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1521. Photo 92/5(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/5(9)
Title:
A camp in the Wild Wa country. The useful 'spotted circus' horse just appears behind the other. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View in hilly country, with camp and horses in foreground. Subjects = military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

1522. Photo 92/1(51)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(51)
Title:
The Wa interpreter, Hseng Um Mong, who was the greatest help in the 2nd Wa Expedition. His wife and family. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait, the four figures squatting in front of a thatched house. Subjects = ethnic groups; military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection; Was (ethnic group, Burma)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1897
Extent:
1 item

1523. Photo 92/4(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(3)
Title:
This is a camp near the end of the [Burma-China] Boundary Commission, 1st year. The camps can be seen in the distance. The slab-sided hills behind are characteristic of Wa-land. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking over the thatched houses of an unidentified village towards the tents of the Boundary Commission camp in the distance. Subjects = boundary commissions; camps; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

1524. Photo 92/5(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/5(13)
Title:
Another picture of the Gold Stream. Scott and his party, so far as is known, are the only Europeans who have visited it. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

1525. Photo 92/5(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/5(20)
Title:
This shows the sort of country that had to be negotiated [in the Wa country]. A guide to the tracks was essential. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of steep jungle-covered hills. Subjects = jungle scenery; military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

1526. Photo 92/5(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/5(45)
Title:
A Wild Wa in his native simplicity. He carries himself with the dignity of a brave man. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

1527. Photo 92/1(66)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(66)
Title:
This shows a nearer view of the Gold Stream. Scott of course writing, his companion resting abandonment after the grilling walk over hills which at times could be described as having a gradient of 'one in one'. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Scott is seated on a rock by the stream. Subjects = military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

1528. Photo 92/10(132)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/10(132)
Title:
Scenery on the march. A road in Keng Hung [now Jinhong, Yunnan]. Photographer: Scott, James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of path through forest. Location = China; Jinhong; Keng Hung; Yunnan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1529. Photo 92/1(65)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(65)
Title:
Another view of the wonderful Gold Stream [in the Wa country], with the towering hills behind, seen by this party only. The track by which they came can be traced. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events A similar view, taken on the same occasion, is reproduced in G.E. Mitton, Scott of the Shan Hills (London, 1936), facing p.246, and there captioned: 'The bed of the Gold Stream. This photo is of exceptional interest. It shows men of many nationalities, in Scott's escort...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

1530. Photo 92/10(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/10(61)
Title:
Wild Wa prisoners, 'One so hideously ugly - the only one I wanted to get'. See 'Scott of the Shan Hills'. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of prisoners under guard in front of a thatched hut. [Albumen print, 180x119mm]. Subjects = ethnic groups; military (general); military campaigns; prisoners; Was (ethnic group, Burma)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1908
Extent:
1 item