Note
No date; likely late 1890s#67 in a series; caption: "Singhalese [sic] fishing boat."Digitizing agency: University of Missouri—Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Description
A Sri Lankan man stands by the mast of the sail on the framework where the outrigger is attached to the boat in a Sinhalese fishing boat called a Bala Oruwa that sits on the beach in Sri Lanka [then Ceylon]. Another man sits in the stern. On down the beach, two men carry an outrigger toward the water. At the end of the beach, five mean stand facing the camera. A covered wagon with a bowed bonnet sits at the tree line beside the beach. Palm trees line the entire coast. Printed in dark ink on the bottom left-hand corner, "Scowen." Printed in white ink on the bottom left-hand corner, "Singhalese fishing boat. No. 67. C. A. Co. Ceylon."
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
Apothecaries Co. Ltd. (Colombo, 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