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Container Reference (shelfmark) Photo 644 Level [40] File

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Photo 644(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 644(10)
Title:
Entrance, Peradeniya [Botanical Gardens]. Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Print unsigned, but probably by Skeen & Co. Subjects = botanical gardens Location = Ceylon; Peradeniya; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item