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1. Photo 59/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 59/5
Title:
Burma Railways Collection: War Loan Special Train. Photographer(s): Wagstaff and Company
Scope & Content:
Red quarter-leather bound album (modern India Office Library rebinding, 19 February 1969), with prints laid down, the majority one per page. Most prints are uncaptioned apart from place names, written on the negative. A few of the earlier prints also have additional descriptive captions written ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1918-Sep 1918
Extent:
154 items

2. Photo 59/5(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 59/5(1)
Title:
The Call! Message to the People of Burma. Purchase War Bonds... Photographer: Wagstaff and Company
Scope & Content:
Photographic copy of a poster. Subjects = railways; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1918
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 59/5(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 59/5(2)
Title:
Response! War Loans Special Train...Scenes at Principal Stations... Photographer: Wagstaff and Company
Scope & Content:
Subjects = railways; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1918
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 59/5(3-8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 59/5(3-8)
Title:
Commendatory letters [6 prints]. Photographer: Wagstaff and Company
Scope & Content:
Prints 3-8, not individually catalogued, are photographic copies of letters from various officials (the Governor, Financial Commissioner, etc.) praising the War Loan Train scheme. Subjects = railways; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1918
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 59/5(9-19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 59/5(9-19)
Title:
The tour in Upper Burma. Sales at each station. Photographer: Wagstaff and Company
Scope & Content:
prints 9-19, not individually captioned, are photographic copies of documents recording the sale of bonds at various stations. Subjects = railways; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1918
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 59/5(20-31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 59/5(20-31)
Title:
A few mementos of the zeal and hospitality displayed by towns visited by the train. Photographer: Wagstaff and Company
Scope & Content:
Prints 20-31, not individually catalogued, are photographic reproductions of decorative menus from various stations and letters of thanks from H. B. Huddleston to the various subdivisional officers of the Burma Railways. Subjects = railways; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1918
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 59/5(32-36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 59/5(32-36)
Title:
A few of the posters on the train. Photographer: Wagstaff and Company
Scope & Content:
Prints 32-36, not individually catalogued, are photographic copies of posters in Burmese urging people to buy war bonds. Print 33 is copy neg B.2492, print 35 is copy neg B.2491 Subjects = railways; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1918
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 59/5(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 59/5(37)
Title:
The organiser of the train at work. Mr H.B. Huddleston O.B.E. At Nyaunglebin. Photographer: Wagstaff and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Huddleston seated at a table with his papers. Subjects = Location = Burma; Myanmar; Nyaunglebin; Pegu
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1918-Sep 1918
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 59/5(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 59/5(38)
Title:
Other principal members of the train. Photographer: Wagstaff and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Photographic copy on one print of eight individual portraits, identified as follows: The Hon'ble Mr Lim Chin Tsong (now OBE); Maung Set,Asst. Acct.-Genl; U kyin Yon KSM, Extra Asst Commr; Mr George Blackstock (now OBE); Maung Maung of Oktwin; Mr Prasad, Postmaster; M...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1918-Sep 1918
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 59/5(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 59/5(39)
Title:
The Pwe party on the train. Shwebo. Photographer: Wagstaff and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = dance; pwes (Burmese dance performance) Location = Burma; Myanmar; Sagaing Division; Shwebo
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1918-Sep 1918
Extent:
1 item