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John Falconer, British Library A Biographical Dictionary of 19th Century Photographers in South and South-East Asia
Commercial, Sri Lanka
St Sebastian, Colombo, 1871-(75). Took over Juan de Silva’s studio at 10 St Sebastian Hill, opposite the Colombo Academy in about 1870.[1]