St. Philip Neri Church, Negombo c1914 19 Jun 2013 | 08:19 am

St. Philip Neri Church, located on the west coast of Sri Lanka, about 37 km north of Colombo. There are many famous Roman Catholic churches in Negombo, most of them were built by Portuguese. Due to hi...

Main Street in Pettah, Colombo 1980′s 18 Jun 2013 | 11:18 am

Main Street in Pettah is one of the busiest streets in Colombo, and the street is popular for gold and jewelry shops.

The Honorable I.M.R.A Iriyagolle, Politician 1965–1970 3 Jun 2013 | 08:16 am

Mr. Iriyagolla, Ceylon politician 1965–1970. Photo taken on 20th Aug 1968 I.M.R.A Iriyagolle was born to a privilege family in Iriyagolle in Katugampola, and he was educated at Katugampola Village Sch...

Colombo Racecourse in Cinnamon Gardens, c.1913 12 Jan 2013 | 07:15 pm

Water Buffalo ploughing paddy fields 1 Nov 2012 | 05:50 am

Traditionally Water buffaloes were used to plough muddy paddy fields for thousands of years in Sri Lanka, nowadays buffaloes have been replaced by tractors (with small powered ploughs). Photographer/P...

The Holy Shrine Of Kataragama, Sri Lanka 1966 8 Mar 2012 | 03:59 pm

« Back | ^ | Next » Kataragama (also Katharagama, Katirkamam & Kathirgamam) is a pilgrimage town popular with Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and indigenous Vedda communities of Sri Lanka. Published by Ceylon...

Aerial View of Colombo Docks Sri Lanka in 1942 15 Feb 2012 | 09:42 pm

Photograph Title: Colombo’s waterfront before assault « Back | ^ | Next » Photograph Copyright: Associated press, New York Date: 15 April 1942 The warehouses, docks and lines of bullock wagons along t...

Young woman vintage portrait in Sri Lanka c.1880-90s 6 Feb 2012 | 06:15 pm

Portrait of a Kandyan woman with traditional jewellery. Photographer/Publisher: Colombo Apothecaries Company Date: 1980 – 1990s Location: n/a, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Dating

Group of women curing Plumbago 1 Feb 2012 | 07:54 pm

The Main Street Colombo in 1970s 31 Jan 2012 | 01:53 am