Sujet

Lions Head on the Colombo to Kandy Railway

Légende

A section of railway track comes through a tunnel in a rockface. There is a large overhanging rock formation and some foliage to the left. Caption reads: Lions Head Colombo Kandy Ry. Inscribed on negative: Scowen. Scowen & Co. was a successful photographic firm working in Ceylon in the late 19th century.

Date

1885

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Bristol Archives/Dring collection

Notre référence

UMG24A02_312

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,9Mo (2,4Mo) / 31,6cm x 40,4cm / 3731 x 4767 (300dpi)

Mots clés

section railway track comes through tunnel rockface large overhanging rock formation some foliage left caption reads lions head colombo kandy ry inscribed negative scowen scowen co successful photographic firm working ceylon late 19th century ceylon sri lanka historical content history historical photography