Ceylon

Ceylon

Photograph 1 is of a snake charmer. Behind is the Celanes government building. It is captioned ' Snake Charmer -Colombo, Ceylon & Celanese Government building'.
Photograph 2 is an airman on a rickshaw. Behind is the Celanese government building, captioned 'Bill Doran in Rickshaw before Celanese Govt. building, Colombo, 1948.'
Photograph 3 is of government buildings captioned 'G.P.O. & Big Clock, Colombo, Ceylon'.
Photograph 4 is a mosque captioned 'Mosque, Seeduwa village, Ceylon'.
Photographs 5 and 6 are local Celanese people captioned 'Natives, Negombo, Ceylon'.
Photograph 7 is anative up a palm tree captioned '"Nelson" collects coconuts'.
Photograph 8 is local people working in a field using hand tools. A supervisor stands watching. Behind are palm trees.

1948

Eight b/w photographs in an album.

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