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032-002265947 Collection Area Visual Arts

11. Mss Eur C356(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C356(1)
Title:
[Portrait of John Holberton Whitehead, taken in Rangoon.] Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and shoulders vignetted cabinet portrait, in military uniform. Whitehead served in the 93rd Burma Infantry from 1890-1917. [Albumen print, 100x140mm]. Subjects = Location = Burma; Myanmar; Rangoon; Rangoon Division
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

12. Mss Eur C356(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C356(7)
Title:
The Chief Commissioner's hill resort, Mt. Harriet, Port Blair, 1200 feet high. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view, slightly distant, looking across towards the summit of the hill on which the house stands. [(?)Collodion printing-out paper, 156x109mm]. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; official residences
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1912
Extent:
1 item

13. Mss Eur C356(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C356(9)
Title:
The Cellular Jail, Port Blair harbour and Ross Island looking eastwards. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking over the roof of the arms of the cellular jail towards the harbour and Ross Island beyond. A rather dark print. [(?)Collodion printing-out paper, 157x109mm]. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; prisons
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1912
Extent:
1 item

14. Mss Eur C356(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C356(13)
Title:
Andamanese, the aborigines of these islands. Negritos, only found here, in parts of the Malayan peninsula and the Philippines. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Andamanese group posed with three European officials in a compound in front of a thatch hut (possibly the Andamanese Home at Port Blair?). [(?)Collodion printing-out paper, 156x109mm]. Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); ethnic groups
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1912
Extent:
1 item

15. Mss Eur C356(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C356(15)
Title:
Andamanese dance. The hollow tree, struck by the foot, produces a drum-like noise which gives the time. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of men and women, posed in the the performance of a dance, their arms raised above their heads. [(?)Collodion printing-out paper, 156x109mm]. Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); dance; ethnic groups
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1912
Extent:
1 item

16. Mss Eur C356(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C356(12)
Title:
North-west corner of Ross Island. Here are the butchery, bakery and various commissariat stores; also swimming bath. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking down onto a collection of buildings at the water's edge. [(?)Collodion printing-out paper, 156x109mm]. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1912
Extent:
1 item

17. Mss Eur C356(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C356(11)
Title:
Ross Island from the mainland - the island is only a little over half a mile long. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view across harbour towards the island. [(?)Collodion printing-out paper, 157x109mm]. Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1912
Extent:
1 item

18. Mss Eur C356(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C356(18)
Title:
A large sword fish caught here [?Andaman Islands]. The photo is a bad one. If you half close your eyes and look at it, it looks rather like a man. It was 17 feet 5 inches long and a gruesome looking beast. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Swordfish hanging from crane on wharf. Poor quality snapshot. [108x66mm]. Subjects = fishing
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1912
Extent:
1 item