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61. Photo 92/1(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(4)
Title:
Burma-China Boundary Commission 1898-9. Jamieson - Renny-Tailyour - Peng - Liu - Breithaupt - Capt. Walker - Leveson - Harrington. Without Scott our Comr. acting photographer. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = boundary commissions; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

62. Photo 92/1(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(55)
Title:
Another view of the same with a fine growth of bamboo in the background. The British native officers stand up in soldierly fashion [Monglem, Yunnan]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group photograph similar to prints 52 and 54, but with Colonel Wang rather than Tao seated in the centre of the group. Subjects = military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = China; Monglem; Yunnan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1897
Extent:
1 item

63. Photo 92/1(56)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(56)
Title:
This is a picture taken on the outskirts of Monglem in 1897. The glimpses of the thatched houses with the cross-trees seen behind the bamboos is picturesque. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Large clumps of bamboos in foreground, thatched houses beyond. Subjects = bamboos; military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection; trees & plants Location = China; Monglem; Yunnan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1897
Extent:
1 item

64. Photo 92/1(57)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(57)
Title:
The thatched bridge at Monglem is easily recognisable. Along the bit of level ground on the bank of the river Scott organised sports. Tent-pegging - the peg is seen in the foreground - excited great appreciation. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
River and thatched bridge at right, with spectators gathered for the tent-pegging on the bank of the Nam Lwi at the left. For the tent-pegging in progress, see Photo 92/3 (53). Subjects = bridges; military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection; sports; tent-pegging Loc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1897
Extent:
1 item

65. Photo 92/1(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(61)
Title:
Another view of the celebrated bridge [over the Nam Lwi at Monglem]. The kind of immensely long bamboos, of which it is composed, can be seen getting seasoned in the foreground. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of the thatched bridge also seen in print 57. Subjects = bridges; military (general); military campaigns; river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = China; Monglem; Nam Lwi (river); Yunnan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1897
Extent:
1 item

66. Photo 92/1(62)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(62)
Title:
Col Wang, who entertained the party at Monglem, with his bodyguard. He might well be a lady abbess with his sweet expression and long cloak. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = China; Monglem; Yunnan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1897
Extent:
1 item

67. Photo 92/1(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
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

68. Photo 92/1(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
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

69. Photo 92/1(52)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(52)
Title:
Another view of the Chinese at Monglem. Tao is with his nephew (in glasses), Couchman on right. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of Tao (elderly man), his nephew (in white, wearing sunglasses) and George Couchman, with Chinese soldiers on the right and Indian soldiers on the left. Subjects = military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Chi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1897
Extent:
1 item

70. Photo 92/1(60)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(60)
Title:
Nam Lwi above Monglem as seen in 1897. The figures on the far bank give the scale, which is apt to be under-estimated. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view along the river, with jungle rising on either bank. Subjects = military (general); military campaigns; river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = China; Monglem; Nam Lwi (river); Yunnan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item