Caption

Street view in Galle, Sri Lanka, photograph, Street in the tropics, Galle ? Sri Lanka ?., caption: 'Galle Road', Galle, c. 1870 - c. 1900, photographer, South Asia, paper, albumen print, height 213 mm x width 274 mm, A dirt road lined with tall trees and large leafy plants runs through the scene, with a covered wooden cart piled high with hay or thatch hitched to a pair of oxen near the right side, a man seated atop the cart, and several men standing or walking nearby, some carrying shoulder poles with suspended baskets, others holding umbrellas, and a few wearing wrapped cloths around their waists; a small child stands beside a woman on the left, and dense tropical foliage and palm trees fill the background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A77_019

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49.3Mb (9.1Mb) / 15.9in x 12.0in / 4768 x 3614 (300dpi)

Keywords

Street view Galle Sri Lanka photograph Street tropics caption Galle Road c 1870 - c 1900 photographer South Asia paper albumen print height 213 mm x width 274 mm dirt road lined tall trees large leafy plants runs scene covered wooden cart piled high hay thatch hitched pair oxen near right side man seated atop cart several men standing walking nearby carrying shoulder poles suspended baskets holding umbrellas wearing wrapped cloths waists small child stands beside woman left dense tropical foliage palm trees fill background