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53 x 77 mm.

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Monochrome postcards, mainly of Colombo scenes, published by W.H.L. Skeen and Co.

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273x211mm. View looking along the palm-shaded drive towards the hotel, with the porte-cochere entrance at the left and verandahs at the right. Established in the 1880s, the hotel became one of the leading establishments on the island, and is shown in this print before it was rebuilt on an enlarged scale in 1894.

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Quarter-plate. Built about the time of the Dutch occupation. Note the curious pair of lions, evidently copied from some European coat of arms. (Fisher).

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Half-plate (landscape format). Dutch fortifications/racecourse/Roman Cath. Cathedral/Railway Station/Jetty/Old Dutch Fort. (Fisher).

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Half-plate. From walls of old Dutch fortifications. [Looking along waterfront with palms in foreground].

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Quarter-plate.

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Approximately 200 x 140 mm. Photogravure. Probably photographed by F. Skeen.

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132 x 91 mm. Group portrait of Europeans beside a wooden garden gate. Identified on the reverse are: John Bagra; Morton; John Sinclair; Mrs Dick; Mrs Coventry; John Shields Jarvie; and Mrs Coventry’s two children. Although dated differently, this photograph and Y303E/97 were certainly taken on the same occasion (all clothing is identical).

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200 x 136 mm. Group portrait of Europeans posed on the steps leading up to a bungalow verandah. Identified on the reverse are: Morton; Mrs Coventry (wife of F. Coventry); John Shields Jarvie (planter, Gallabodde Estate, Udapussellawa); Mrs Dick (probably wife of George A. Dick, planter, Ragalla Estate, Newero Eliya); John Bagra (planter, Gampha Estate, Udapussellawa); and two children (Mrs Coventry’s). See also Y303E/101.

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86 x 126 mm.

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This file contains notes about tending to the High Commission residence gardens in Accra, Vientiane [Viangchan] and Colombo. (circa 80 sheets).

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316 x 190 mm. View from Gregory Road looking north across the Lake towards the town, with Tricomalee Street running off northwards. The large white building near the lake at the south end of Trincomalee Street is Queen's Hotel.

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315 x 190 mm. View from a similar location to the preceding print, but showing more of the eastern part of the town. The whole of the Esplanade is visible, with Queen's Hotel at the west end of the Temple of the Tooth at the east. The Buddhist Library is the white building jutting out into the lake at the extreme right. The tower of St Paul's Church can be seen in the centre of the print. No. 2086 scratched out on negative.

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317 x 184 mm. View looking west over the Lake, the Esplanade and the town from the road (known as Lady Horton's Drive) running up the hillside behind the Temple of the Tooth. A similar view to Y303A/36. No. 2084 scratched out on negative.

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283 x 213 mm. View looking towards the crest of a small hill where the remaining columns of the Audience Hall stand among the trees.

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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Office building/This bank one of a series of earthworks built by Portuguese 1638 when their army (400) was entirely massacred by 30 000 Kandyans/Germinating cocoanuts/planted out plant one year old. (Fisher).

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213 x 273 mm. Photograph by Scowen & Co.

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266 x 216 mm. Showing a huge clump of Dendrocalamus giganteus growing on the bank of the Mahawalia Ganga in Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. A figure is posed at the base as an indication of scale. The largest of the bamboo family and attaining a height of 100-120 feet, this species is a native of Burma and was introduced into the gardens in 1858.

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The postcard is addressed to Mrs Gilbert Dold, London. It contains a brief note and is signed 'GW' or 'GD'.

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264x215mm.

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275 x 215 mm. Close up view of the trunks of a clump of giant bamboos, with a figure posed beside the trees.

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283x215mm.