Scope and Contents Monochrome postcards. The geographical locations of the cards, together with their publishers, breakdown thus:1-9 Calcutta (various anonymous publishers)10-57 Agra (K. Lall and Co.)58-59 Benares (also known as Varanasi - Saeed Bros.)60-75 Lucknow (Omaid Singh and Sons)76-91 Delhi (Lal Chand and Sons, Dariba, Delhi)92-123 Lahore and Amritsar (Punjab Religious Book Society, Lahore)124-129 Burma130-135 Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) coloured (Plate and...

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144 x 100 mm. View showing coffee estate women sieving and pounding coffee. Photograph by Scowen & Co.

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280 x 212 mm. Similarly posed to Y303E/40 and Y303E/41, and showing four Singhalese preparing quills of cinnamon. After the bark has been removed from the branch it dries and curls. The procedure seen here is that of packing the smaller lengths inside the larger to form canes about three feet long.

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278 x 211 mm. Showing four Singhalese preparing quills of cinnamon. After the bark has been removed from the branch it dries and curls. The procedure seen here is that of packing the smaller lengths inside the larger to form canes about three feet long.

Scope and Contents From the File: A collection of platinum prints, 280 x 225 mm, mounted in a volume bound in red leather with 'The Royal Visit to Ceylon April, 1901' and the Royal Arms on the front cover. They are by various photographers and record the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later H.M. King George V and H.M. Queen Mary) 12-15 April, 1901. The prints are mounted on cardboard pages and have printed captions, which have been recorded as found. They may include language which is...

Scope and Contents From the File: A collection of platinum prints, 280 x 225 mm, mounted in a volume bound in red leather with 'The Royal Visit to Ceylon April, 1901' and the Royal Arms on the front cover. They are by various photographers and record the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later H.M. King George V and H.M. Queen Mary) 12-15 April, 1901. The prints are mounted on cardboard pages and have printed captions, which have been recorded as found. They may include language which is...

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216 x 268 mm. Showing a group posed in front of one of the carved archways inside the temple complex. The figures include a drummer, masked devil dancers and young acolytes.

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Quarter-plate. Crossing road at Kurunegala.

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Programmes, guides, journals and one map relating to the Royal Visits to Jamaica, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar. There is also a report of Barclays Bank D.C.O. Much of the material relates to the tour of Australia.

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Programmes, guides, journals and one map relating to the Royal Visits to Jamaica, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar. There is also a report of Barclays Bank D.C.O. Much of the material relates to the tour of Australia.

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260 x 204 mm. Showing a large, tile-roofed bungalow with the Union Jack flying from a pole in the garden in front of the verandah. A group of Europeans with Singhalese servants is posed in the garden for the photographer.

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146 x 103 mm.

Scope and Contents From the File: The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 168-346 (originally there were 165). Added numbers are: 200A, 263A, 270A-D, 280A, 296A, 335A-B; spoiled: 234; not used: 170, 172, 173, 175, 199, 203, 204, 216, 226, 228, 240-242, 253, 255, 257, 258, 262, 300, 314, 325, 326, 334; missing: 333. Numbers 270A-D and 280A are by Hutchins. The photographs are not arranged totally in numerical order within the album so that 280A follows 337. Subjects covered in this album...

Scope and Contents From the File: The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 168-346 (originally there were 165). Added numbers are: 200A, 263A, 270A-D, 280A, 296A, 335A-B; spoiled: 234; not used: 170, 172, 173, 175, 199, 203, 204, 216, 226, 228, 240-242, 253, 255, 257, 258, 262, 300, 314, 325, 326, 334; missing: 333. Numbers 270A-D and 280A are by Hutchins. The photographs are not arranged totally in numerical order within the album so that 280A follows 337. Subjects covered in this album...

Scope and Contents From the File: The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 168-346 (originally there were 165). Added numbers are: 200A, 263A, 270A-D, 280A, 296A, 335A-B; spoiled: 234; not used: 170, 172, 173, 175, 199, 203, 204, 216, 226, 228, 240-242, 253, 255, 257, 258, 262, 300, 314, 325, 326, 334; missing: 333. Numbers 270A-D and 280A are by Hutchins. The photographs are not arranged totally in numerical order within the album so that 280A follows 337. Subjects covered in this album...

Scope and Contents From the File: The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 168-346 (originally there were 165). Added numbers are: 200A, 263A, 270A-D, 280A, 296A, 335A-B; spoiled: 234; not used: 170, 172, 173, 175, 199, 203, 204, 216, 226, 228, 240-242, 253, 255, 257, 258, 262, 300, 314, 325, 326, 334; missing: 333. Numbers 270A-D and 280A are by Hutchins. The photographs are not arranged totally in numerical order within the album so that 280A follows 337. Subjects covered in this album...

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272 x 208 mm. View from the Pattirippwa (the octagonal building) of the Temple of the Tooth looking along the Esplanade towards Queen’s Hotel at the farther end. The Diamond Jubilee celebrations are in progress, with crowds gathered round the Governor’s pavilion and troops of the Lancashire Regiment beyond. The celebrations took place on June 29th.

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276 x 214 mm. View from the same location as Y303B/5, probably taken a short while before the start of the ceremony. On either side of the carpet leading to the Governor’s pavilion is a row of elephants who bowed as Governor Ridgeway passed by. Photograph probably by W.L.H. Skeen & Co.

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273 x 213 mm. View from the Esplanade looking towards the Temple of the Tooth, with pavilions and decorations erected for the celebration of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. See also Y303B/5-6, 79-83. Photograph probably by W.L.H. Skeen & Co.

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270 x 212 mm. Showing crowds, European and Singhalese, gathered round the Governor’s stand on the Esplanade during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, with the Pattirippuwa of the Temple of the Tooth in the background. See Y303B/5. Photographer unknown, probably W.L.H. Skeen & Co.

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272 x 212 mm. Showing crowds in the street, with flags and other decorations flying from the houses in the background. Precise location unidentified, but the building in the foreground is possibly part of Queen’s hotel. Photographer unknown, probably Skeen & Co.

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270 x 212 mm. Similar view to Y303B/80, but taken from a slightly different angle. Photographer unknown, probably W.L.H. Skeen & Co.

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275 x 214 mm. Showing troops drawn up on parade, with artillery pieces in the foreground and spectators lining the field. The main Jubilee celebrations took place on 29th June 1897 (see Y303B/5) but may well have continued into the following month. This parade, or salute, is certainly not taking place on the main Esplanade and is probably in the Bogambra Ground. Photograph probably by W.L.H. Skeen & Co.

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272 x 213 mm. View looking along Trincomalee Street from the Esplanade, with Queen’s Hotel in the foreground decorated with flags and banners. Queen’s Hotel was established in 1849. See also Y303B/5. Photographer unknown, probably W.L.H. Skeen & Co.

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270 x 215 mm. View showing a road in Kandy lined with decorations and with a large triumphal arch. A similar structure can be seen at Y3022G/18. Photographer unknown, probably W.L.H. Skeen & Co.