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Sinhalese woman in a white jacket, posed among leaves. Sri Lanka, place not recorded.
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Sinhalese woman in a white jacket, posed among leaves

Sri Lanka, place not recorded
1870

Certainty
Likely
A probable identification that has not been confirmed.
On the print
"Singhalese Girl" (partly legible) - Scowen
Maker
Scowen & Co
Date basis
Date not confirmed
Identified by
Visual identification; place and date compared with Lankapura captions
Reference
TCP-P43

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