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1111. Photo 92/11(284)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/11(284)
Title:
No. 67. Mong Pu On. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across rice fields towards buildings on a small hill. [Albumen print, 238x187mm]. Subjects = agriculture; crops; rice; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Mong Pu Awn; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
8 Mar 1890
Extent:
1 item

1112. Photo 92/11(301)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/11(301)
Title:
No. 76. Sawbwa's Haw [palace], Keing Tung. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of complex of buildings, taken from outside the perimeter wall. Scott' diary for 25 March 1890 records: 'Did some rather good plates last night. Went down and photographed the Haw and the Town Monastery' (OIOC Mss Eur F278/6 f. 46). This building wa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
24 Mar 1890
Extent:
1 item

1113. Photo 92/11(306)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/11(306)
Title:
No. 93. Ta Pen, Salween. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the Salween. Loose print removed from album. [Albumen print, Subjects = river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Salween (river); Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890
Extent:
1 item

1114. Photo 92/11(316)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/11(316)
Title:
[Chinese Commissioner's escort, Burma-China Boundary Commission.] Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of escort, posed on verandah. [Albumen print, 236x193mm]. Subjects = boundary commissions; escorts; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1898-1899
Extent:
1 item

1115. Photo 92/13(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/13(1)
Title:
Waterfall of Nam Kaw Ya Man Hsum Hka. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the river towards the falls. [Albumen print, 186x237mm]. Subjects = river scenes; waterfalls
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1116. Photo 92/16(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/16(2)
Title:
Entrance to Abhayagiriya Vihare [sic, for Thuparama] at Pollonarua (Lieshing in front?). Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the east looking towards the entrance to the Thuparama Vihara at Polonnaruwa, here seen in ruinous condition before restoration. The figure standing beside the building has been tentatively identified as Louis Frederick Liesching, Assistant Government ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1871
Extent:
1 item

1117. Photo 92/1(68)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(68)
Title:
Novitiant procession, Nam Kham [Namhkam]. This is a procession going to the monastery carrying gifts. Even the long handles of the umbrellas are decorated. Some of the youngsters carry fans. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
General view of the procession, the participants all wearing characteristic curved, wide-brimmed Shan hats. Namhkan is situated in the northern Shan States near the Chinese border: for a view of the distinctive architecture of its monastery, see Photo 92/3 (50). Subjects = monks; novitiates; r...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1118. Photo 92/2(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(14)
Title:
Group of dancing girls. These girls are Danus and are performing at Pindaya in the Myelat, the division of Shan-land which adjoins Burma on the east and contains a 'veritable rag-bag of races'. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = dance; Danus (ethnic group); ethnic groups; pwes (Burmese dance performance); Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Pindaya; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1119. Photo 92/2(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(28)
Title:
Wat (temple) at Mong Hang. This is a Trans-Salween district of the southern Shan states on the Siamese frontier. The principal village has the same name. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Caption continues: 'These 'wats' as they are called are found on the frontier and differ considerably from the Burmese Pongyi Kyoungs [monasteries] and pagodas in architectural design'. Somewhat distant view of the temple buildings, with wooded hillside beyond. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1120. Photo 92/3(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/3(4)
Title:
This rather suggests an English village scene with Church steeples but is a scene in Kengtung. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Keng Tung; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item