Lanka Collection (page 7)

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

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

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

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

Sri Lanka - A Jungle Village. Date: circa 1910s

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

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

Snake Charmer - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

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

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

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 Sri Lanka - Kalutara - Amazing tree across a road
Western Province, Sri Lanka - Kalutara - Amazing tree across a road Date: circa 1908

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

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

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

Giant Bamboo, Celyon (Sri Lanka) circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

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

Buddhist priests, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 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

Street scene, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa), Kandy, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1909

Snake Charmers / Ceylon
Snake charmers in Ceylon Date: circa 1930

Court of Serendip
At the court of Serendip (an old name for Sri Lanka) whose princes continually made happy but unexpected discoveries, according to Horace Walpole. Hence serendipity

Crystal Palace Visitors
A family party admire the display of native artifacts from Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: 1851

Colonial Couple 1930S
A colonial couple outside their house in Sri Lanka. Date: 1930s

Buddhas Bo-Tree
The sacred bo-tree at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, grown from a cutting from the tree in Northern India beneath which Buddha attained enlight- -enment, brought here 288 BC Date: 563? BC - 483? BC

Ceylon Tea Picking
Picking tea, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Date: 1910

Indian Colonial Interior
Interior of colonial home in Indian sub-continent (probably Sri Lanka/Ceylon) Date: 1920

Group of Kashmir Muslim Fakirs
The Prince of Wales, Albert Edward (later King Edward VII), witnesses a Private Perehara (Devils Dance) at Kandy, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) as part of a Royal tour in December 1875. Date: 1875

Sri Lanka - Elephants (with their Mahouts) bathing in river
Sri Lanka - Elephants (with their riders) bathing in river. Ann elephant rider, trainer, or keeper is known as a Mahout. Date: circa 1920s

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

Slow-paced lemur or red slender loris, Loris tardigradus.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Temple of the Holy Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Date: 1910s

Tapping a Rubber Tree Date: circa 1920s

Boy scouts fundraising, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), WW2
Boy scouts in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). They are collecting waste paper and old tins to help raise money for the War Fund, probably during the Second World War

Leader speaking to scouts and cubs, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
A leader speaking to a large group of scouts and cubs on an outdoor activity in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: 20th century

Portrait of a boy scout, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: 20th century

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

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