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EU: The Elephant's Bath, Near Kandy, Ceylon (1910), Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1910

EU: The Elephant's Bath, Near Kandy, Ceylon (1910)

1910 Kandy, Sri Lanka

Elephants used in the timber trade were customarily bathed in the rivers near Kandy, a practice recorded in this 1910 photograph from the former royal capital of Ceylon's central highlands.

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EU: 'Elefant badar i flod, en person står upprätt på betarna. :: :: ''12114 -The Elephant´s bath, Near Kandy, Ceylon .'' :: :: Ingår i serie med fotonr. 315-422.' (1910), Kandy, 1910
EU: 'Elefant badar i flod, en person står upprätt på betarna. :: :: ''12114 -The Elephant´s bath, Near Kandy, Ceylon .'' :: :: Ingår i serie med fotonr. 315-422.' (1910) 1910
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