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  • A scene from Call Me Madam 1972 (3)

    Year: 1972

    Record Number: HFC:2021:028

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society diamond jubilee performance of Call Me Madam, 1972.

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  • A scene from My Fair Lady 1973 (1)

    Year: 1973

    Record Number: HFC:2021:029

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of My Fair Lady, 1973.

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  • A scene My Fair Lady 1973 (2)

    Year: 1973

    Record Number: HFC:2021:030

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of My Fair Lady, 1973.

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  • Calamity Jane 1975

    Year: 1975

    Record Number: HFC:2021:019

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Calamity Jane at City Hall, 1975.

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  • A scene from Calamity Jane 1975

    Year: 1975

    Record Number: HFC:2021:020

    A stage photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Calamity Jane at City Hall, 1975.

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  • Bless the Bride ensemble (1)

    Year: 1983

    Record Number: HFC:2021:038

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Bless the Bride, 1983.

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  • Bless the Bride ensemble (2)

    Year: 1983

    Record Number: HFC:2021:039

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Bless the Bride, 1983.

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  • Bless the Bride ensemble (3)

    Year: 1983

    Record Number: HFC:2021:040

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Bless the Bride, 1983.

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  • A scene from Music Man, 1985 (1)

    Year: 1985

    Record Number: HFC:2021:054

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Music Man, 1985.

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  • A scene from Music Man, 1985 (2)

    Year: 1985

    Record Number: HFC:2021:055

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Music Man, 1985.

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  • A scene from Music Man, 1985 (3)

    Year: 1985

    Record Number: HFC:2021:056

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Music Man, 1985.

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  • A scene from the annual TAODS Christmas Carolare production, 1985

    Year: 1985

    Record Number: HFC:2021:143

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society annual Carolare performance at Hall for Cornwall, 1985.

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  • A scene from My Fair Lady, 1986 (1)

    Year: 1986

    Record Number: HFC:2021:059

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of My Fair Lady, 1986.

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  • A scene from My Fair Lady, 1986 (2)

    Year: 1986

    Record Number: HFC:2021:060

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of My Fair Lady, 1986.

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  • A scene from My Fair Lady, 1986 (3)

    Year: 1986

    Record Number: HFC:2021:061

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of My Fair Lady, 1986.

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  • My Fair Lady ensemble (1)

    Year: 1986

    Record Number: HFC:2021:062

    A backstage photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of My Fair Lady, 1986.

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  • My Fair Lady ensemble (2)

    Year: 1986

    Record Number: HFC:2021:063

    A backstage photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of My Fair Lady, 1986.

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  • My Fair Lady ensemble (3)

    Year: 1986

    Record Number: HFC:2021:064

    A backstage photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of My Fair Lady, 1986.

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  • A scene from Guys & Dolls 1987 (1)

    Year: 1987

    Record Number: HFC:2021:041

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Guys & Dolls at City Hall, 1987.

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  • A scene from Guys & Dolls 1987 (2)

    Year: 1987

    Record Number: HFC:2021:042

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Guys & Dolls at City Hall, 1987.

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  • A scene from Guys & Dolls 1987 (3)

    Year: 1987

    Record Number: HFC:2021:043

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Guys & Dolls at City Hall, 1987.

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  • A scene from Kismet 1988 (1)

    Year: 1988

    Record Number: HFC:2021:044

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kisment, 1988.

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  • A scene from Kismet 1988 (2)

    Year: 1988

    Record Number: HFC:2021:045

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kisment, 1988.

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  • A scene from Kismet 1988 (3)

    Year: 1988

    Record Number: HFC:2021:046

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kisment, 1988.

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  • Kismet ensemble

    Year: 1988

    Record Number: HFC:2021:047

    A backstage photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kisment, 1988.

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  • Kismet, 1988

    Year: 1988

    Record Number: HFC:2021:048

    A backstage photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kisment, 1988.

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  • A scene from Kiss Me, Kate, 1988 (1)

    Year: 1988

    Record Number: HFC:2021:049

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kiss Me, Kate, 1988.

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  • A scene from Kiss Me, Kate, 1988 (2)

    Year: 1988

    Record Number: HFC:2021:050

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kiss Me, Kate, 1988.

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  • A scene from Kiss Me, Kate, 1988 (3)

    Year: 1988

    Record Number: HFC:2021:051

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kiss Me, Kate, 1988.

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  • Kiss Me, Kate ensemble (1)

    Year: 1988

    Record Number: HFC:2021:052

    A backstage photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kiss Me, Kate, 1988.

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  • Kiss Me, Kate ensemble (2)

    Year: 1988

    Record Number: HFC:2021:053

    A backstage photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kiss Me, Kate, 1988.

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  • A scene from The Sound of Music, 1990

    Year: 1990

    Record Number: HFC:2021:089

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of The Sound of Music, 1990.

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  • A scene from Fiddler on the Roof, 1991

    Year: 1991

    Record Number: HFC:2021:077

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Fiddler on the Roof, 1991.

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  • A scene from Showboat, 1992

    Year: 1992

    Record Number: HFC:2021:088

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Showboat, 1992.

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  • A scene from West Side Story, 1992 (1)

    Year: 1992

    Record Number: HFC:2021:094

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of West Side Story, 1992.

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  • A scene from West Side Story, 1992 (2)

    Year: 1992

    Record Number: HFC:2021:095

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of West Side Story, 1992.

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  • A scene from Camelot, 1993 (1)

    Year: 1993

    Record Number: HFC:2021:075

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Camelot, 1993.

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  • A scene from Camelot, 1993 (2)

    Year: 1993

    Record Number: HFC:2021:076

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Camelot, 1993.

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  • A scene from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1994 (1)

    Year: 1994

    Record Number: HFC:2021:083

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1994.

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  • A scene from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1994 (2)

    Year: 1994

    Record Number: HFC:2021:084

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1994.

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  • A scene from 42nd Street, 1995 (1)

    Year: 1995

    Record Number: HFC:2021:066

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of 42nd Street, 1995.

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  • A scene from 42nd Street, 1995 (2)

    Year: 1995

    Record Number: HFC:2021:067

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of 42nd Street, 1995.

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  • Inside City Hall 1995 (1)

    Year: 1995

    Record Number: HFC:2021:126

    A photograph of City Hall's stage and auditorium

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  • Inside City Hall 1995 (3)

    Year: 1995

    Record Number: HFC:2021:128

    A photograph of City Hall's stage and auditorium

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  • Flyer for ‘An Evening to Remember’ at Hall for Cornwall, 1997

    Year: 1997

    Record Number: HFC:2021:321

    The flyer from a series of fundraising events held in aid of the Hall for Cornwall, 1997.

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  • A scene from Anything Goes, 1998

    Year: 1998

    Record Number: HFC:2021:070

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Anything Goes, 1998.

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  • Anything Goes, 1998

    Year: 1998

    Record Number: HFC:2021:071

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Anything Goes, 1998.

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  • The Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society band

    Year: 1998

    Record Number: HFC:2021:072

    A photograph of the band from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Anything Goes, 1998.

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  • Backstage at City Hall

    Year: 1998

    Record Number: HFC:2021:073

    A backstage photograph of some of the cast from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Anything Goes, 1998.

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  • A scene from Kiss Me, Kate, 1998 (1)

    Year: 1998

    Record Number: HFC:2021:079

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kiss Me, Kate, 1988.

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  • A scene from Kiss Me, Kate, 1998 (2)

    Year: 1998

    Record Number: HFC:2021:080

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kiss Me, Kate, 1988.

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  • A scene from Funny Girl, 1999

    Year: 1999

    Record Number: HFC:2021:078

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Funny Girl, 1991.

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  • A scene from Blondel, 2000

    Year: 2000

    Record Number: HFC:2021:096

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Blondel, 2000.

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  • A scene from Oliver, 2002

    Year: 2002

    Record Number: HFC:2021:147

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Oliver at Hall for Cornwall, 2002.

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  • A scene from the annual TAODS Christmas Carolare production, 2004

    Year: 2004

    Record Number: HFC:2021:140

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society annual Carolare performance at Hall for Cornwall, 2004.

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  • A scene from the annual TAODS Christmas Carolare production, 2005

    Year: 2005

    Record Number: HFC:2021:141

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society annual Carolare performance at Hall for Cornwall, 2005.

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  • A scene from the annual TAODS Christmas Carolare production, 2006

    Year: 2006

    Record Number: HFC:2021:142

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society annual Carolare performance at Hall for Cornwall, 2006.

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  • A scene from The King and I, 2006

    Year: 2006

    Record Number: HFC:2021:145

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of The King and I at Hall for Cornwall, 2006.

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  • The Cast of The King and I, 2006

    Year: 2006

    Record Number: HFC:2021:146

    A photograph of the cast from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of The King and I at Hall for Cornwall, 2006.

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  • A scene from the Witches of Eastwick, 2007

    Year: 2007

    Record Number: HFC:2021:104

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of the Witches of Eastwick , 2007.

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  • A scene from Hot Mikado, 2009

    Year: 2009

    Record Number: HFC:2021:098

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Hot Mikado, 2009.

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  • A scene from Beauty and the Beast, 2012 (1)

    Year: 2012

    Record Number: HFC:2021:107

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Beauty and the Beast, 2012.

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  • A scene from Beauty and the Beast, 2012 (2)

    Year: 2012

    Record Number: HFC:2021:108

    A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Beauty and the Beast, 2012.

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  • Ticket stub for The Mousehole Cat, 2014

    Year: 2014

    Record Number: HFC:2021:322

    An example of the ticket stub for the 2014 performance of the Mousehole Cat at Hall for Cornwall.

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  • A music event at City Hall (2)

    Year: c. 1993-94

    Record Number: HFC:2021:325

    A photograph from a music event at City Hall, c. 1993-94.

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  • A music event at City Hall (1)

    Year: c. 1993-94

    Record Number: HFC:2021:324

    A photograph from a music event at City Hall, c. 1993-94.

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  • A music event at City Hall (3)

    Year: c. 1993-94

    Record Number: HFC:2021:326

    A photograph from a music event at City Hall, c. 1993-94.

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  • A music event at City Hall (4)

    Year: c. 1993-94

    Record Number: HFC:2021:327

    A photograph from a music event at City Hall, c. 1993-94.

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  • A music event at City Hall (5)

    Year: c. 1993-94

    Record Number: HFC:2021:328

    A photograph from a music event at City Hall, c. 1993-94.

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  • A music event at City Hall (6)

    Year: c. 1993-94

    Record Number: HFC:2021:329

    A photograph from a music event at City Hall, c. 1993-94.

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