Asia (continent)
Found in 16212 Collections and/or Records:
A rapid on the Paran River, Rejang District, 1900
103 x 146 mm. View looking upriver along the rapids, with jungle on either bank.
A Rapid on the Raran River, Rejang District, 1912
Glass plate slides to illustrate a talk given by Cunynghame to the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. A transcript of the lecture, comprising a title page and 58 pages of text, is stored at RCMS 63/22.
A rapid on the Tutan River, and a boat in difficulties, 1900
147 x 102 mm. View looking up-river towards the rapids, with men attempting to haul a boat over the rocks.
A residence near the Botanical Gardens, Singapore, 1908-12 - 1908
[View from lawns with steps up to the house up grassed slope].
A rice mill, 1907-12 - 1908-01
Quarter-plate. In the Pozoondoung Creek. [Native boat, dredger and steamer on river].
A riverside camp, 1904 - 1910
Showing food being prepared on the bank of a river.
A road in Quetta, 1908-02 - 1908-03
Quarter-plate (landscape format). (Called High School Road) Sandeman High School further up.
A road in Simla with a sample of the recognised form of conveyance (rickshaw), 1899 - 1901
210 x 150 mm.
A road near Kuala Lumpur, Gombak, Selangor, 1904 - 1910
View looking along the palm-lined road.
A road near K[uala] Lumpur, Selangor, 1904 - 1910
Showing thatched huts among palms at the side of a road near Kuala Lumpur.
A roadside Malay shop near Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, 1904 - 1910
Showing a Malay group posed in front of a small thatched hut at the roadside.
A rock-cut tomb. Famagosta [i.e. Famagusta], 1878
175 x 106 mm. Woodburytype. A view showing the interior of a tomb looking towards the entrance, with a Cypriot seated in the foreground: 'The sepulchre here shown is now half-filled up with rubbish, and the entrance to it is through a porch supported by two pillars cut out of solid rock. The interior is nearly square, and in the sides and back wall are recesses designed for the stowage of bodies; while above these again are sundry small shallow niches' (Thomson 1879, vol.2, p.50).
A rubber factory, 1924
The caption printed on the reverse reads: 'A rubber factory, showing the process of making crepe rubber'.
A rubber factory, 1924
The caption printed on the reverse reads: 'A rubber factory, showing the process of making crepe rubber'.
A sample of the 33 miles of road from Baramula to Srinagar, the City of the Sun & capital of Kashmir, 1899 - 1901
78 x 108 mm.
A scene in the Mfumte village of Kwaja, 1940-02-13
62 x 40 mm.
A school band performing during the annual School Band Competition, 1982
Owing to its multi-racial nature, Singapore has a diverse culture influenced by its three major ethnic groups - the Chinese, Malays and Indians. Schoolchildren have a choice of learning music and dance as part of their extra-curricular activities.
A Sea Dayak Head Feast, 1912
Glass plate slides to illustrate a talk given by Cunynghame to the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. A transcript of the lecture, comprising a title page and 58 pages of text, is stored at RCMS 63/22.
A Sea Dyak, 1900
103 x 145 mm. Full length portrait of a Sea Dyak warrior carrying the preserved head of an enemy in either hand.
A Sea Dyak Chief, 1900
104 x 148 mm. Half-length profile portrait of an aged Sea Dyak wearing a woven jacket and turban-like head dress.
A Sea Dyak head feast, 1900
148 x 104 mm. Showing a group of women dancing with human heads held in their hands.
A Sea Dyak woman, 1900
103 x 146 mm. Full length face portrait of a Sea Dyak woman dressed in a skirt and jacket ornamented with shells.
A seaside bungalow amid palm trees, 1920 - 1925
150 x 105 mm.
A seaside bungalow amid palm trees, 1920 - 1925
150 x 105 mm.
A Sekapan grave, 1900
104 x 145 mm. Showing the tomb in a jungle clearing. The construction is in the form of a miniature house raised on piles above the ground and built from ornately carved and painted wood.