Ceylon Collection (page 6)

Civil Hospital, Trincomalee, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Civil Hospital, Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910s

Mount Lavinia Grand Hotel, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Mount Lavinia Grand Hotel, Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1900

Bathing at Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Bathing beach and terrace building at Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920

Road to Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Scene with rickshaw, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Scene with rickshaw, Kandy, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910s

Kandy Lake, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Kandy Lake, Kandy, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910s

Procession, Holy Relic of the Tooth, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Annual Procession of the Holy Relic of the Tooth (the Kandy Perahera), Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Kandy is the home of the relic of the tooth of Buddha -- a casket containing it is carried on the back of an

Elephants and their keepers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1909

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

Rubber Factory workers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Street vendor with fruit and vegetables, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Street vendor carrying pingo baskets containing fruit and vegetables, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

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

Point de Galle, south west Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1905

Breakwater scene, coast of Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Breakwater scene with ships, coast of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1900

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

Banyan trees, Kalutara, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
View of Banyan trees at Kalutara, a coastal town in 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

The interior of a court house, Ceylon
The interior of a court house in the Kandian provinces in Ceylon(Sri Lanka). The young Kandian woman complains of the treatment she has recieved at the hands of her husband

Elephant lays water pipes, 1856
An elephant assisting with the laying of water pipes near Kandy, Ceylon. 1856

Sri Lanka - Working Elephant known as His Excellency Date: circa 1910s

Buddhist Priest - Sri Lanka - holding a fan. Date: circa 1920s

Snake Charmer - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Road to Moon Plains - Nuwara Eliya Lake, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka)
The Road to Moon Plains - Nuwara Eliya Lake, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka). Ignore the (completely incorrect and bogus WW1-related original caption at the top of the card!!!) Date: circa 1910s

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

Sinhalese Lace Maker - Sri Lanka
A very attractive hand-coloured postcard showing a Sinhalese Lace Maker. The Sinhalese (Sinhala, Sinhala Jathiya, Hela or Sinhale) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Ceylon. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Kadir Rocks, Sri Lanka, 1871
The Kadir Rocks at the entrance to Galle harbour, Sri Lanka, where the P&O mail steamship Rangoon was accidently sunk after running onto the rocks. Date: 1871

Crocodile hunting, 1881
Hunting crocodile in the pool near Kalmunai in Ceylon(Sri Lanka), 1881. The original caption wrongly decribes this creature as an alligator. Date: 1881

Western Province - Sri Lanka - Kaduganawa Pass Date: circa 1908

Chicago Worlds Fair - Ceylon Building - Building with pointed roof -set among trees. Part of Box 282 Boswell Collection - Chicago Exposition. Date: 1893

Tour of the Colonies - Presentation of Colours, Ceylon - People gathered in front of large buildings. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies. Date: circa 1900

Tour of the Colonies - Ceylon Arrival - Railway Station decorated for arrival by Royal couple. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

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

Cart on a country road, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

view at Kandy, Ceylon, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Monks, Temple, Adams peak, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Oil mill for making coconut oil, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Bridge of boats, Ceylon, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Buddhist priests, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Wheel barrow Ceylon SriLanka circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

The Lake, Kandy, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka) circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

River boats, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka) circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Street scene, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

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

Fire Brigade, India (possibly Ceylon) circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

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