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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 406

111. Photo 406/2(57)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 406/2(57)
Title:
Colombo. Bridge of Boats. Photographer: Scowen and Company, Charles T.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the bridge, with bullock carts crossing. The Bridge of Boats over the Kelani River at Grandpass carried the whole of the Colombo-Kandy road traffic from its construction in 1822 until 1895 when the Victoria Bridge was opened. The Bridge of Boats was ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

112. Photo 406/2(58)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 406/2(58)
Title:
Ceylon. View on the beach. Photographer: Scowen and Company, Charles T.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = catamarans; fishing boats; local craft; transport; water transport Location = Ceylon; Sri Lanka Photograph by Scowen & Co. taken in the 1880s of a beach scene in Sri Lanka, from an album of 62 views of India and Ceylon. Out-rigger canoes or catama...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

113. Photo 406/2(59)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 406/2(59)
Title:
Ceylon. A tea garden [Nuwara Eliya]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View at Nuwara Eliya, with a tea plantation in the foreground. Subjects = agriculture; crops; tea; tea plantations Location = Ceylon; Nuwara Eliya; Sri Lanka Photograph of a view at Nuwara Eliya, in Sri Lanka, with a tea plantation in the foreground taken by an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

114. Photo 406/2(60)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 406/2(60)
Title:
Coffee blossom & fruit [Ceylon]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Close-up study of flowers and fruit. Subjects = agriculture; coffee; crops Location = Ceylon; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

115. Photo 406/2(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 406/2(61)
Title:
The P. & O. S.S. 'Brindisi'. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Moored at unknown location, possibly Port Said. Subjects = Brindisi (steamer); named vessels; steamers; transport; water transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item