No. 4. Prome. A small Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards pagoda and surrounding buildings. Letterpress continues: 'This and No. 5 are close together in an open space near the house in which Captain Latter was murdered'.
No. 5. Prome. A small Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of temple buildings. Letterpress continues: 'The carved wood work of this has been stripped off. The centre building is of white stucco, gilt in the ornamental parts'.
Genre: Landscape Photography View of a pottery at Yenangyaung, with thatched buildings and a pile of chatties or round earthenware pots lying in the foreground. Letterpress continues: 'Petroleum is exported from Ye-nan-gyoung (whence its name river of fetid water) in pots such as represented ab...
No. 12. Tantabeng. Group of Pagodas. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of three ruined brick and stucco temples at Tantabeng, a few miles north of Yenangyaung on the east bank of the Irrawaddy (which is just visible in the extreme left background of this picture). The visit is mentioned in Yule's narrative, and Tanteben is mar...
Genre: Architectural Photography General view, looking across open ground towards the Ananda Pagoda. With letterpress note: 'Or 'the Infinite'. It was built about A.D. 1060, and restored during the present century and is now in perfect repair. The chant of the worshippers, the lofty aisles with...
Inscription: Signed 'L. Tripe' in ink, bottom right of print. Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the wooden bridge from the west. With letterpress note: 'Carried over the west limb of the Lake on piles about 7 feet apart with some openings (bridged with loose planks) for the passa...
Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking towards the small pagoda, its surface honeycombed with niches for Buddha images. With letterpress note: 'This curious little pagoda is literally covered with small niches (about 1100) containing figures of Gautama. The worshippers have carri...
No. 112. Rangoon. Henzas on the East side of the [Shwe Dagon] Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of henza posts set among small pagodas in the Shwe Dagon. Letterpress continues: 'These, painted in bright colours diapered with gold and silver (traces of which still remain) must have had a very gay appearance. Henza staves are attached to all pag...
No. 117. Rangoon. Portico of the West Entrance of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of covered entrance. Letterpress continues: 'This is the landing of the west stairs opposite to the Tazoung on that side'. Subjects = architectural elements; Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); gateways; pagodas; temples Locat...