No. 64. Building Durbar Shed, Keing Tung, March 1890. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of building under construction. Scott records the construction of the building in his diary for 18 March 1890: 'The Durbar shed hurried on at a tremendous rate and nearly finished by evg. Took some photos of the Burmese [?]chaing and of the mandut building'...
Sawbwa of Meng-ma. Not far from Bhamo. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the Sawbwa seated outside a tent and flanked by two attendants, one of whom holds an opium pipe. Group of tribesmen in background. Presumably inside Burma, although the Sawba wears Chinese dress. Subjects = boundary commissions; Scott (Sir George) Colle...
A varying view of Man Hpang. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the village through clumps of bamboo. Subjects = bamboos; military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection; trees & plants Location = Burma; Man Hpang; Myanmar; Shan
A Kachin house, with spirit posts all round outside. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Landscape Photography General view of a long thatched house surrounded by spirit posts. These take the form of a tapering length of timber with an umbrella-like object attached a short distance from the top. Subjects = ethnic groups; Kachins; religion; Scott (Sir George) Collection; sh...
The building of the Durbar shed at Kengtung, 1890. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Historical Events The thatched durbar hall seen in print 13 under construction. Subjects = durbars; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Keng Tung; Myanmar; Shan
A half company of Chingpaw (Kachins) Sepoys, Military police. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Company on parade, in European uniform, but with wide-brimmed Kachin hats. Subjects = ethnic groups; Kachins; military (general); military police; Scott (Sir George) Collection; uniforms
The thatched bridge at Monglem [Yunnan]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Landscape Photography Close-up view of the thatched bridge across the Nam Lwi at Monglem in Chinese territory; visited by Scott during the Second Wild Wa Expedition. Subjects = bridges; river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = China; Monglem; Nam Lwi (river); Yunnan