[Burmese woman on the deck of an Irrawaddy Flotilla Company steamer.] Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography With note on reverse of print in Teague-Jones' hand: 'Burmese ladies take a great pride in their dress and general appearance and particularly in their hair and their traditional hair-do is an outstanding work of art.' [Gelatin silver print, 55x81mm]. Subjec...
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Food seller standing in roadway in front of tiered gateway. He carries his pots and foodstuffs on a yoke balanced on one shoulder. Enlarged copy of this photograph at print 18. [Gelatin silver print, 55x80mm]. Subjects = food and drink; food sellers; occupat...
The Hon'ble U Gaung C.S.I, Ex-Prime Minister Kinwun Mingyi, Burma. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing studio portrait of U Gaing, wearing ceremonial robe and hat, and with his left hand resting on a palm-leaf manuscript which stands on a small table. This appears to be a copy photograph, possibly with some retouching around the face. [Cabinet po...
[Studio portrait of two Burmese women.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length studio portrait of two women, seated on a carpet in front of a backdrop of a painted rustic scene. The faces of both women are heavily made up in white. The notes accompanying the photographs identify these women as wives of the Sawbwa of Yaunghwe, but th...