Old Ceylon

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(The late) Sir john kothalawala escorting queen elizabeth 2 during her visit to Ceylon ~ April 1954

 

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Ranjitha Safety Matches

 

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Paulis Appuhamy and his Aircraft

 

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Troops of the Ceylon Army on patrol in Colombo ~ 1958

 

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M. S Fernando

 

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Lottery Ticket ~ 1967

 

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Kandy 1970

 

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Map of the bay, city and fortifications of Colombo ~ 1655

 

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Postcard ~ 1900

Printing paper advertisement ~ 1891

Kerosene ration stamp ~ 1970s

 

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Recording the "Handa mama" children's program.

Missionaries setting out for a drive in Colombo ~ 1910

Certificate for bravery awarded to Mr. U.L. Hameed Lebbe of Gampola in recognition of his rescue of 47 persons during the flood of 1947

Colombo - Negombo road during the flood of 1947 (August)

"Sukiri Kella" (Film) ~ 1975

Polonnaru gal wihara 1970

Warning 1980

1681

A Missionary School Cricket match Jaffna 1898

A high caste Tamil couple ~ ca. 1880s

Tamil (Coconut/Sesame) oil extracting plant

A Hindu high priest ~ ca. 1907

 

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Patta Ban
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thanks for sharing, rep 4+

 

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ade sira ban,
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Sinhalese men ~ ca. 1870s

Title: Ceylon Zoological Gardens.
Producer: Ceylon Tourist Board. Poster.
Dated 1960

Typical roadside view Boralla 1919

Thissa sthupa 1901

The 1st Muslim "Veda Arachchi" (Practitioner of Indigenous Medicine) of Ceylon - Dr. Y.M.N. Abdul Hameed ~ 1952 (Lankadeepa)

Police Constable T.G. Thedoris Appuhami of Moratuwa, who was awarded the King's Medal for Gallantry at Queen's House. ("Off duty" Magazine) ~ 1937

Rail ticket ~ 1957

Motor map of Ceylon ~ 1947

Muslim Mosque, Colombo ~ ca. 1940s

Shaikh Usman Waliyullah Shrine (Dewatagaha Mosque)

The Rawhide trail 1958

From left: Lal Senadheera, Rodney Fraser, Kumara Siriwardena.

Mariazelle Gunathilaka

Bandarawela railway bridge 1890

Coconut seller ~ 1912

 

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Kadugannawa 1870

Coach schedule ~ 1891

Buddhist Monks ~ Late 1800s

 

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Rasavahini Magazine ~ Dec 1968

Peasant man & woman, kaluthara 1870

1900's

1957

Central Bus Stand, Galle ~ 1981

1993

Ruwanwelisaaya 1907

The principal entrance to the Ruwanweli Dagoba, 1870

1891

time Unknown

1973

1989

 

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Film billboards, Colombo ~ 1980

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Parker Pens - 1961 (Rasavahini Mag)

Adam's Peak (Sri Pada) ~ ca 1890's

View of Adam's Peak from maskeliya

Warning Poster ~ 1941 - 1945

1951

kandy 1976

 

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kadugannawa 1870