Views of construction work on the Haputale, Kurunegela, Galle and Bandarawela Railways, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Photographer(s): Unknown (probably William Louis Henry Skeen and Co)
Scope & Content:
Collection of 30 loose albumen prints, captioned and dated in a contemporary hand on the reverse, documenting railway construction in Ceylon in the early to mid-1890s. The views show work in progress on the Matara and Galle lines (following the coast along the south-west corner of the island), t...