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81. Photo 88/1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(1)
Title:
The Strand [Hotel], Rangoon. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the street of the main facade of the hotel on Strand Road, built for the Sarkies Brothers (founders of Raffles Hotel in Singapore) and opened in 1901.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 1900s
Extent:
1 item

82. Photo 88/1(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(2)
Title:
Royal Lakes, Rangoon. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View in Dalhousie Park looking across the Royal Lake towards a wooden bridge, with two Buddhist monks in the foreground. The buildings on the skyline are probably the European Infantry Barracks.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

83. Photo 88/1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(3)
Title:
Cantonment Gardens, Rangoon. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view looking along the small lake towards a bridge.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

84. Photo 88/1(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(4)
Title:
Cantonment Gardens, Rangoon. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view looking along the small lake in the gardens towards the spire of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda on the northern skyline.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

85. Photo 88/1(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(5)
Title:
Royal Lakes, Rangoon. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking westwards across the lake towards the Shwe Dagon Pagoda on the skyline.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

86. Photo 88/1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(6)
Title:
Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the main pagoda from the platform.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

87. Photo 88/1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(7)
Title:
Shoay Dagone Pagoda, Rangoon. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along a roadway towards the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, the main structure partially obscured by palm trees in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

88. Photo 88/1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(8)
Title:
Entrance of Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Looking towards the entrance gateway, the steps leading up to it flanked by two chinthes (guardian figures).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

89. Photo 88/1(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(9)
Title:
Shrine S.D. [Shwe Dagon] Pagoda, Rangoon. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of one of the shrines on the Shwe Dagon Pagoda platform, showing richly carved wooden decoration. For a closer view of the same shrine, see print 10.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

90. Photo 88/1(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(10)
Title:
Burmese glass mosaic [Shwe Dagon Pagoda], Rangoon. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of a shrine on the platform of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, showing intricately carved decoration in teak, and pillars covered in glass mosaic. A small group of Shans is posed in front of the shrine. Reproduced as plate 4 in Harry L. Tilly, 'Glass Mosaics...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item