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EU: Fisher boats Colombo (1900), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1900

EU: Fisher boats Colombo (1900)

1900 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Fishing boats are drawn up along the shore at Colombo in 1900, evidence of the small-craft fishing trade that operated alongside the port's growing role in British Ceylon's export economy.

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