EU: Strand bij Colombo (Ceylon) met palmen en bank (1910)
1910 Colombo, Sri Lanka
A palm-lined beach near Colombo, with a bench set along the shore, is photographed in 1910. Coastal views like this were popular subjects during the British colonial period in Ceylon, when Colombo was a major port on shipping routes between Europe and Asia.
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