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1. Photo 15/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6
Title:
Elgin Collection: 'Autumn Tour 1898'. Photographer(s): Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Green full leather bound album measuring 457 x 370 mm, with title as above stamped in gold on front cover. Prints pasted on page with handwritten captions, interspersed with newspaper cuttings relating to places visited. Apart from a few prints at the beginning of the volume recording the Vicero...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1898
Extent:
68 items

2. Photo 15/6(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(1)
Title:
[Portrait of an unidentified Indian.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders vignetted portrait. Subjects = Elgin Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1898
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 15/6(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(17)
Title:
New Government House, Rangoon. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = British colonial architecture; Elgin Collection; government houses Location = Burma; Myanmar; Rangoon; Rangoon Division
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1898
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 15/6(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(7)
Title:
The landing at Rangoon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events View from the jetty, showing members of the viceregal party walking down the gangplank of the RIMS Clive onto the Sule Pagoda Wharf. Subjects = Clive (steamer); Elgin Collection; mail steamers; named vessels; steamers; transport; viceregal tours; water transport Loc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1898
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 15/6(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(44)
Title:
Young Burmese Princess. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of the child seen in print 38, here holding a cheroot. There appears to be no reason for calling the child a princess. Subjects = Burmese (ethnic group); Elgin Collection; ethnic groups; rites and customs; tobacco
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 15/6(65)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(65)
Title:
Moulmein. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = ceremonial decorations; Elgin Collection; street scenes; viceregal tours
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
10 Dec 1898
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 15/6(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(11)
Title:
The Burmese Arch [of Welcome, Rangoon]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Triumphal arch or pandal erected by the Burmese community to welcome Lord Elgin to Rangoon: 'The design of the structure was that [with] which every resident in the province is familiar, the pandal being crowned with ten gilt pyathats. The interior and the exterior were...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1898
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 15/6(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(12)
Title:
The Chinese Arch [of Welcome, Rangoon]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Arch erected by the Cantonese community to welcome Lord Elgin to Rangoon: 'The third and last erection in the same street [Latter Street] was the magnificent one raised by the Canton community. In front in large letters was the word 'Welcome' and on either side were ric...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1898
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 15/6(64)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(64)
Title:
Burmese arch, Moulmein. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = ceremonial decorations; Elgin Collection; triumphal arches; viceregal tours
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
10 Dec 1898
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 15/6(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(15)
Title:
[Burmese Buddhist schools arch of welcome, Rangoon.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Arch erected to welcome Lord Elgin: 'The Burmese Buddhist Boys' and girls' schools erected a really fine pandal in front of the school in Canal Street, the whole representing the caves at Maulmain. Scattered about on the steps of the Cave were imitation monasteries. Abo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1898
Extent:
1 item