9 Month: April 2023

Htee of Great Pagoda Moulmein

A Celebration of Blurry Faces

Gillianne Mata  Professor Collins ASIA 1000 18 April 2023 A Celebration of Blurry Faces Figuring out which picture to analyze for this project was difficult for me. With…

a photo of an old Buddhist monastery.

The Secret Monastery

Original Title: Buddhist Monastery in Moulmein Year: 1885/1895 Location: Mawlamyine Myanmar Photographer: Unknown but from the Ira Wolff Photographic History Collection The Secret Monastery Throughout the semester, we…

Statue of Gambetta - Was built in what we know today as Saigon (Cochinchina)

Vietnam History and Colonization: From Statue to Culture

Kenny Trang Instructor: Lauren Collins Asia 1000 April 26th , 2023   Vietnam History and Colonization: From Statue to Culture Before Saigon was Ho Chi Minh City, and…

Going out for the days catch in rigouts

Rigouts

Daniel Lastine 4/19/2023 Professor Collins ASIA 1000 Photo Title: Rigouts   The photo portrays the hard life of the people who live on the shores of the river. Most…

Two Young Burmese Women in a Staged Photo

Burmese Ladies of Wealth: Colonial Implications

Presently known as Myanmar, Burma has a long and rich history. The early remnants of Burmese civilization are estimated by anthropologists to be over 3,500 years old, as…

Penang Men Performing a Ritual

Penang Men Performing a Ritual

Original Title: Burma, Penang, and China in the 1920s : four photograph albums, 1920, Penang, Malaysia, George West Philleo This image is entitled Burma, Penang in the 1920:…

Colonial French Room

One Image, Dual Perspectives

Original Title: Photograph Album of Colonial French Indochina, 1890-1900 Year: 1890-1900 Location: French Indochina Photographer: French colonial resident of the area Throughout history, thousands of photographs have been…

Street Vendors Posing

The Appealing Side of History in Burma

Title: “Street Scene in Moulmein” Date: 1885-1895 Location: Myanmar (Burma) Source: Ira Wolff Collection “Street Scene in Moulmein” is a photograph taken during the third Anglo-Burmese War, which…

Photograph of the interior hall of the Saigon Post Office from the late 19th century.

By the French, For the French

Title: Photograph album of colonial French Indochina 1890-1900 Location: Indochina, Vietnam Photographed by: French Colonial Resident of the Area Year: 1890-1900 Description: The image depicts an empty lobby…

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