Local traders in boats alongside a passenger cruise ship in Colombo harbour, Ceylon

Local traders in rowing boats alongside a passenger cruise ship in Colombo harbour, Ceylon. The photographer is looking down on the boats from on the cruise ship. Each boat is manned by three or four sinhalese men and they are all wearing sarongs and their wares include carved elephants and model outrigger canoes.

Object Details

ID: P91244
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1928-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm
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