Two prints (one captioned 'A luncheon bower') showing the covered eated area in a hunting camp. Sir Harcourt Butler, gun in hand, stands in the foreground in print 27. [Gelatin silver prints]. Subjects = camps; hunting
Paraweik or Royal Barge, Regatta, Rangoon. Photographer: Unknown
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Royal barge on the lake at Rangoon. [Gelatin silver print, 128x76mm]. Subjects = barges; regattas; royal barges; transport; water transport Location = Burma; Myanmar; Rangoon; Rangoon Division
Unveiling War Memorial [Rangoon]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events General view of ceremony in progress, with the Governor Sir Harcourt Butler about to pull the rope to unveil the monument. [Gelatin silver print, 128x71mm]. Subjects = monuments and memorials; official events; unveiling ceremonies; war memorials Location = Burma; M...
[Prints 31-43: Miscellaneous views relating to Sir Harcourt Butler's visit to the Hukawng Valley.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events A series of prints relating to Sir Harcourt Butler's visit to the Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, in January 1925, to negotiate with the Kachin headman regarding the liberation of slaves and to investigate human sacrifice among the Nagas. It also includes some views of th...
[Sir Harcourt Butler being greeted at an unknown location, Burma.] Photographer: Unknown
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Butler is seen standing on steps leading down to a tank or lake, with Burmese men kneeling to greet him. [Silver printing-out paper, 100x77mm]. Subjects = governors
Prints 45-46: My raft on Shweli River. Photographer: Unknown
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View of the governor's raft on the river. The craft is in fact more a substantial houseboat than a raft. [Gelatin silver prints]. Subjects = governors; governors' tours; rafts; river scenes; transport; water transport Location = Burma; Myanmar; Shweli (river)
[Prints 47-48: Sir Harcourt Butler at miscellaneous official events, Rangoon.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events Two prints, the first showing Butler, in academic robes, seated in a group on a raised platform. The second print, captioned 'self and casket', shows a garlanded Butler examining a silver casket. [Gelatin silver prints]. Subjects = governors; official events Locati...
[Prints 49-68: Regatta on the Royal Lake, Rangoon.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events A series of 20 prints showing events during a regatta on the lake at Rangoon. The views include the royal barge being towed by leg rowers, boat and canoe racing and Sir Harcourt Butler being greeted by the crowd. These photographs may be of the regatta held in November ...
The last Guard of Honour in Burma. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events Distant view, looking across the roofs of the wharves towards the guard of honbour and the crowds gathered to bid farewell to Sir Harcourt Butler. [Gelatin silver print, 134x86mm]. Subjects = governors; guards of honour Location = Burma; Myanmar; Rangoon; Rangoon D...
Farewell on the jetty [Rangoon]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events View from deck of ship, looking down onto Sir Harcourt Butler and a group of officials on the jetty, on the occasion of the Governor's departure. [Gelatin silver print, 85x134mm]. Subjects = governors Location = Burma; Myanmar; Rangoon; Rangoon Division