Title:

The Sawyer children and their ayah, Podihami, at their bungalow "Kudsia" in Colombo, Ceylon

Creator:

Sawyer, Wilbur A.

Date:

February 1924

Description:

The Sawyer family left Australia in January 1924, returning to New York via Ceylon, India, Egypt, and Europe. Dr. Sawyer, as the Rockefeller Foundation's assistant regional director for the East, spent the first part of the journey visiting RF hookworm control sites (and potential sites) in Ceylon and India, but combined this with sightseeing. The family stayed several weeks at a rented bungalow in Colombo named Kudsia, with family friend Freda Bage. An ayah (nanny) was hired to help care for the children. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, [from left to right:] "Gertrude, the Ayah (Podihami), Peggy, Billy and Ruth, at 'Kudsia,' Colombo. Feb. 1924."

Location:

Box: 10. Folder: 6

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Photographic prints

Subject:

Sri Lanka

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy ID:

LWBBDJ

NLM ID:

101584931X49

Profiles Collection:

The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X49

Story Section:

Biographical Information