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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
Hindu Juggernaut Car - Ceremony at ColomboHindu 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 addressRoyal 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
View of York Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), looking towards the Jetty. Date: circa 1908
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, CeylonFishing boats in harbour, Mutwal (Modara), a coastal suburb of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1900
Royal visit to Ceylon, 1870The 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, ColomboOutrigger boat, as used in Colombo at the beginning of the 20th century.Date: 1905
Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri LankaA 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 FestivalHinduism 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 ProcessionHindu 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 LankaQueen Street, showing the entrance to Queens House, Fort, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s
Street Scene - Pettah, Colombo, Sri LankaStreet 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 serviceThe 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
Sri Lanka - Colombo - Main StreetSri Lanka - Colombo - The busy Main Street with a tram, rickshaws and a host of pedestrians getting on with their lives. Date: circa 1920