Loco foreman's quarters, Martaban. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography Two-storey house, the ground floor in brick, the upper storey in teak. Photograph enclosed in Agent's letter 506 of 22 April 1907. Subjects = British colonial architecture; railways; staff quarters; transport Location = Burma; Martaban; Mon; Myanmar
Genre: Historical Events View from the east bank of the river looking towards Pegu, showing early construction work on the bridge. Print stamped 'Enclosure No. 12 to Agent's Finance letter No. 519 dated 22.7.1907'. Subjects = bridges; railway building; railways; river scenes; transport Loca...
[Construction work in progress on the Sittang Bridge.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events View from the east bank, showing all except central spans of bridge in place. Print stamped 'Enclosure No. 12 to Agent's Finance letter No. 519 dated 22.7.1907'. Subjects = bridges; railway building; railways; river scenes; transport Location = Burma; Mon; Myanmar; ...
No. 1. Prome. General View. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Panoramic view composed of two joined prints, looking over the town, with the Shwesandaw Pagoda on the right and the Irrawaddy in the background. The right-hand section of this view corresponds fairly precisely to Colesworthy Grant's watercolour (WD 540, p...
No. 2. Prome. North entrance to the Shwe San-dau Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the covered flight of steps leading up to the Shwasandaw Pagoda, flanked in the foreground by massive guardian chinthes. Letterpress continues: 'Burmese temples are usually, if the ground permit, on heights, the approach being by a flight of...