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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 92

11. Photo 92/1(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(9)
Title:
Same persons in group [as print 8]. Scott of course never appeared because he took the photoes. Note bottle of sherry on table, and the Chinaman in wadded coat on right smoking a cigarette. Bodyguard behind and tents. [Near Longling, western Yunnan]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group photograph of boundary commission officers taken on the same occasion as prints 2 and 8. This print is reproduced in G.E. Mitton, Scott of the Shan Hills (London, 1936), facing p.266. Subjects = boundary commissions; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location =...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 92/1(10)

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Photo 92/1(10)
Title:
Gen. Liu presiding at a court martial on one of his men. The affair took ten minutes and at the end the offender had his head cut off. [Loilong, Shan State.] Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of General Liu seated behind a table covered with an embroidered cloth, surrounded by officials, and with an umbrella of state held over him. The incident if briefly described in G.E. Mitton, Scott of the Shan Hills (London, 1936), p.262: 'On New Year's Day ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1 Jan 1899
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 92/1(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(11)
Title:
Another view of the same court-martial [Loilong, Shan State]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = boundary commissions; courts martial; law & legal affairs; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Loilong; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1 Jan 1899
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 92/1(12)

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Photo 92/1(12)
Title:
An informal group on the [Burma-China Boundary] Commission. None of them thought of touching the button and letting Scott, the most important man of all, come in the picture. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Col Cox seated at left; Breithaupt, Liu and Peng in centre, Renny-Tailyour at right. Capt Walker and Jamieson standing at back. Subjects = boundary commissions; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1898-1899
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 92/1(13)

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Photo 92/1(13)
Title:
A group of Chinese buildings probably over the border into Yunnan fu. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = boundary commissions; Chinese architecture; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1898-1899
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 92/1(14)

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Photo 92/1(14)
Title:
A Chinese official, probably Chen, who came instead of Peng the second year, to work with Liu. The triangle formation is characteristic of the Chinese. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Chen seated on horseback beneath a ceremonial umbrella, with two lines of Chinese soldiers fanned out on either side of him. See also print 67. Subjects = bodyguards; boundary commissions; military (general); Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1899
Extent:
1 item

17. Photo 92/1(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(15)
Title:
Another group of the first [Burma-China Boundary] Commission year. The party had been reinforced, among the newcomers Col [A.M.D.] Lloyd VC. [Possibly taken at Longling, western Yunnan.] Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of boundary commission officers, Prefect Peng and General Liu in centre of group. Col Ma is seated left. Subjects = boundary commissions; Scott (Sir George) Collection; Victoria Cross holders Location = China; Longling; Yunnan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1898-1899
Extent:
1 item

18. Photo 92/1(16)

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Photo 92/1(16)
Title:
Still another variation of the setting of the party, still without Scott. [Probably at Longling, Western Yunnan.] Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Similar group to print 15, differently arranged. Subjects = boundary commissions; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = China; Longling; Yunnan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1898-1899
Extent:
1 item

19. Photo 92/1(17)

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Photo 92/1(17)
Title:
Shrine at monastery in Yunnan Fu [Kunming]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = boundary commissions; Chinese architecture; monasteries; Scott (Sir George) Collection; shrines Location = China; Kunming; Yunnan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1899
Extent:
1 item

20. Photo 92/1(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(18)
Title:
Gate at Temple of Goddess of Mercy on the road to Talifu [Tali, Yunnan]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = boundary commissions; Chinese architecture; Scott (Sir George) Collection; temples Location = China; Tali; Yunnan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1899
Extent:
1 item