Sri Lanka Photographs, possibly for "Things Seen in Ceylon"
London: Seeley Service & Co., c. 1929. Six photographs showing life in Sri Lanka, collected for use in a Seeley Publication, possibly "Things Seen in Ceylon". Manuscript captions on verso include: Harvesting Rice in a Paddy Field in interior Ceylon; Rice Farm amid Ceylon Hills, paddy field; Cocoanut grove Ceylon; Giant Bamboo, King of Grasses (50 to 100 ft high) Peradeniya Gardens, near Kandy; The Water-cart in Ceylon showing how Ceylon roads are flushed in the early morning; The Ceylong ghilhe.
3 photographs have a stamp or some indication of a press service origin on verso, including Underwood and Underwood, and most with notations as to reproduction size. 4 are silvertone. Sizes range 6 3/4 x 10" to 4 1/4 x 3 3/8" Overall very good condition. Item #29101
Price: $225.00