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Elmer L. Morey recalls Theodore Roosevelt’s kind treatment of him as Vice Consul and his father, Consul William Morey, during their service in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He sends two articles on big game hunting in Sri Lanka and hopes Roosevelt can publish them in the Outlook. If not, Morey asks for an introduction to another magazine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-09
Colorized postcard of an India rubber tree in Colombo, Ceylon with a pronounced root system visible. Text on the reverse of the postcard informs about the India rubber tree and the process of making rubber from the trees milk.
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This postcard shows the New Oriental Hotel in Colombo, Ceylon. This large building sports an ornate facade, and faces a wide street, beyond which stand a number of trees. Charles C. Myers notes that the hotel is a high class establishment.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “We will now pay a short visit to the city of Columbo and vicinity on the island of Ceylon, south of India. The natives here are black as the ace of spades but they are a courteous people and most of them speak English very well. This is the New Oriental Hotel owned by some English people and very good hotel accommodations are found there.”
This postcard depicts a street scene along Galle Road in Colombo, Ceylon. Many people walk down the street. Charles C. Myers explains that Colombo is a small city. Many of its inhabitants speak good English, and Myers describes them as courteous and intelligent.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A street scene in Columba [sic]. This is a very hot place being not far form the equator. Most of the buildings there are very poorly constructed as a shade is about all that is needed in that climate.
This postcard shows a street scene in Maradana, a suburb of Colombo, Ceylon. Several people, as well as a cart, travel down the street lined with homes.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A scene along the road in the suburbs of the city. Colombo is considerable place as it has about 150 thousand population.”
This postcard shows a large family standing outside a sizable building.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A typical roadside bunch of natives in Ceylon.”
This postcard shows a large group–including many children–posing for a group photograph near a road in Colombo, Ceylon.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Showing another bunch of natives.”
This postcard shows a view of a beach near Colombo, Ceylon. Four people walk towards the camera, while behind the beach is lined with palm trees. Charles C. Myers says that these beaches compare closely with those at Honolulu, Hawaii.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Showing the beach and cocoanut [sic] trees near Colombo.”
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.”