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Shrines on the Shwe Dagon Pagoda platform, Rangoon, 1903 - 1921

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3029E/69

Scope and Contents

From the Fonds:

An album containing photographic prints and coloured reproductions. Prints 2-62 are coloured reproductions from Kelly, R. Talbot (1905) Burma painted and described, London : Adam and Charles Black. The remainder are original photographs by Thomas Harry Goldsworthy Stevens. The prints mainly measure approximately 100 x 75 mm, although some are larger. The album is interleaved with sheets on which are typed captions, up to print 261. Photographs beyond this point are uncaptioned.
The prints show scenic views, ethnographical studies and local architecture. Some material relates to Stevens' Public Works Department activity.

Dates

  • Creation: 1903 - 1921

Creator

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).

Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Finding aid date

2013-10-18 10:39:45+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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