| Title |
Volume II : Ceylon, South India and Burma, December 1907 |
| Reference |
Fisher 2 |
| Creator |
Fisher, Alfred Hugh, 1867-1945 |
| Covering Dates |
Dec. 1907 |
| Extent and Medium |
161 images in 1 boxed album |
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| Content and context |
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The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 168-346 (originally there were 165). Added numbers are: 200A, 263A, 270A-D, 280A, 296A, 335A-B; spoiled: 234; not used: 170, 172, 173, 175, 199, 203, 204, 216, 226, 228, 240-242, 253, 255, 257, 258, 262, 300, 314, 325, 326, 334; missing: 333. Numbers 270A-D and 280A are by Hutchins. The photographs are not arranged totally in numerical order within the album so that 280A follows 337.
Subjects covered in this album are:
Ceylon: Galle; Colombo including Maldive fleet
South India: Tuticorin; Madura [now Madurai] temples; Trichinopoly; Srirangan; Tanjore; Madras; Rail journey; Ootacamund [also known as Udagamandalam]; Coonoor and Nilgiri Hills; Madras.
Burma: Rangoon; elephants; Gokteik; Hsipaw; Mandalay; Naba-Katha-Mora-Segaw.
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| Further information |
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Indexed
This album is available on microfiche: General Collections, fiche numbers 83-84.
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| Index Terms |
| Asia |
| India |
| Myanmar |
| Sri Lanka |
| Fisher, Alfred Hugh (1867-1945) |
| RCS/Fisher 2 contains: |
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168
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Galle Lighthouse and new Mohammedan Mosque from walls of old Dutch fortifications. Quarter-plate.
Slightly faded.. |
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169
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The old Dutch fort at Galle. Quarter-plate. Cricket match.
Slightly faded.. |
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171
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Fishing boats at Galle. Quarter-plate. Band of green palms in background - sand in front. (Fisher).
Slightly faded.. |
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174
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Galle - Gangarama Temple. Quarter-plate. Built about the time of the Dutch occupation. Note the curious pair of lions, evidently copied from some European coat of arms. (Fisher).
Slightly faded.. |
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176
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Colombo. Water buffalos in street. Showing tower with lantern top. (Clock tower white. Water buffalos a dirty gray colour). (Fisher). |
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177
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Colombo. Water buffalos in street. Showing tower with lantern top. (Clock tower white. Water buffalos a dirty gray colour). (Fisher). |
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178
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Public letter writer outside G.P.O., Colombo. |
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179
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Public letter writer outside G.P.O., Colombo. |
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180
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Public letter writer outside G.P.O., Colombo. |
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181
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Queens House. The Governors House, Colombo. With fountain in foreground and house beyond. [The building was constructed circa 1856 to replace the governors former residence at Mount Lavinia (which then became the Mount Lavinia Hotel). The house is surrounded by an eight acre garden and the main entrance is opposite the G.P.O in Queen Street]. |
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182
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Queens House Colombo. The garden is a public garden. (Fisher). |
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183
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Queens House, Colombo. The garden is a Public Garden. (Fisher). [Close-up of fountain]. |
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184
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Public letter writers outside G.P.O. Colombo. |
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185
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Maldive fleet in Colombo Harbour. Trading vessels from the Maldive Islands. The vessels are part of a trading fleet from the Maldive Islands. An annual tribute is brought from these Islands and ceremoniously presented to the Governor of Ceylon at Colombo. (Fisher).
Slightly faded.. |
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186
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Maldive fleet in Colombo Harbour. Trading vessels from the Maldive Islands. The vessels are part of a trading fleet from the Maldive Islands. An annual tribute is brought from these Islands and ceremoniously presented to the Governor of Ceylon at Colombo. (Fisher). |
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187
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Maldive fleet in Colombo Harbour. Trading vessels from the Maldive Islands. The vessels are part of a trading fleet from the Maldive Islands. An annual tribute is brought from these Islands and ceremoniously presented to the Governor of Ceylon at Colombo. (Fisher).
Blurred.. |
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188
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Maldive fleet in Colombo Harbour. Trading vessels from the Maldive Islands. The vessels are part of a trading fleet from the Maldive Islands. An annual tribute is brought from these Islands and ceremoniously presented to the Governor of Ceylon at Colombo. (Fisher).
Slightly faded and blurred.. |
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189
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Approaching Tuticorin on launch from British India ship Pandua. |
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190
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Tuticorin Cotton Mills (Harvey Company). Approaching India from Ceylon the first things one sees are the chimneys of Cotton Mills. (Fisher). [View from the Harbour]. |
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191
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Tuticorin. Landing on the jetty from the launch. |
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192
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Tuticorin Cotton Mills (Harvey Company). [Closer view of mill than in 190]. |
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193
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Tuticorin - ducks for Ceylon. |
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194
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The Bazaar - Tuticorin.
Faded.. |
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195
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Tuticorin Railway Station. A Mohammedan family getting out of their bullock cart. |
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196
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Tuticorin Railway Station.
Very faded.. |
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197
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Views of the Minakshi and Suridarishwa temples, the Chaultry, etc. at Madura (must be titled by reference to authorities. |
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198
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Views of the Minakshi and Suridarishwa temples, the Chaultry, etc. at Madura (must be titled by reference to authorities. |
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200
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Views of the Minakshi and Suridarishwa temples, the Chaultry, etc. at Madura (must be titled by reference to authorities. |
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200A
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Temple at Tiruvalar. Landscape format. Page 575 of Fergussons History of Architecture, v. 2. |
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201
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Views of the Minakshi and Suridarishwa temples, the Chaultry, etc. at Madura (must be titled by reference to authorities. These columns are of carved unpainted stone. (Fisher). |
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202
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Views of the Minakshi and Suridarishwa temples, the Chaultry, etc. at Madura (must be titled by reference to authorities.
Underexposed and faded.. |
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205
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Views of the Minakshi and Suridarishwa temples, the Chaultry, etc. at Madura (must be titled by reference to authorities. |
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206
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Views of the Minakshi and Siridarishwa temples, the Chaultry, etc. at Madura (must be titled by reference to authorities. The top is typical of Hindoo Temples. (Fisher). |
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207
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Views of the Minakshi and Suridarishwa temples, the Chaultry, etc. at Madura (must be titled by reference to authorities. |
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208
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Views of the Minakshi and Suridarishwa temples, the Chaultry, etc. at Madura (must be titled by reference to authorities.
Blurred.. |
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209
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Trichinopoly - The Rock. Quarter-plate. Seen along the main bazaar street, early morn. |
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210
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Trichinopoly - The Rock. Quarter-plate. Seen along the main bazaar street, early morn. |
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211
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Hindoo wedding procession about to enter the temple gateway, Trichinopoly (spire of St. Marys Church in distance). Quarter-plate. The elephant has a good deal of bright red and green paint about him - the caste mark is white. (Fisher). |
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212
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The Rock Fort and Taperculam Tank. Quarter-plate. Trichinopoly - afternoon.
Slightly faded.. |
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213
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Trichinopoly - carved wood car. Quarter-plate. Dragged in the 15 April procession by several hundred men. Old carved wood, unpainted, covered with yellowish red tiles. (Fisher).
Slightly faded.. |
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214
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Another wooden processional car. Quarter-plate. Trichinopoly. [Closer view]. |
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215
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Outside of Rock Temple. Quarter-plate. Trichinopoly - at base of the great precipice on steep side of rock.
Slightly faded.. |
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217
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The Black God, Karapunasami. Quarter-plate. An old man has just adorned the God with a garland.
Blurred and slightly faded.. |
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218
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Brahmin women close to the top of the Rock. Quarter-plate. Trichinopoly, looking northwards towards Surangam. Womens dress red and saffron. (Fisher). |
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219
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Trichinopoly. Half-plate (landscape format). The town seen from the top of the Rock looking east. |
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220
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Trichinopoly. Half-plate (landscape format). From the top of the Rock, looking south. In the foreground is the roof of the Great Temple upon a lofty part of the Rock immediately below our feet. Rock is whitish gray. Note among the little figures on the edge of the roof the frequent occurrences of the Bull Nandi. (Fisher). |
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221
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Gate erected for the Prince and Princess of Wales visit. Quarter-plate. And still bearing the words Welcome to our future Emperor. |
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222
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Trichinopoly - Taperculam Tank and the Rock. Quarter-plate. |
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223
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Trichinopoly - Taperculam Tank and the Rock. Quarter-plate. |
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224
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Srirangam. The Ranganada Sami Gopura. Half-plate. (The first one inside the great gateway).
Very faded.. |
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225
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Srirangam - doorway of one of the Gopuras. Quarter-plate.
Slightly faded.. |
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227
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Srirangam - columns with carvings of men slaying tigers. Half-plate.
Underexposed and very faded.. |
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229
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Way underneath the White Tower, Srirangam. Half-plate (landscape format). Looking from the hall of 1000 pillars. |
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230
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View of exterior of great outer gateway, Srirangam. Half-plate (landscape format).
Slightly faded.. |
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231
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Tanjore - ordinary Native policemen. Quarter-plate. Being drilled on the Maidan. |
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233
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The Siva Ganga Fort, Tanjore. Quarter-plate. Showing the Gopura of the Great Temple. [With river in foreground].
Slightly faded.. |
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235
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The great Granite Bull, Tanjore. Quarter-plate. |
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236
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The great Granite Bull, Tanjore. Quarter-plate. |
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237
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Tanjore. Quarter-plate. Side entrance to part of main Gopura of Great Temple. |
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238
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The Subramaniya Temple, Tanjore. Quarter-plate. [Long paved approach].
Underexposed.. |
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239
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The Subramaniya Temple, Tanjore. Quarter-plate. Behind it notice part of Gopura of the Great Temple, brightly illuminated.
Underexposed and slightly faded.. |
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243
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View N.E. [i.e north-east] from Madras. Half-plate (landscape format). Showing High Court and portion of Harbour. Inside bastion is green grass. Distant buildings are mainly red. In front of them is a strip of green grass. In front, to right, is modern barrack work. |
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244
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St Marys Church, Madras. Half-plate. |
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245
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The Central Railway Station, Madras. Half-plate. From below the Central Station Bridge. [The Central Railway Station was commissioned in 1866 and was completed two years later].
Slightly faded.. |
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246
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View from front of train going up to Coonoor. [Looking up track towards mountains]. |
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247
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View from front of train going up to Coonoor. |
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248
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View from Kullar Station. Bamboos in foreground. [Looking towards mountains]. |
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249
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In a deep cutting on way up to Coonoor. A large piece of rock is lying on line in front. Just noticed by watcher and train stopped in time.
Underexposed.. |
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250
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Viaduct of a gorge on way up to Coonoor. [The railway rising from Mettupalayam to Ootacamund incorporates 13 miles of rack railway to combat the steepness of the incline. The section of line from Mettupalayam to Coonor was opened in 1899 and from Coonoor to Ootacamund in 1908. |
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251
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View on same route. [With Indians grouped at the side of the track].
Blurred and slightly faded.. |
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252
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Entering a short tunnel. On same route to Coonoor. |
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254
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View on same railway up to Coonoor. Taken from front of train - engine behind. |
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256
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View on same rack railway up to Coonoor. Taken from front of train - engine behind.
Blurred and very faded.. |
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259
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Entering a tunnel.
Blurred and very faded.. |
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260
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On Coonoor Railway.
Blurred and very faded.. |
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261
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4,500 ft [i.e. feet] high at Runnymede Station. A train full of children coming away for Xmas [i.e. Christmas] from the Lawrence Asylum Schools, Ootacamund. |
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263
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View at Ootacamund. Quarter-plate. [Looking over treetops towards mountains]. |
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263A
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View at Ootacamund. Quarter-plate. [Looking over treetops towards mountains]. |
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264
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Toda people near Ootacamund. Quarter-plate. [Group of Todas in front of characteristic hut]. |
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265
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Toda people near Ootacamund. Quarter-plate. [Group of Todas in front of characteristic hut]. |
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266
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View of Ootacamund from garden of Sir F Pryce [i.e. Price]. Half-plate (landscape format). [Sir John Frederick Price] (1839-1927), Madras Civil Service 1862-1897, author of Ootacamund, a history (Madras, 1908)]. |
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267
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The Nilghirry Hills. Half-plate (landscape format). View of the hills rising abruptly from out of the plains, taken from a point seven miles from Coonoor called Lady Canning's Seat - showing the Droog, from the top of which prisoners of war used to be thrown. |
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268
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The Nilghirry Hills. Half-plate (landscape format). View of the hills rising abruptly from out of the plains, taken from a point seven miles from Coonoor called Lady Canning's Seat - showing the Droog, from the top of which prisoners of war used to be thrown. |
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269
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The Nilghirry Hills. Landscape format.
Faded.. |
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270
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The Nilghirry Hills.
Faded.. |
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270A
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Banyan tree. Landscape format. Copy. [Photograph by Hutchins].
Creator: Hutchins. |
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270B
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Banyan tree. Landscape format. Copy. [Photograph by Hutchins].
Creator: Hutchins. |
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270C
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The Gairsoppa Falls. Landscape format. Copy. [Photograph by Hutchins].
Creator: Hutchins. |
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270D
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Ootacamund. Landscape format. Copy. [General view]. [Photograph by Hutchins].
Creator: Hutchins. |
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271
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Weeding on the Brookland Tea Estate. Near Coonoor.
Slightly faded.. |
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272
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Weeding on the Brookland Tea Estate. Near Coonoor. |
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273
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Weeding on the Brookland Tea Estate. Near Coonoor. |
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274
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Method of irrigation. Taken near Mattapaiyam - Madras Presidency.
Blurred.. |
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275
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The Madras Bank, Madras. Quarter-plate. Madras buildings are mostly of red brick. (Fisher). |
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276
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The High Court, Madras. Quarter-plate.
Slightly faded.. |
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277
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The High Court, Madras. Quarter-plate. |
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278
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The Y.M.C.A. building - Madras. Quarter-plate. |
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279
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The Law College, Madras. Quarter-plate. In foreground cattle grazing on public pasture. |
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280
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Basket makers - Madras. Quarter-plate. |
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280A
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Banyan Avenue (Mowbray Road). Landscape format. Copy. Madras. [Photograph by Hutchins].
Creator: Hutchins. |
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281
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Group of Saumbur. Quarter-plate. And one spotted deer at the Menagerie, peoples park, Madras. |
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282
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Group of Saumbur. Quarter-plate. And one spotted deer at the Menagerie, peoples park, Madras.
Slightly faded.. |
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283
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Revenue Board Office, Madras. |
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284
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The shore, Madras. Landscape format. Taken in front of an engineering office. [Showing small fishing canoes and nets]. |
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285
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The shore, Madras. Landscape format. Taken in front of an engineering office. [Showing small fishing canoes and nets].
Slightly faded.. |
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286
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In Madras Harbour. Going out to British India steamer Lindula. [Rowing boat with steamer in background]. |
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287
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Coolies on board the Lindula. Quarter-plate. Going out from Madras to work on Burma Paddy fields - collecting tickets.
Underexposed.. |
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288
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Coolies on board the Lindula. Quarter-plate. Going out from Madras to work on Burma Paddy fields - collecting tickets.
Blurrred.. |
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289
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Chinese junk in the Rangoon river. [Distant view]. |
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290
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The Sule Pagoda, Rangoon. Quarter-plate. In foreground street watering man and on right municipal offices.
Slightly faded.. |
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291
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The Sule Pagoda, Rangoon. Quarter-plate. In foreground street watering man and on right municipal offices. |
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292
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Government House, Rangoon. Quarter-plate. [Designed by Mr Hayne-Fox, work on the new Government House (replacing a smaller wooden structure) was started in 1892 and completed in 1895. Described by the architect as in the Queen Anne Renaissance style, it has also been considered as an example of the later Hydropathic style (Pearn, 1939, p 266). |
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293
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The Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon. Half-plate (landscape format). From across the Royal Lakes. |
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294
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The Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon. Half-plate (landscape format). From across the Royal Lakes. |
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295
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The Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon. Quarter-plate. From across the Royal Lakes.
Slightly faded.. |
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296
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Temporary Temple (Buddhist). Made of wooden framework and coloured papers, Rangoon.
Slightly faded.. |
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297
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Entrance to the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon. Half-plate (landscape format).
Slightly faded.. |
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298
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Entrance to Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Rangoon. |
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299
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Entrance to Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Rangoon. |
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301
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Elephants at the Bombay and Burma Trading Co Ltd. Quarter-plate. Ground ounging logs, i.e. pushing with head. [The opening of commercial relations with Upper Burma was responsible for the formation of the Bombay-Burma Trading Corporation. A licence to export timber was obtained from King Mindon in 1863, and the company floated the following year]. |
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302
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Elephants at the Bombay and Burma Trading Co Ltd. Quarter-plate. Ground ounging logs, i.e. pushing with head. [The opening of commercial relations with Upper Burma was responsible for the formation of the Bombay-Burma Trading Corporation. A licence to export timber was obtained from King Mindon in 1863, and the company floated the following year. |
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303
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Elephants dragging logs. Quarter-plate. |
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304
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Elephants dragging logs. Quarter-plate. |
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305
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Elephants piling teak. |
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306
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Tusker elephants piling teak. Half-plate (landscape format). And female elephants ounging. |
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307
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Elephants piling teak. |
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308
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The Gokteik viaduct. Half-plate. |
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309
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The Gokteik viaduct. Quarter-plate. |
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310
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The Gokteik Gorge and Bridge. Quarter-plate. |
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311
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The Gokteik Gorge and Bridge. Quarter-plate. |
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312
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The bazaar, Hsipaw. Quarter-plate. |
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313
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The bazaar, Hsipaw. Quarter-plate. |
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315
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The bazaar, Hsipaw - Kachin women. Colour of hats is a yellowish basket work colour. Native girdle of fine bamboo rods worn by Kachins. (Fisher). |
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316
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The bazaar, Hsipaw - Kachin women. Colour of hats is a yellowish basket work colour. Native girdle of fine bamboo rods worn by Kachins. (Fisher). |
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317
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The bazaar, Hsipaw - brass worker.
Slightly faded.. |
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318
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Part of Sawbas Villa, Hsipaw. Half-plate. Girls are dressed in rose-coloured silk. Walls are white. At bottom is a reflection of the inside of the roof. (Fisher). [Looking across ornamental pool towards girls reclining on verandah].
Slightly faded.. |
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319
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The Sabwa's Villa. Half-plate. From across the Tank, Hsipaw. |
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320
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Native house, Hsipaw. Half-plate. [Showing thatched house on stilts above water]. |
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321
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A young noble, son of the Sabwa. Half-plate. Who is in three days to be a Poongy; i.e. a sort of priest. Most of the turbans are of a very pale rose coloured silk. The face of Swbwas son is slightly whitened with ash. Bicycles are very silvery and smart. (Fisher).
Slightly faded.. |
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322
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In the Sawbwa's compound. Half-plate (landscape format). House of his chief Queen.
Slightly faded.. |
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323
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The Sawbwa's Palace, Hsipaw. Half-plate (landscape format).
Very faded.. |
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324
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Portrait of His Highness the Sawbwa of Hsipaw. Half-plate. [Sawbwa seated on verandah of house].
Underexposed and faded.. |
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328
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The Aindaw Pagoda, Mandalay. Half-plate. Notice Hti on top, as usual with Pagodas. (Fisher). |
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329
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Burmese playing a gambling game. Outside Pagoda gates.
Slightly faded.. |
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330
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A smithy in Mandalay. Quarter-plate.
Slightly faded.. |
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331
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The Queen's Golden Monastery. Half-plate. Mandalay. |
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332
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Makers of Temple Hti s. Outside the Arakwan Pagoda, Mandalay. |
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333
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[Print missing]. Entrance to the Arakwan Pagoda, Mandalay. |
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335
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Ferryshaw Siding, Mandalay.
Slightly faded.. |
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335A
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On the Irrawaddy above Mandalay. [Showing covered canoe moored at riverside]. |
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335B
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On the Irrawaddy above Mandalay. [View of river and bank, with boats]. |
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336
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Ferryshaw Siding, Mandalay. Landscape format. On leaving the train to cross to the other side of the river on way from Mandalay to Katha. [View looking along riverbank towards group of white buildings].
Slightly faded.. |
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337
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Elephants in transit at Naba Junction. Landscape format. [Views of freight wagons: elephants not clearly visible].
Underexposed and slightly faded.. |
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338
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Elephants in transit at Naba Junction. Landscape format. [Views of freight wagons: elephants not clearly visible].
Underexposed and slightly faded.. |
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339
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Elephants in transit at Naba Junction. Landscape format. [Views of freight wagons: elephants not clearly visible].
Underexposed and faded.. |
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340
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On the Irrawaddy. Quarter-plate. One hour above Katha. [Two men in canoe]. |
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341
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Raft of bamboos on the Irrawaddy between Katha and Bhamo. Quarter-plate. Upon such a raft, not more than 20 years ago, the Captain of one of the Irrawaddy Steamers remembered seeing the crucified victims of King Theebaw - who were drifted down the river pour encourager les autres. (Fisher). [Raft in distance: not clearly visible]. |
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342
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Raft of bamboos on the Irrawaddy between Katha and Bhamo. Quarter-plate. Upon such a raft, not more than 20 years ago, the Captain of one of the Irrawaddy Steamers remembered seeing the crucified victims of King Theebaw - who were drifted down the river pour encourager les autres. (Fisher). |
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343
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Mora, a village on the Irrawaddy above Katha. Half-plate (landscape format). [Canoe on river with village among palm trees on bank]. |
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344
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Mora, a village on the Irrawaddy above Katha. Quarter-plate. Man in white shirt and rose coloured silk turban. Hot white sand: bamboo basket, coloured fencing. Plantain leaves are of warmer green than the other trees. Womens skirts red. (Fisher). [With figures in foreground]. |
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345
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Mora, a village on the Irrawaddy above Katha. Quarter-plate. [View from river looking towards village on bank]. |
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346
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On the Irrawaddy between Katha and Bhamo at Segaw. Quarter-plate.
Slightly faded.. |
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