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141. Photo 252(158)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 252(158)
Title:
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, Burma. 2675 ft above sea. Built on a boulder which rocks with the wind and overhangs a precipice of 1500 ft. Pagoda and rock plastered with gold leaf. Each flagstaff (v. other view) is donated by a Burmese town. Photographer(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
View of the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, Burma, on top of a large boulder on the edge of another boulder. To the right men can be seen standing and sitting next to the rock, giving a sense of the scale. What appears to be a bridge can also be seen on the right hand side of the photo.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910s-1920s
Extent:
1 item

142. Photo 252(159)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 252(159)
Title:
[View of the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, Burma, on top of a large boulder on the edge of another boulder.] Photographer(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
This print is the same as Photo 252(158).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910s-1920s
Extent:
1 item

143. Photo 252(160)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 252(160)
Title:
[Distant view of the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, with track visible leading up to the pagoda.] Photographer(s): Unknown.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910s-1920s
Extent:
1 item

144. Photo 252(161)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 252(161)
Title:
Burmans pushing my trolley – note how they run on the thin lines. Photographer(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
View of two men pushing a trolley from behind, along a track with water on the left-hand side and trees and woven containers following the line of the track.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910s-1920s
Extent:
1 item

145. Photo 252(162)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 252(162)
Title:
M in a rickshaw. The two coolies on the right are Burmans – the middle one a very good and keen boy named Po San. Photographer(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Woman sitting in a rickshaw with three men ready to pull it. In the background can be seen water with land rising in on the left of the photo.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910s-1920s
Extent:
1 item

146. Photo 252(163)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 252(163)
Title:
Forest boat being towed up a creek. The man under the umbrella is my Burman convict servant. Photographer(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
View of boat being puller up a river, with people underneath umbrellas, photo taken from boat in front, which is pulling the boat mentioned. Dense vegetation can be seen on the banks of the river.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910s-1920s
Extent:
1 item

147. Photo 252(164)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 252(164)
Title:
Burman women. Notice cheroots. Photographer(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Two women and two men on boats, one woman is holding an umbrella and has a cheroot in her mouth. Photo possibly taken at some docks.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910s-1920s
Extent:
1 item

148. Photo 252(165)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 252(165)
Title:
Burman boxing. Photographer(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Two men boxing, surrounded by a crowd of spectators. Thatched hut in background and dense vegetation.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910s-1920s
Extent:
1 item

149. Photo 252(166)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 252(166)
Title:
[Two men boxing, surrounded by a crowd of spectators.] Photographer(s): Unknown.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910s-1920s
Extent:
1 item

150. Photo 252(167)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 252(167)
Title:
Narcondam – a volcano and uninhabited island on the way to Rangoon. Photographer(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Dormant Volcano Island which is part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands but is one of the most distance islands – off the top of Smith Island when travelling towards Myanmar.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910s-1920s
Extent:
1 item