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Main Street, Colombo

Charles T. Scowennegative 1875–1899; print after 1892

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of a busy city street with tiled-roof buildings and trees. Also visible are a large number of people dressed in traditional garments, as well as covered wagons.

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  • Title: Main Street, Colombo
  • Creator: Charles T. Scowen, The Colombo Apothecaries Co., Ltd.
  • Date Created: negative 1875–1899; print after 1892
  • Location Created: Colombo, Sri Lanka; Colombo, Ceylon
  • Physical Dimensions: 21.7 × 27.8 cm (8 9/16 × 10 15/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XA.941.5.38
  • Culture: Sri Lankan
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Charles T. Scowen (English, 1852 - 1948) The Colombo Apothecaries Co., Ltd. (Sri Lankan, founded about 1880, dissolved 1920s)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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