Colombo-Kandy Line, slip near Viaduct/75., 1875
Scope and Contents
265 x 285 mm. Close up view of Ceylonese labourers and a number of European overseers grouped around the debris on the line. Photograph taken on the same occasion as Y303B/55. As can be seen more clearly in this view, the whole of the embankment has subsided down the hill side. Photographer unknown, probably W.L.H. Skeen & Co.
Dates
- Creation: 1875
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Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2014-06-19 10:58:26+00:00
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