Historic Images of Sri Lanka
Panoramic view of Galle face Green Colombo in the late 1800s #IMG783
Panoramic view of Galle face Colombo, Sri Lanka around 1880s-1900, looking south from Galle Road (later this path became the galle Road), ClubHouse & Galleface Hotel (far right) showing in the background.
St. Joseph’s College, Colombo c.1890-1900 St. Joseph’s College is a Catholic educational institution in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1896 by French missionaries, with Rev Christopher Ernst Bonjean. History of St. Joseph’s College In the year 1892, the idea of a Catholic College emerges with the proposal of the Archbishop of Colombo Rt. […]
An old small size manual (Human Powered) crane with a pivoted boom at Colombo Docks dispatching Tea in 1885.