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Photograph - Buddhist Temple Interior, Colombo, Ceylon, 1928
Reg. No: MM 113754
- Summary:
- One of ninety three images from a photograph album brought to Australia by Archibald Gordon Maclaurin when he migrated in 1928. It includes early photos of his pre-migration trips to France, as well as photos he added once in Australia, including photos sent to him by family in England, and images from his migration journey.
The scenery and people depicted in the photograph suggest this image was probably taken by Archie in Ceylon, one of the ports of call on his journey to Australia in 1928. - Description:
- Black and white silver gelatin photograph.
- Description Of Content:
- Interior view of a Buddhist Temple showing statues and monuments of Buddha.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mrs Jocelyn Maclaurin, 2004
- Acknowledgement:
- Source: Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 64 mm (Height), 87 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | immigration, religions, interior views, photography, statues, travel tourism, monuments, british immigration, icons, brought goods, temples, ports of call |
| Themes this item is part of: | Archibald Gordon Maclaurin, English Migrant, 1928, Domestic & Community Life Collection, Migration Collection, Transport Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection |
| Primary Classification: | RELIGIONS |
| Tertiary Classification: | church interiors |
| Inscriptions: | Printed in grey ink on back of photograph: 'VELOX.' [repeated] |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1928 |
| Creator: | Archibald Maclaurin, circa 1920s-1930s Of Album |
| User: | Archibald Maclaurin, Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 1928-1967 |
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