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Mt Lavinia Road – Colombo, Ceylon
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Mt Lavinia Road – Colombo, Ceylon

P.25 - Click on Image to View Full-size Photograph Colhetty…

Ceylon Kandyan Chief 1875
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Ceylon Kandyan Chief 1875

Ceylon Kandyan Chief 1875 #IMG024

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Elephant transporting a boiler to Tea Factory

Elephant transporting a boiler to Tea Factory - P023A -…

Native Street Scene 1870, Ceylon
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Native Street Scene 1870, Ceylon

CEYLON Superb Native Street Scene 1870.jp P.22

Sinhalese Peasants 1880 Ceylon
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Sinhalese Peasants 1880 Ceylon

P.21 - Click on Image to View Full-size Photograph

Skinnan Road, Colombo, Ceylon 1870
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Skinnan Road, Colombo, Ceylon 1870

A street scene at Skinnan Road, Colombo, Ceylon IMG20 Native…

Ceylon Busy Road View
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Ceylon Busy Road View

CEYLON BUSY ROAD VIEW BY PLATE & CO Publisher: PLATE…

Bullock Cart and Driver, Ceylon
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Bullock Cart and Driver, Ceylon

Native bullock hackery, late 1800's Photographer/Publisher: Charles T. Scowen and…

A Tea factory, 1880’s
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A Tea factory, 1880’s

A Tea factory, 1880s #017 A Tea Manufacture, 1880's

1900 Devil Dancers Ceylon
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1900 Devil Dancers Ceylon

1900 Devil Dancers Ceylon #016

Native Sinhalese Peons 1910
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Native Sinhalese Peons 1910

Native Singhalese Peons 1910 #015, Colombo, Ceylon

Native bullock hackery, late 1800’s
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Native bullock hackery, late 1800’s

Native bullock hackery #014

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