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Loading the player...		Charming Ceylon Clip #: TFA-54F Length: 7:42 Year: 1931 Sound: Sound Decade: 1930s Description: A tour of the island of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, in the 1930s More Details View Larger Clip

Loading the player...		Ceylon Clip #: TFA-10-9B-7 Length: 4:13 Year: 1949 Sound: Silent Decade: 1940s Description: 19:00:57 - 19:03:45 >>> Sri Lanka. Various street scenes, autos, bicyclists, hand pulled rickshaws, ox drawn carts and many large public buildings. 19:03:45 - 19:05:23 >>> Sri Lanka. Various picturesque shots out to the sea thru palm trees in silhouette and with spectacular skies. More Details View Larger Clip

Loading the player...		Colombo, Ceylon Clip #: TFA-282C Length: 3:30 Year: 1935 Sound: Silent Decade: 1930s Description: A trip to Colombo, Ceylon in the 1930s. More Details View Larger Clip

Loading the player...		Tropical Ceylon Clip #: TFA-31A Length: 9:00 Year: 1932 Sound: Sound Decade: 1930s Description: A tour of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1932 More Details View Larger Clip

Loading the player...		Kandy Clip #: TFA-322E Length: 4:00 Sound: Silent Decade: 1930s Description: Glimpses of native life in Kandy, Ceylon, including street scenes, the Buddhist Temple of the Tooth and Elephant Park in Katugastota. More Details View Larger Clip

Loading the player...		Ceylon Clip #: TFA-231B Length: 8:47 Year: 1941 Sound: Sound Decade: 1940s Description: An exploration of British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the 1940's. More Details View Larger Clip

Loading the player...		Ceylon Clip #: TFA-9B-1 Length: 6:15 Year: 1949 Sound: Silent Decade: 1940s Description: 18:11:42 - 18:17:59 >>> Sri Lanka Five men in elaborate costumes and headdresses dance in a circle. Good MSs, CUs men and their feet in spirited dance. Group of drummers accompanying the dancers. CUs dancers elaborate costumes and headdresses. Various, drummers, dancers dancing in unison. More Details View Larger Clip

Loading the player...		Ceylon Clip #: TFA-10-9B-8 Length: 10:40 Year: 1949 Sound: Silent Decade: 1940s Description: 19:05:28 Herd of water buffalos being driven into river and two calves being driven. CU native in wide brimmed bamboo hat, CU buffalo. Various elephants walking in water with their mahouts on their back. Good shot elephant walking down dirt road with mahout on back. Elephants lying on their... More Details View Larger Clip

Loading the player...		East of Bombay Clip #: TFA-160C Length: 28:08 Year: 1937 Sound: Sound Decade: 1930s Description: Armand and Leila Denis travel through India in the 1930s, exploring the native culture and religious celebrations. More Details View Larger Clip
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