| Accession No |
1802.3436.1
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| Name/Title |
POSTCARD; Pettah Market, Colombo
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| Brief Description |
This black and white postcard is printed on card and is a photograph of the Pettah market place in Colombo, Ceylon. A long street has several several pedestrians and people puling carts, with few trees and several large buildings in the background. Tram lines on the road are visible.
The message on the reverse outlines the voyage from New Zealand to Colombo" "H.M.S. Ormonde / Wednesday / Jan. 28th 1910 / Dear Dulcie, / Just a few lines to tell you that we are well on our way to / England. I meant to write before but I never seemed to have time. / We had a good trip over from N.Z. in the "Manuka" and spent / a week in Sydney. Then we left Sydney + so far have / called at Melbourne, Adelaide + Freemantle. It is now / 8 days since we saw land + we expect to be in Colombo at / 10a.m. tomorrow + we leave again at 4 a.m. the following / morning. Are you still going to the Lecture? I will write / again later on + tell you about the Foreign Parts we call / at. Please remember me to your Mother + Father + also / Annie + Ada. I will enclose my address on a piece of / paper. Please tell me some Waverley news when you / write. Love, From Florence xxxxxx".
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| Classification |
Postcard/Written Communication T&E/T&E For Communication/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Plate's Postcards
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| Primary Prod Date |
Circa 1910
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| Primary Prod Period |
20th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Ceylon
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| Measurement Reading |
8.7 x 13.8cm
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| Signature/Marks |
PLATE'S POST CARD / Printed in England / For Correspondence For Address Only / Copyright by PLATE LTD., COLOMBO. / No.31 Pettah Market, Colombo.
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