EU: Colombo, Sri Lanka: Street scene with ox carts and locals in front of shops (1913)
1913 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ox carts and local residents are pictured in front of shops in a Colombo street scene from 1913, documenting everyday commerce in Sri Lanka's main port city during the British colonial period.
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