Historical Photos of Colonial Ceylon

1897 Queen Victoria’s Jubilee

Students in front of the Kandy Temple (Trinitians ?)

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1897 Queen Victoria’s Jubilee

Military Parade Kandy

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1901 Royal Tour of Ceylon

Ceylon Mounted Infantry waiting for King’s arrival at railway station to provide escort

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1901 Royal Tour of Ceylon

King and Royal entourage posing for a photo in the Kandy Pavilion

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1901 Royal Tour of Ceylon

King Presenting Colours and Medals to the Ceylon Mounted Infantry for service in South Africa (I believe CLI was the only regiment to get the King’s Colours)

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1872 Governor Sir William Gregory and group in Nuwara Eliya for Gymkhana

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