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1. Photo 268

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 268
Title:
Temple Collection: Album of Burmese Views Photographer(s): Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Green half-leather album (binding weak, spine piece detached and some pages loose) measuring 303x248mm. The first 24 prints have accompanying descriptive letterpress captions pasted down on the back of the page to which they refer (a few are incorrectly placed). Prints 25-34 appear to have been ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
34 items

2. Photo 268(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 268(1)
Title:
Government House, Mandalay. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Caption on opposite page continues: 'In its original form, before the improvements and alterations. It is built on the city wall, the central tower being the old north-west city gate unaltered'. Subjects = government houses Location = Burma; Mandalay; Mandal...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1889
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 268(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 268(21)
Title:
Government House, Mandalay. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Burmese architecture; government houses; pyatthats (Burmese tiered roof) Location = Burma; Mandalay; Mandalay Division; Myanmar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 268(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 268(9)
Title:
[Mandalay. Manipuri dancing girls.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three veiled dancers performing. Subjects = dance; ethnic groups; Manipuris; pwes (Burmese dance performance) Location = Burma; Mandalay; Mandalay Division; Myanmar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1889
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 268(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 268(7)
Title:
Mandalay. Group of Manipuri (Ponna) girls. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 6. Caption continues: 'The girls in front have had their veils removed. The three in front are celebrated for their proficiency in dancing among their own people.' Subjects = dance; ethnic groups; Manipuris; musicians; pwes (Burmese dance per...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1889
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 268(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 268(33)
Title:
[View on the Irrawaddy, Burma.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = river scenes Location = Burma; Irrawaddy (river); Myanmar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 268(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 268(34)
Title:
[View on the Irrawaddy, Burma.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = river scenes Location = Burma; Irrawaddy (river); Myanmar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 268(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 268(17)
Title:
A Burmese sailing boat. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = laung-zats (Burmese rice boats); local craft; paddy boats; rice industry; transport; water transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 268(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 268(18)
Title:
Fishing in the river [Burma]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Burmese fishing boats with nets slung on poles above the boats. Subjects = fishing; fishing boats; local craft; transport; water transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 268(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 268(24)
Title:
Mingun near Mandalay. Photographer: Soppitt, Charles Arthur
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group posed beside the great bell near the ruined pagoda at Mingun. Figures in the group identified as follows: Sir Charles and Lady Crosthwaite, Major C.B. Cooke, Lieutenant H. Daly, Major, Mrs and Miss Clarke-Kennedy, Mrs Lake, Captain R.C. Temple, Miss Shewan, Mrs...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1888
Extent:
1 item