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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 644 Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 644

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644
Title:
'Ceylon, Burma, India. 1898.'
Scope & Content:
Maroon half-leather bound album measuring 494x385mm, binding scuffed but firm, with title as above stamped in gold on front cover. With bookplate, dated 'Nov. 1899', of William Baring Du Pre. Prints are mounted one or two to a page, with handwritten captions beneath. The contents of the album ca...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
105 items

2. Photo 644(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(1)
Title:
The Harbour, Colombo. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View from the Grand Oriental Hotel looking out towards the shipping in the harbour. A triumphal arch erected on the landing jetty has a sign of welcome to 'His Royal Highness Prince [?]Henry of [?]Prussia'. Print unsigned, but probably by Skeen & Co. Subjects ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 644(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(2)
Title:
Queen Street, Colombo. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along Queen Street towards the lighthouse and clocktower in Chatham Street. Print unsigned, but probably by Skeen & Co. Subjects = lighthouses; street scenes Location = Ceylon; Colombo; Sri Lanka; Western Province
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 644(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(3)
Title:
Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the hotel, with rickshaw pullers and the hotel carriage in the foreground. Print unsigned, but probably by Skeen & Co. Subjects = British colonial architecture; carriages; hotels; rickshaws; road transport; transport Location = Ceylon; Co...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 644(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(4)
Title:
Mt. Lavinia, [near] Colombo. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Location = Ceylon; Colombo; Sri Lanka; Western Province
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 644(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(5)
Title:
Native fishing boat [Sri Lanka]. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Subjects = catamarans; fishing boats; local craft; transport; water transport Location = Ceylon; Colombo; Sri Lanka; Western Province
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 644(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(6)
Title:
Paddy fields en route to Kandy. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = agriculture; crops; paddy fields; rice; terrace cultivation Location = Ceylon; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 644(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(7)
Title:
General view, Kandy. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = artificial lakes Location = Central Province; Ceylon; Kandy; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 644(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(8)
Title:
Temple [of the Tooth] and Dagoba, Kandy. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Print unsigned, but probably by Skeen & Co. Subjects = dagabas (stupas); Sri Lankan architecture; Sri Lankan architecture (Buddhist); temples Location = Central Province; Ceylon; Kandy; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 644(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(9)
Title:
Round the Lake, Kandy. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the lakeside pavilion, with a palm-lined path in the foreground. Print unsigned, but probably by Skeen & Co. Subjects = Location = Central Province; Ceylon; Kandy; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item