Null William Louis Henry Skeen & Co (act. 1868 - 1903) - Buddha Temple, Kandy, C…

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William Louis Henry Skeen & Co (act. 1868 - 1903) - Buddha Temple, Kandy, Ceylon, 1870s/1890s Two albumen prints cm 21,2 x 27,4 ; cm 20,8 x 27 | 8.3 x 10.7 in. ; 8.1 x 10.6 in. Photographer's credit in the negative of each

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William Louis Henry Skeen & Co (act. 1868 - 1903) - Buddha Temple, Kandy, Ceylon, 1870s/1890s Two albumen prints cm 21,2 x 27,4 ; cm 20,8 x 27 | 8.3 x 10.7 in. ; 8.1 x 10.6 in. Photographer's credit in the negative of each

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