Note
No date; likely late 1890sHandwritten on the back in blue ink"Bullock cart.", Digitizing agency: University of Missouri—Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Description
Unidentified men and boys, barefoot and in traditional clothing, look at the camera as they stand on a sidewalk in front of an open-air market with Sinhala ulu roof, and a bullock cart in the street in front of them in Sri Lanka [then Ceylon]. The cart has a bowed bonnet. It is hitched to two oxen. The driver stands between two oxen. Chickens are under the cart. In the market are baskets stacked with produce and piles of mats. Printed on the lower left-hand corner in white, "Stowen."
Contributors
Photographer: Scowen, Charles T.
Date Issued
1894 to 1900
Type
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 28 cm
Member of
Publisher
Charles T. Scowen and Company (Ceylon)
Subject (Topical)
Rights
Rights Note
Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.
To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.
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Source
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unit
LaBudde Special Collections