Lankan Collection (page 3)

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

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

Boy scouts in Danowita, Western Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
A group of boy scouts outside the Scout Shop in Danowita, Western Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920s

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

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

Woman of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Roadway, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Roadway with trees in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

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

Sri Lankan Hearse - on way to a cremation. Date: circa 1910s

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

Sri Lanka - Isurumuniya Temple, Anuradhapura. The temple was built by King Devanampiya Tissa who ruled in the ancient Sri Lankan capital of Anuradhapura. Date: circa 1910s

Tame working elephants bathing - Sri Lanka Date: 1937

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

Ceylon Tea - withering the green leaf - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Sorting and weighing tea leaves - Sri Lanka
Sorting and weighing tea leaves at the Great Western Tea Factory - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Tea Factory - Sri Lanka
Great Western Tea Factory - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Women picking tea - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

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

Sri Lanka - Villager in his dugout canoe Date: circa 1910s

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

Colombo, Sri Lanka - view of the harbour 1935

Low Country Sinhalese Woman - Sri Lanka. She appears to have a pile of interestingly-shaped fruit or veg in her lap, which defies identification.... Date: circa 1908

Sri Lanka - Colombo - Main Street
Sri Lanka - Colombo - The busy Main Street with a tram, rickshaws and a host of pedestrians getting on with their lives. Date: circa 1920

Colombo, Sri Lanka - Veddhas Tribesmen
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)

Sri Lanka - Colpetty Road, Colombo - Rickshaw drivers and tall palm trees. Date: 1927

Sri Lanka - Main Street at Pettah with local shops Date: 1932

Sri Lanka - Giant Bamboo Plants
Giant Bamboo Plants at the Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya, close to the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Date: 1932

Sri Lanka - Fruit Seller
A Fruit Shop in Sri Lanka Date: 1932

A Local Covent Garden - Colombo, Ceylon
A Local Covent Garden (!) - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: 1910s

Fishermen - Sri Lanka
Fishermen returning home with their catch - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1934

Kandyan Chiefs - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

Memorial pilar on Swami Rock, Tricomalee, Sri Lanka
Swami Rock, Tricomalee, Sri Lanka. Pillar erected in memory of Francina Van Rhede in 1687. She was the daughter of a gentleman of high office in the Dutch service

Racial / Sri Lanka 1880
Two Sri Lankan couples: the men wear ornate hats Date: 1880

Racial / Sri Lanka / Dancers
Two Sri Lankan Devil Dancers accompanied by a barrel drum. Their hands are held in detailed positions (mudras) which have symbolic & narative meaning. Date: circa 1890

Colombo - The Bristol Hotel
Colombo, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) - The Bristol Hotel, boasting the " Best Cuisine in the East - Curries a speciality"

A man and woman of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Sri Lanka - Picking and weighing tea
Picking and weighing Green Tea in Sri Lanka

The Wharf - Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Chief
A Sri Lankan Kandyan chief in his finery

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