Caption

View of the Main Street, Colombo, Sri Lanka, photograph, signature: 'Scowen & Co.', title: 'Main Street, Colombo', photographer: Charles T. Scowen & Co., 1876 - 1893, South Asia, paper, albumen print, height 215 mm x width 277 mm, height 347 mm x width 400 mm, street, A crowded street scene with many people walking and standing, some carrying baskets or bundles and others holding umbrellas, several horse-drawn carts and covered wagons among the crowd, a large tree shading part of the street near a row of single-story buildings with tiled roofs, a stone bell tower with decorative carving and visible bells, a distant ornate building partially visible above the trees, and a variety of clothing styles visible on the people.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_392

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58.4Mb (10.3Mb) / 17.1in x 13.3in / 5118 x 3989 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Main Street Colombo Sri Lanka photograph signature Scowen & Co title photographer Charles T 1876 - 1893 South Asia paper albumen print height 215 mm x width 277 mm height 347 mm x 400 mm street crowded street scene people walking standing carrying baskets bundles holding umbrellas several horse-drawn carts covered wagons crowd large tree shading part street near row single-story buildings tiled roofs stone bell tower decorative carving visible bells distant ornate building partially visible trees variety clothing styles visible people