Military Report on S. W. Persia, Volume II, Arabistan
Scope & Content:
It consists of a military report on S W Persia, specifically Arabistan [Khūzestān], created for the personal information of the officers of the Army in India. Compiled in the Division of the Chief of the Staff, Army Head Quarters, India. Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1910. It...
Looking N.W. from Chiglai (Shingaw Valley) at the range of hills forming the Shingaw-Tammu watershed. The road from Sangmoi runs up the spur to Manang Bum and then down to Shalaw in the Tammu Valley. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view composed of two joined prints looking over treetops towards distant mountains, with the relative positions of Kumpi Bum, Sangmoi and Manang Bum marked on the print.
A Taungya clearing on the road between Shamao and Nangu. The long gallery running out from the end of the house enables cultivators to see well down the hillside. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along hillside towards a thatched house, with positions of Lower Nangu, Upper Nangu and ration base and signalling station marked on print. The taungya system, introduced in Burma in the 1860s, consisted of the planting of cash crops between newly-plant...
Chinese mule saddle and load frame. The breeching of plaited hide hanging below on the left of the saddle is seldom used. The thongs on the frame are used for tying up loads and securing them to the frame. Photographer: Unknown