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131. Photo 1069/1(64)

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Photo 1069/1(64)
Title:
Tiffin elephant. A sharp morning, near Kohima, frost still lying at 11 a.m. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Elephsnt and mahout on the road, with unidentified European standing beside the animal. [Printing-out paper, 125x82mm]. Subjects = animals; elephants
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1908-1909
Extent:
1 item

132. Photo 1069/1(125)

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Photo 1069/1(125)
Title:
Elephants taking new mahouts on at Sittaung, Upper Burmah. Large tusker being mounted by his new and rather nervous driver... Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
'...trying job both for animal and man, Burmese mahouts all drive sitting far back on animal, whereas Indians all drive sitting on his neck and have far better control. Indian elephants naturally object to the new way, particularly short spear (No. 1 [ie print 124]) used by Burmans.' [Printing-...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908-1909
Extent:
1 item

133. Photo 1069/1(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1069/1(24)
Title:
Giving physic to a seedy animal, at camp after Kohima. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Elephant on hillside being fed leaves, with a European figure standing beside the animal. [Printing-out paper, 129x81mm]. Subjects = animals; elephants
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908-1909
Extent:
1 item

134. Photo 1069/1(85)

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Photo 1069/1(85)
Title:
[E.H. Soole smoking Burmese cheroot, near Manipur.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Snapshot portrait of Soole smoking a long Burmese cheroot, taken on the same occasion as print 62. [Printing-out paper, 29x69mm]. Subjects = tobacco
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908-1909
Extent:
1 item

135. Photo 1069/1(14)

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Photo 1069/1(14)
Title:
Dak Bungalow, Imphal, Manipur. Stayed here 2 days, to dry tents and baggage, elephants arrived from camp to load up. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of stone-built bungalow with corrugated-iron roof, with elephants in garden in foreground. [Printing-out paper, 136x83mm]. Subjects = animals; British colonial architecture; bungalows; dak bungalows; elephants; European architecture in India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908
Extent:
1 item

136. Photo 1069/1(41)

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Photo 1069/1(41)
Title:
Lieut. Grant's camping place, where he lay entrenched two days with only 75 Sepoys, at time of Manipur massacre. 9 miles from Imphal, capital Manipur State. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards camping place among knoll of trees, with a memorial stone in the centre. The incident took place in 1891 (for a brief account, see the Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. 17, pp. 187-88). [Gelatin silver print, 98x67mm]. Subjects = camps
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908-1909
Extent:
1 item

137. Photo 1069/1(52)

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Photo 1069/1(52)
Title:
Road approaching Kohima. All cultivated land terraced and irrigated from hill above, water being brought miles by means of bamboo pipes. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Distant view of road cut into hillside, with terrace cultivation on the slope below. [Gelatin silver print, Subjects = agriculture; crops; irrigation; roads and highways; terrace cultivation
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908-1909
Extent:
1 item

138. Photo 1069/1(56)

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Photo 1069/1(56)
Title:
Typical Nagas, in full dress. Legs bound with cane dyed scarlet and yellow. Blue loin cloth, with rows of cowries, brass ornamens with many coloured beads. Went shooting with the above pair. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of two Naga men standing in front of a tent. [Gelatin silver print, 134x83mm]. Subjects = dress; ethnic groups; Nagas (ethnic groups)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908-1909
Extent:
1 item

139. Photo 1069/1(60)

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Photo 1069/1(60)
Title:
Elephants being passed by representative B.B.T.C. [Bombay Burma Trading Corporation] 3 miles from Sittaung, our destination on the Chinwynde [Chindwin] River. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
View of elephants lined up for inspection after the journey from Assam. [Gelatin silver print, 129x78mm]. Subjects = animals; elephants Location = Burma; Myanmar; Sagaing Division; Sittaung
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908-1909
Extent:
1 item

140. Photo 1069/1(82)

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Photo 1069/1(82)
Title:
Naga house, in village near which we camped, 30 miles from Manipur. Very friendly, bringing down all the girls of village to dance before us about midnight. Had to watch till 1 a.m. not to offend. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Naga group on verandah of house, with woman seated at a loom, weaving. [Gelatin silver print, 119x80mm]. Subjects = architecture (vernacular); arts & crafts; ethnic groups; looms; Nagas (ethnic groups); weaving
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908-1909
Extent:
1 item