Lanka Collection (page 4)

Ragged boatman, Sri Lanka
Barefoot, ragged, skinny boatman wearing big floppy cap sits on a beached fishing boat on the beach at Galle, Sri Lanka Date: 1994

Sri Lankan pole fishermans catch
Poda, a Sri Lankan pole fisherman, or stilt fisherman. In podas hand are three small fishes - his entire catch for one day

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 6
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. The man in the centre of the picture is Poda

Poda, a Sri Lankan pole fisherman, or stilt fisherman, portrait head and shoulders. He and his family were almost certainly killed in the tsumani of 2004 Date: 1994

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 5
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 3
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 2
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 1
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994

Lipton Tea Plantation - Sri Lanka - Bunyan Estate - Pickers. Date: circa 1910s

Veddhas (Wanniyala-Aetto or Forest People), Sri Lanka
Survival International say that as of February 2010, there are less than 2000 surviving members of this Tribe - the Veddhas (also known as Wanniyala-Aetto or Forest People)

Colombo, Sri Lanka - Lighthouse
Chatham Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), with a clock tower and lighthouse Date: 1920s

Colonial passengers in rickshaw, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Colonial passengers in a rickshaw outside Acland House, Colombo Commercial Co Ltd, Lillie Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

4th Cross Street, Pettah, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Street scene, 4th Cross Street, Pettah, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), with merchant stores and bullock-drawn carts. Date: circa 1910

Boralesgamuwa, near Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Typical rural scene in Boralesgamuwa, near Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1930s

Kurunegala Rest House, Kurunegala, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Kurunegala Rest House, Kurunegala, North Western Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910s

Carlton Hotel, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Carlton Hotel, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), a hill country retreat for British colonialists. Date: circa 1910

City Baths, Anuradhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Ancient City Baths, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Street scene, Pettah, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Street scene, Pettah, native district of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920

Queens House, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Queens House (now Presidents House), Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Plumbago preparation, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Plumbago (Leadwort) preparation, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Chatham Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), with a clock tower and lighthouse at the far end. Date: circa 1920

The ship Rangoon sinks, 1871
The P&O mail steamship Rangoon sinking after the removal of the passengers and crew. The ship was accidently run onto the rocks when leaving Galle harbour in Sri Lanka, where it eventually sank. 1871

Sri Lanka - Shiva the Destroyer and Reproducer and Peacock
Sri Lanka - Hindu God Shiva as the Destroyer and Reproducer. The Peacock beside him is that ridden by Saraswati, goddess of music and speech. Date: circa 1920s

Ancient Gem Cutter and Apprentice - Sri Lanka
Ancient Gem Cutter with his cutting and polishing tools and (his middle-aged!) Apprentice - Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1908

Sinhalese Devil Dancers - Sri Lanka. The Sinhalese (Sinhala, Sinhala Jathiya, Hela or Sinhale) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. Date: 1909

Cenotaph War Memorial, Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Cenotaph War Memorial built in the 1920s to remember both Ceylonese and Europeans from Ceylon who were killed in the World War I, was constructed at the Galle Face Green

Sri Lanka - Statue of Parakramabahu I (1153-1186), near the Potgul Vehera in Polonnaruwa - the majestic figure with solemn expression is holding a book (or yoke) in his hands

Sri Lanka - Sinhalese Government Peon. A peon in this region was mainly an attendant, orderly, office boy or person kept around for odd jobs. Date: circa 1910s

Chief from Kandy with family, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Buddhas Tooth and Golden Casket - Kandy, Sri Lanka
Buddhas Tooth and Golden Casket - housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) Kandy, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1909

Native group, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Native group outside a hut in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Young man, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Two women and a man, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Traditional Fishing boat - Galle, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Gata Bera drummers and Sinhala Dancers - Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1907

Sri Lankan Village Chief - Traditional Hat - Colombo Date: circa 1907

Lovamahapaya - City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Lovamahapaya - a building situated between Ruvanveliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka - An Early Chocolate Factory
Sri Lanka - An early Chocolate Factory - P. C. C. (Peradeniya Chocolite Company) Pure Chocolates & Confectionary. Date: circa 1910s

Statue of King Parakrama Bahu I, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Statue of King Parakramabahu I (Parakramabahu the Great - 1123-1186) at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Sri Lanka - Ruwanwelisaya Stupa
Sri Lanka - The Ruwanwelisaya Stupa - built by King Dutugemunu. It is also known as Mahathupa, Swarnamali Chaitya and Rathnamali Dagaba. Now completely restored and painted white

Buddha at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Statue of Buddha at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Visit of the Prince of Wales to India - elephants
Visit of the Prince of Wales to India. Cover of the Special Supplement to the Illustrated London News, 8th January 1876. The Prince (later King Edward VII)

Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Grand Oriental Hotel, York Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Sinhalese village, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The Sinhalese are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island, making up 75% of the total population. Date: circa 1920s

Scene on Wellawatte Canal, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Scene on the Wellawatte Canal, suburb of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1905

Kadugannawa Railway Station, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Aerial view (from Dawson Tower), Kadugannawa Railway Station, Kandy District, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1930

Street scene, Colpetty, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Street scene, Colpetty (Kollupitiya), district of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Scene in Victoria Park, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

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