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This postcard depicts a country road in Ceylon. A cart travels past a house nestled amongst the tropical vegetation.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A country scene showing the covered ox cart on the road thru [sic] the banana grove.”
This postcard shows a grass hut by the side of a road in the midst of a substantial amount of vegetation. A man sits outside the hut with a bunch of bananas.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A natives grass hut in the banana grove. They are a very indolent set of people as all they care of is something to eat. This one seems to be well provided for as he has a bunch of bananas and when that is gone there are plenty more where that one com [sic] from.”
This postcard shows a rickshaw man and his rickshaw, along with a woman riding as passenger. Charles C. Myers shares that the rickshaw is one of the principle ways people travel.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The native rickshaw at closer range.”
This postcard shows a colorized view looking straight down one of Ceylon’s canals. The canal is bordered by walkways, which people stroll down, and beyond that thick trees and tropical vegetation. A raft with people and goods is poled down the canal.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Showing one of the Dutch canals and a section of the tropical vegitation [sic], date palms and banana trees.”
This postcard shows a colorized view of a road in Kalutara, Ceylon, lined with several large banyan trees. A cart travels down the middle of the road.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A shady lane in the vicinity of Colombo.”
This postcard shows a colorized picture of a rubber plantation, where many workers are planting and caring for young rubber trees. Charles C. Myers adds that rubber is one of the principle products of southern India and Ceylon.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Scene on a rubber plantation. Planting and cultivating the young trees.”
This postcard shows a colorized depiction of the harvest of tea leaves on a tea plantation in Sri Lanka. Many of the workers wear baskets on their backs, while some others stand and oversee the process. Charles C. Myers attests that tea grown in Ceylon is some of the best quality tea in the world.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A scene during the tea harvest. Tea is extensively raised in Ceylon and some of the best quality tea in the world comes from Ceylon. While visiting Colombo some of the Tea Plantations made every man in the fleet a souvenir present of a pound package of tea and it was indeed a prized souvenir for us to bring home and help home folks drink tea that we brought from Ceylon.”