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Watts and Skeen (fl. 1888-1908) (photographers)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: fl. 1888 - 1908

Biography

Watts and Skeen was a commercial photographic company active in Burma (now Myanmar) from the 1880s to the 1900s. The firm was managed by F.A.E. Skeen. Skeen had gone to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to join his brother in the firm 'Skeen and Co.' in 1878. In 1888 Skeen went into partnership with H.W. Watts and opened a branch in Rangoon. The firm continued in business in Burma until circa 1908. However, Skeen himself returned to Ceylon in 1903 to run the firm there on the death of his brother. H.W. Watts continued to be listed in the almanacs as manager of the wine merchants 'Arthur Barnes' until circa 1924.

Sources:

Typescript copy of 'Index to Photographers'.

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

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[Distant view of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B/37
Scope and Contents

272 x 215 mm. View looking west across the Great Royal Lake towards the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Photographer unknown, probably either Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo
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Dumb labor, in the timber yard, Rangoon, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B/33
Scope and Contents

276 x 217 mm. View of elephants shifting logs of teak in a Rangoon timber yard. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J Jackson.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo
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[Figure of Buddha and other images, ?Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B/35
Scope and Contents

210 x 275 mm. Showing a marble statue of the Buddha surrounded by various devotional artefacts. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J Jackson.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo
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Grand Poay [Han Pire] (Burmese Dance), 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B/29
Scope and Contents 255 x 199 mm. Showing a group of Burmese women dancers, with musicians at the right and spectators in the background. This photograph is reproduced in The Queen's Empire (1899) page 219 above the title 'A yein peve in Burma'. It is there stated that the photograph was taken in the course of a performance before Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, 'on the occasions of a visit paid by him to the Swah Dagan Pagoda during the course of his voyage round the world in company with his royal...
Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo
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Royal Lake, Rangoon, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3029D/17
Scope and Contents

204 x 153 mm. A view looking westward across the Great Royal Lake and Dalhousie Park, with the spire of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda visible in the distance. Photograph by Watts and Skeen.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Photographs of Burma [Myanmar]
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Royal Lake, Rangoon, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3029D/18
Scope and Contents

205 x 153 mm. A view looking across the Great Royal Lake, with the spire of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda visible in the distance. Photograph by Watts and Skeen.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Photographs of Burma [Myanmar]
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Sacred figures at Buddhist temple, Rangoon, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B/36
Scope and Contents

273 x 216 mm. View of a reclining Buddha and two other carved images in a temple (probably the Shwe Dagon) in Rangoon. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo
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[? Shrine near the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B/62
Scope and Contents

208 x 271 mm. View of a shrine, similar in shape to the Shwe Dagon Pagoda but on a much smaller scale. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo
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Shrines and temples at Shway Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1880 - 1889

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B/34
Scope and Contents

274 x 215 mm. View showing a road in the precincts of Shwe Dagon Pagoda, lined with shrines and smaller temples. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo
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[Shrines and temples at Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B/60
Scope and Contents

272 x 209 mm. View showing a road in the precincts of Shwe Dagon Pagoda, lined with shrines and smaller temples. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo
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[Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B/38
Scope and Contents

271 x 215 mm. View of the spire of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda in Rangoon. Photograher unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J Jackson.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo
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[The Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B/61
Scope and Contents

271 x 210 mm. View looking along a road in the temple of precincts towards the spire of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo

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