• Unknown (photographer)
• J. Lawton (photographer)
• W.L.H. Skeen & Co. (photographic studio)
• Major Skinner (role unspecified)
• John Fraser (role unspecified)
• Dr. C.M.G. Thwaites (role unspecified)
• Sir Henry George Ward (role unspecified)
• Rajasinghe, Sri Wickrama, King of Kandy (role unspecified)
• Bishop of Madras (role unspecified)
• George Gardner (role unspecified)
• Captain W.F. Dawson (role unspecified)
• Alexander Moon (role unspecified)
• Captain Brown (role unspecified)

Album of views of military, religious, residential and public buildings, the Colombo-Kandy Railway, bridges, waterfalls and landscapes, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

between August 1858 and 1890

Albumen silver prints

album: 65.6 x 43.4 x 5.1 cm

PH1979:0447.02:001-084

• partial views
• distant view
• exterior views

- Contemporary binding consists of embossed, brown leather-covered boards and spine, with gold gilt decorative patterns. Endleaves are of white textured paper. The album contains 83 photographs and 1 panaroma, comprised of 2 photographs. The photographs and the panorama are mounted on whitish brown cardboard and are each framed with a gold gilt line.

Knuckles District ?; Central Province ?; Sri Lan

• architecture
• landscape architecture
• engineering
• portrait
• sculpture
• topographic

Contains:

• PH1979:0447.02:001, View of a mountain and valley showing the Colombo-Kandy Railway, Allagalla, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), after August 1858
• PH1979:0447.02:002, View of No. 9 Tunnel, Colombo-Kandy Railway, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), after August 1858
• PH1979:0447.02:003, View of the "Bears' Mouth" on the Colombo-Kandy Railway with a tunnel in the background, possibly Tunnel No. 9, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), after August 1858
• PH1979:0447.02:004, View of a train on the Colombo-Kandy Railway, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between 1868 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:005, View of a locomotive on the Colombo-Kandy Railway, Sensation Rock, near Balana, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between 1870 and 1871
• PH1979:0447.02:006, View of a locomotive and men on the Colombo-Kandy Railway, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), after August 1858
• PH1979:0447.02:007, View of a rock-slip on the Colombo-Kandy Railway, Sensation Rock, near Balana, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), after August 1858
• PH1979:0447.02:008, View of Kadugannawa showing a road and hills with the railroad station on the right and Captain Dawson's Monument in the background, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), after August 1858
• PH1979:0447.02:009, View of a valley and hills from the Colombo-Kandy Railway, near Kadugannawa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), after August 1858
• PH1979:0447.02:010, View of the Colombo-Kandy Railway with Bears' Mouth and a tunnel, possibly Tunnel #9, on the left, from Belungala, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), after August 1858
• PH1979:0447.02:011, View of a road and a tunnel, Kadugannawa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:012, View of people, road and tunnel, Kadugannawa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:013, View of the Kandy Railway Station, Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), after August 1858
• PH1979:0447.02:014, View of the statue of Sir Henry George Ward, Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), after 1860
• PH1979:0447.02:016, View of Kandy and Kandy Lake, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:017, View of Kandy from Lady Horton's Walk with Kandy Lake on the left, St. Paul's Church on the right and the Temple of the Tooth (also known as the Sri Dalada Maligawa) in the foreground, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between 1860 and 1866
• PH1979:0447.02:018, View of Kandy Lake from the ground of the Military Hospital, Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:019, View of Kandy Lake from the east end with a man in the foreground, Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:020, View of the Governor's Residence (also known as the Pavilion, the King's Pavilion or the Queen's Pavilion), Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:021, View of the Provincial Chief Administrator's Residence (also known as the Old Palace), Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:022, View of the entrance gateway and walls of the Temple of the Tooth (also known as the Sri Dalada Maligawa) with temple buildings in the background, Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:023, View of the Temple of the Tooth (also known as the Sri Dalada Maligawa), Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:024, View of the entrance gateway and walls of the Temple of the Tooth (also known as the Sri Dalada Maligawa) with temple buildings in the background, Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:025, View of a dagoba, beside the Temple of the Tooth (also known as the Sri Dalada Maligawa), Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:026, View of a dagoba, Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:027, View of a dagoba with St. Paul's Church on the right, Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:028, Group portrait of Buddhist priests, Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:029, Group portrait of Kandyan Chiefs, Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:030, View of the Satinwood Bridge and the Mahaweli Ganga, Peradeniya, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:031, View of the Kutagastota Bridge over the Mahaweli Ganga with elephants and people in the foreground, Kutagastota, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between 1870 and 1872
• PH1979:0447.02:032, View of rubber trees, Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:033, View of Talipot Palms and other trees, Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:034, View of Getambe and the Mahaweli Ganga, near Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:035, View of the Mahaweli Ganga and the "Hundred Isles", from Primrose Hill, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:036, Partial view of Gampola from Mount Temple showing a river with mountains in the background, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), 1870
• PH1979:0447.02:037, Partial view of Gampola showing agricultural land with mountains, including Adam's Peak, in the background, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:038, View of the suspension bridge and Mahaweli Ganga with cattle in the foreground, Gampola, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between 1860 and 1872
• PH1979:0447.02:039, View of a bridge, Atabage, near Numara Eliya, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:040, View of a coffee estate with a bridge in the foreground, Pussellawa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:041, View of Wavendon Falls, Ramboda, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between 1860 and 1872
• PH1979:0447.02:042, View of agricultural land and a mountain, Pussellawa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:043, View of a rest house and coffee store on a mountain, Ramboda, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:044, View of the Rothschild Estate and Peacock Hill, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:045, View of rock overhanging a road with the Wavedon Falls in the background, Ramboda, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:046, View of a waterfall, near Pussellawa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:047, View of the Ramboda Ella Falls, Ramboda, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:048, View of a waterfall with a road and man in the foreground, near Ramboda, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:049, View of a waterfall, Ramboda, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:050, View of Kondgala Road with mountains in the background, near Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:051, View of the Falls of Wedimoola Oya, Ramboda, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:052, View of Kandy Lake from the east end with a man and an elephant on the left, Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:053, View of the Falls of the Hulu Ganga showing buildings and a bridge, Knuckles District [?], Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:054, View of the Nuwara Eliya Plain from the west side, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:055, View of a bridge and the Kadialena Falls (also known as Kadiyenaléna Falls), Kotinalu [?], Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:056, Distant view of Nuwara Eliya with mountains in the background, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:057, View of Craigie-Lea Falls and a plantation, Dambulla, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:058, View of the Falls of the Mahaweli Ganga, Elk Plains, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:059, View of Falls of Heenahuna Oya, Maturata, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:060, View of the St. Clair Falls with a plantation and mountains in the background, Dambulla, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:061, View of a staircase and the entrance gate of a Buddhist temple, near Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:062, View of a bridge over the Maha Oya with Hunnasgiriya in the background, Dotala Road, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:063, View of a bridge over the Maha Oya, Hunnasgiriya, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:064, View of Dotala Road, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:065, View of Kandanuwara Estate, Elkaduwa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:066, View of Dotala Road, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:067, View of a road and houses, Matale Bazaar, Matale, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:068, View of Aluwihare Rock Temple with a priest and government agent, Mr. Ross, on the right, Aluwihare, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), 1870
• PH1979:0447.02:069, View of Vicarton Gorge, Matale (District), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), 1870
• PH1979:0447.02:070, View of Vicarton Gorge, Matale (District), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), 1870
• PH1979:0447.02:071, View of men walking along a riverbank, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:072, View of men beside a river, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:073, View of plants and trees, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:074, View of people in front of a Mauritius Screw-pine, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:075, View of fruits and plants, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:076, View of the grandstand and kraal with an elephant in the foreground, Kornegalle, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:077, View of the grandstand and kraal with people and a fence on the right, Kornegalle, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:078, View of the Duke of Edinburgh's bungalow, Ambawela, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:079, View of the grandstand, Ambawela, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:080, View of the entrance to the kraal with an elephant in the background and men in the foreground, Ambawela, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:081, View of an elephand, named "The Duke", tied to a tree, Ambawela, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:082, View of a herd of elephants in a pond, Ambawela, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:083, View of a herd of elephants in a pond, Ambawela, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:084, View of people and a herd of elephants on a road, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between August 1858 and 1890
• PH1979:0447.02:015:001-002, Panorama of Kandy and Kandy Lake showing D.S. Senanayake Vidiya, St. Paul's Church and The Temple of the Tooth (also known as the Sri Dalada Maligawa), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), between 1870 and 1871