Colombo Collection (#2)

Clock tower, Chatham Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Clock tower and lighthouse, Chatham Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Menu card, Sundae Tea Rooms, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), offering fragrant Ceylon Tea, delicious ice creams and sundaes, iced fruit drinks, fancy cakes, dainty sandwiches, etc. Date: circa 1930

Busy street scene, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Town Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Town Hall in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The building was completed in 1927

Hindu Juggernaut Car - Ceremony at Colombo
Hindu Juggernaut Procession - Ceremony at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The word juggernaut is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannatha (meaning Lord of the universe)

Royal visit to India: Prince of Wales presented with address
Royal visit to India: Mr Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) the address of the municipal council at Colombo, Ceylon, 1876 Date: 1876

Landing Jetty, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
The Landing Jetty, with people and boats, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Catamarans on the beach, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1905

Scene near Victoria Bridge, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), with people bathing in the water. Date: circa 1910

Street scene, Fort district, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Mosque, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Mosque, Cinnamon Gardens, suburb of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1930s

Clock tower, Queen Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Colpetty Road, near Galle Face, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Colpetty (Kollupitiya) Road, near Galle Face, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1908

Fishing boats in harbour, Mutwal, Colombo, Ceylon
Fishing boats in harbour, Mutwal (Modara), a coastal suburb of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1900

Royal visit to Ceylon, 1870
The landing of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh(1844-1900) at Colombo in Ceylon(Sri Lanka), for his visit in 1870. Date: 1870

Buddhist Priests at a Shrine - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

The Pettah or Native Town - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

Landing Jetty, Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

Large Wave over the Breakwater - Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

The GPO and Queens House - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

Colombo Harbour and landing jetty - Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1906

Colpetty, Colombo - Sri Lanka - The Scottish Church Date: circa 1920

Ships along the breakwater, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Outrigger, Colombo
Outrigger boat, as used in Colombo at the beginning of the 20th century.Date: 1905

Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
A corner of the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka, with a cluster of palm trees. Date: 1920

Cub pack in Colombo, Western Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Cub pack known as the Husseinea in Colombo, Western Ceylon (Sri Lanka), photographed on 14 March 1933. Seen here with leaders outside a building. Date: 1933

Waterfront scene, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Clock Tower, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Breakwater at Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Breakwater with rough waves at Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Waterfront scene, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Waterfront scene, possibly in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Fruit stall, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
People at a fruit stall in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Colombo harbour, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890

Street scene in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Hindu Vel Festival
Hinduism in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) : The transfer of a god in a Sacred Car from one Hindu temple to another during the Vel Festival. Date: 1930s

Sri Lanka - Colombo - Hindu Juggernaut Procession
Hindu Juggernaut Procession - Ceremony at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The word juggernaut is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannatha (meaning Lord of the universe)

Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

Entrance to Queens House, Fort, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Queen Street, showing the entrance to Queens House, Fort, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Street Scene - Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Street Scene - Pettah, a neighbourhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located east of the City centre Fort. The Pettah neighbourhood is famous for its open air bazaars and markets. Date: circa 1905

Sri Lanka - Hindu Temple, Colombo Date: circa 1910s

The shore at Mouth Lavinia, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: early 1910s

A Gentleman of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: 1892

Bristol Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Best Cuisine in the East - Curries a Speciality. Date: circa 1910s

Exporting Ceylon Tea at Colombo Docks - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Lady Havelock Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1904

Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - Colombo - Tram. The writing on this card is rather amusing: " Excuse me sending no letter - news is so scarce and there is nothing worth writing about." Date: 1905

The first Empire Airmail service
The departure from Ratmalana Aerodrome, Colombo, of the first Empire Airmail service on 28 February 1938. A Waco Model C Series 4 belonging to Tata Sons Ltd

COLOMBO, Giovanni Battista (1717-1793). Scenes in a Garden. Rococo. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Prado Museum

Colombo, Sri Lanka - view of the harbour 1935

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