A black and white portrait photograph of a Sri Lankan woman standing by a lake. She is wearing an ankle-length skirt, short blouse leaving her midriff bare, a bangle or watch on her left arm. She is barefoot and carries a bag or bundle on her head. A row of seven palm trees can be seen to her right as well as part of a building on an adjacent bank. The upper metalwork of a lampost can be seen above her, to her left. Original caption: 'Palms by the lake'.

This is almost certainly Kandy Lake, with the crenelations of its white ornamental wall just visible in the background, as well as the Ulpange (a royal bathing pavilion).