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The Only Bicycle Repair Woman in Ceylon
Pictured here is Olandage Leelawathie Gunaratna, the only bicycle repair woman in Ceylon. She is the proprietor of Saraswathie Cycle Works at Kadawata. Leelawathie is reputed to be very clever at repairing bicycles. She is seen making a quick chan...
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The People of Panadura Gathered in Large Numbers to Welcome Major Gagarin
The people of Panadura gathered in large numbers to welcome Major Gagarin yesterday. The picture shows Major Gagarin (back to camera) with Mr. Leslie Goonewardene, MP for Panadura, facing the crowd.
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The Souvenir Medal on the First Man Made Space Flight
The souvenir medal on the first man made space flight which is being made by the Dulevo Porcelain Factory on its right side bears a relief portrait of the Hero-Cosmonaut with inscription "Yuri Gagarin". On its left side, it has the Hammer and Sick...
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Ready For the Moon -- The three Apollo-15 crewmen appear confident before the start of their flight to the Moon. From left are James Irwin, Alfred Worden and David Scott.
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Unveiled: Opening of the New Water Scheme of Mahiyangana
Picture shows the Prime Minister declaring open the New Water Scheme of Mahiyangana. (Pix by Badulla Corr.)
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Wedding of an Inspector of Police
Mr. E. T. Abrahams, inspector of Police, and Miss Sundari Balasundaram who were married recently.
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Wives of the Apollo-14 astronauts (from left) Louise Shepard, Joan Roosa and Louise Mitchell.
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The better halves of the Apollo trio, (from L. to R.) Sue Bean, Barbara Gordon and Jane Conrad.
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Young Commonwealth Artists' Exhibition in London
"Young Commonwealth Artists' Exhibition in London" The painting "Waiting Men" by art student Dora Orphanou of Cyprus (extreme left) stimulates comments from two of her friends, Bill Owusu from Ghana and Charlotte Baissac, 22, from Mauritious, as t...
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Major Yuri Gagarin filming the orchids in the Orchid House at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya. He exclaimed: "Beautiful", as he entered the Orchid House and later exposed several feet of film, specially on the "Vanda Oscar Kirsch", now in ...
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