Colombo Collection

Washing an elephant in the river, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Washing an elephant in the river, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Flussufer bei Colombo. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Exquisitely carved ornamentation of a Hindu Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Ceylon, 1902. Temple in the capital of what is now Sri Lanka. Stereocard. [Underwood & Underwood, 1902]

Religious procession, Colombo, Ceylon, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Religious procession, Colombo, Ceylon, 1895. Elephants wearing decorated coverings, carrying holy artefacts in what is now Sri Lanka

Street scene near the Town Hall, Colombo, Ceylon, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
Street scene near the Town Hall, Colombo, Ceylon, 1895. Pedestrians and carts on a road in what is now Sri Lanka. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Stand eines Obstverkaufers in Colombo, 1926. Fruit vendor in Colombo. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Neuer Hindutempel Pithat, Colombo, 1926. New Hindu Temple Pithat, Colombo. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Malerischer alter Feigen baum (Ficus indica) an der Strasse Clombo-Galle bei Kalutara, 1926. Picturesque old fig tree (Ficus indica) on the street Clombo-Galle near Kalutara

The Queens House, Colombo, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Queens House, Colombo, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Market, Colombo, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Market, Colombo, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

Road Beside the Kelaniya River, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Road Beside the Kelaniya River, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Colombo Museum, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Colombo Museum, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Kelaniya Temple and Dagoba, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Kelaniya Temple and Dagoba, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

A Hindu Temple, Pettah, Colombo, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
A Hindu Temple, Pettah, Colombo, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Typical Street Scene in Native Quarters, Colombo, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Typical Street Scene in Native Quarters, Colombo, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

A Mohammedan Mosque, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
A Mohammedan Mosque, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

General Post Office with Entrance to Queens House and Clock Tower in Distance, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

New Town Hall, Colombo, Ceylon, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
New Town Hall, Colombo, Ceylon, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

View Towards the Pettah or Native Quarter, Colombo, Showing Khan Clock Tower, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Breakwater, Colombo, During S. -W. Monsoon, c1890 (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Breakwater, Colombo, During S.-W. Monsoon, c1890 (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Religious Preparation before entering the Mosque, Colombo, Ceylon, c1910. Colombo, Sri Lanka, is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka. [Plate Ltd. Ceylon, c1910]

The Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo, Ceylon, late 19th or early 20th century. Lantern slide

Road from Colombo to Galle, Colombo, Ceylon, late 19th or early 20th century. Lantern slide

Colombo Harbour, Ceylon, late 19th or early 20th century. Lantern slide

Hall of Tusks, in the home of Lady de Soysa, Bambalapitiya, Colombo, Ceylon, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Hall of Tusks, in the home of Lady de Soysa, Bambalapitiya, Colombo, Ceylon, 1903

Colombo harbour, Ceylon, early 20th century(?)

Colombo Harbour, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Artist: Keystone View Company
Colombo Harbour, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Stereoscopic card details

Colombo, Sri Lanka, c1910s

Hindu temple in the Pettah, Colombo, Ceylon. View in the capital of what is now Sri Lanka

Colombo, Ceylon, c1890. Artist: Gillot
Colombo, Ceylon, c1890. View of the port city of Colombo in what is now Sri Lanka. Illustration from Iles Andaman et Ceylan, Moeurs et Coutumes

The Colombo Cricket Ground, Ceylon, 1912. From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

Sri Lankan villagers winnowing rice. Artist: CM Dixon
Sri Lankan villagers winnowing rice north of Columbo

Elephants performing at Columbo zoo in Sri Lanka. Artist: CM Dixon
Elephants performing at Columbo zoo in Sri Lanka

Buddhist priest before the image of a reclining Buddha in a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka

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