Ceylon

Old Pictures Of Sri Lanka.

Maintained for all by Anura Guruge

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The above picture, or for that matter ANY of the pictures on this page, are not MINE per se.

I got these pictures (below) from a cousin quite a few years ago (like 2003 or 2004). No idea who took them or when. But obviously the copyright on them would have expired long time ago.

Occurred to me that I should at a minimum preserve them on the Web so that others can get access to them. I did have them for many years on my ‘guruge.com‘ Website. This is NEW home for them.

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Some Amazing Old Picture.

Got this in 2011 from a Sri Lankan, as a self-playing PowerPoint. I converted it to a small (and safe) PDF since that is easier for most folks.

Here are thumbnails of the 43 pictures in the PDF.

Other than converting it to a PDF, this is NOT my work and I do not own these pictures, though I would think, as with all the pictures on this page, any copyright has long expired.

The last slide says that this PowerPoint was compiled by ‘Henry Dullewe,’ in Canada. I do not know him. His contact information is on the slide.

Click this image (an example of the pictures inside) to download and enjoy the PDF.

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Pictures of Kandy from (at least) 100 years ago

Got these pictures, on July 5, 2011, from another cousin(-in-law) in Sri Lanka. He sent them in an e-mail that just said “Kandy 100 Years Ago — Very Valuable Pictures”.

So I am yet again trying to preserve them. I do not claim any ownership or copyright to these pictures either — though I am sure that whatever copyright they had has long expired.

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A Picture Painted By Me in July 1960.

A picture pained by me, in July 1960, when I was approaching 7 years in age, showing a political rally — and I think that I am showing my father on stage talking. For those that know, it is very easy to see what party is represented and I even show Mrs. Bandaranayake in her car with her hair in a bun! [Yes, she was Aunty Bandaranayake and I knew her well. Even spoke with her most days.]

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