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Burma, Penang, and China in the 1920s : four photograph albums

British Officers Playing Tennis in Burma

George West Philleo’s photo collection documents several scenes that took place in Burma, China, and Pengang between 1917 and 1924. This picture shows British colonial officers playing tennis…

Harbor in George Town, Penang

The Importance of Water in Daily Life and Diversity

“The Importance of Water in Daily Life and Diversity” While browsing through the various catalogs of images, I found an image that captures what seemed like an old…

A Chief Mechanical Engineer in charge of creating railways for the British to use in Burma, along with his wife

British Influence in Burmese Development

Introduction:  For my essay I will be analyzing two photographs I found at the CU archives. I’ll be analyzing two because both are connected and lead to a…

Photo 1: Man riding elephant which is moving lumber with trunk. Photo 2: Man riding elephant while a woman in all white poses for the photo.

Early Logging in British Colonial Malaysia

Introduction/Photo Analysis These two photos, part of a collection of four photo albums from George West Philleo, display a lumber yard in Penang, Malaysia in the late 19th…

Giant Golden Buddha shrine in a Bangkok Temple

Golden Statue

“Golden Statue” Thailand is famous for its rich cultural heritage, religious tradition, and economic prosperity. This image of a Golden Buddha statue serves as a powerful symbol of…

Elephant Moving Timber in Moulmein

The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room Photo: Elephant Moving Timber in Moulmein, Myanmar (Burma), 1885-1895, Ira Wolff Photographic History Collection  Off the coast of Moulmein in the late 1800s,…

This photo shows a Vietnamese young Indigenous person in what looks to be a nice house of a French person. The boy looks to be a servant and is standing in the dining room of the French quarters.

The Oppressed Servant Boy

The image I chose to analyze was from the photograph album of colonial French Indochina 1890-1900. The title of the album is Photographs of Indochina 1890-1900 which refers…

Title: Manila “Market Place” Year: 1932/1937 Location: Manila, Philippines Photographer: Albert E. Kane

Manila “Market Place” – Bianca Abbott Final Image Analysis ASIA 1000

This photograph originally stood out to me amongst the other many photos, due to the number of women in the photo. Seeing so many women gathered in one…

Young Man Adjacent to Native Carriage

The Everchanging Interpretations of Southeast Asian Narratives (Philippines)

Image Source: Early Photography of Asia Title: Manila, Native Carriage Name: Kane, Albert E. Date Created: 1932/1937 Note: A photograph of a young Filipino man with a horse…

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…

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