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41. Photo 92/2(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(41)
Title:
Fort Stedman from the west. Fort Stedman, the headquarters of the Shan States control at first, was in Yaunghwe territory, close to the famous [Inle] Lake. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = forts; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Shan; Yaunghwe
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

42. Photo 92/2(69)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(69)
Title:
[Unidentified scene, probably in the Shan States]. This gives some idea of the country, the towering hills rising from 4,000 to 7,000 feet to be surmounted in the day's march. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Caption continues: 'As the axes of the hills lie north and south anyone travelling east and west has to go up and down several of them in a day's journey and find at the end he has made about eight to twelve miles easting. Camp in clearing in foreground, looking tow...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

43. Photo 92/2(73)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(73)
Title:
Siamese post at Me-Hsate. A river in trans-Salween Karenni which runs into the Salween. One can see straight up to the watershed from the river's mouth. Up this valley there is a route to Mehonghsawn. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Caption continues: 'To watch this route the Siamese established a post in 1889-90 on the right bank of the stream. The English were opposite. The Union Jack can be seen outside the tent of the Political Officer (Scott)'. See also Photo 92/3 (67). Subjects = bounda...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1889-1890
Extent:
1 item

44. Photo 92/2(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(15)
Title:
The Salween in Karenni. The peak rising behind Loi Namon is about 7,000 feet above sea level [?Kayah State]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view on the Salween looking towards the mountain Loi Namon (Loi Na Noi?)in the distance. See also Photo 92/5 (53). Subjects = river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Salween (river); Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

45. Photo 92/2(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(30)
Title:
Chain bridge on the Shweli River. This bridge is in two parts, east and west, the centre resting on an island. Beyond it can be seen the fields chiselled for the cultivation of paddy. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking down onto the bridge. This print is reproduced in Scott's Burma and Beyond.(London, 1932), facing p.22. See also Photo 92/6 (45) for a more general view of the bridge. Another view at Photo 92/8 (7). Subjects = agriculture; bridges; crops; paddy field...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

46. Photo 92/2(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(32)
Title:
Camp at Me Nyin Sang. This is on the Salween, where it is narrow, and shows the tents set about on the sandy, rocky spit. The boats below on the right give the scale, also the few figures [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View along the Salween, with heavily-forested hills rising on either bank, and camp in foreground. Me Nyin Sang note traced in Scott's Gazetteer. Subjects = camps; river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Me Nyin Sang; Myanmar; Salween (rive...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

47. Photo 92/2(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(37)
Title:
Sawbwa's Haw, Kengtung. This picture is so headed, but it is not a very striking view, the gateway entrance and wall only; whereas the haw, or palace, on the other side, is quite an imposing looking building. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography See print 18 for the other view of the palace referred to. Subjects = Burmese architecture; palaces; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Keng Tung; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

48. Photo 92/2(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(44)
Title:
Salween (Kyok Teng Sakan). This is so marked in the old album and I can find nothing more about it. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Salween (river); Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

49. Photo 92/2(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(48)
Title:
Ta Mong Kai in Mawkmai. This is one of the four principal ferries on the Nam Teng. In its lower course the river passes through Mawkmai and enters the Salween. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Caption continues: 'The last few miles are one continuous rapid or lasher which forbids its use for navigation. The charming group [of buildings on the far shore] with the little temple amid the palms adds interest. Men can be seen swimming the river, which is obvio...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

50. Photo 92/2(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(61)
Title:
A temporary bridge across a stream: Ko Up, Nam Teng. These bridges are put up speedily and neatly when required but are washed away when the floods come in the rainy season. Note the man in the flopping Shan headgear in the foreground. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = bridges; river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Nam Teng (river); Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item