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English: The Bristol Studio, Kollupitiya, Colombo,

Nearly opposite the Kollupitiya Railway Station, close to Turret Road, and about 15 minutes' drive from the Landing Jetty. Fort Office; The Bristol Hotel, For the Sale of Views, &c., and where Orders can be booked and Appointments made daily. A. W. A. Plâté and Mrs. Plâté, Art Phtographers, With two competent European Artist Assistants, are in daily attendance, and all work is executed under their personal supervision. Visitors will find the Studio cool and convenient. It is the largest in the East, and equal to any of the finest on the Continent. They have a very fine collection of Ceylon Views, taken principally to please Tourists, comprising Street Scenes, Harbour Views, Native Characters, &c. Specialities: Children's Photos, Salon Pictures, Life-size Heads. Arrangements can be made to Photograph Groups, Horses, Dogs, &c., in the Studio Grounds. The Gallery is open daily for inspection from 8 a.m. till dusk.

Source: Guide to Colombo : with a map ; a handbook of information, useful alike to the visitor and resident / by George J.A. Skeen, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044088747019&seq=176
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Author George J. A. Skeen / Plâté & Co.

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