7 Items Tagged "Myanmar"

Elephants in the Logging Industry

Elephants in Myanmar

This photograph was found in a part of four photograph albums named Burma, Penang, and China in the 1920s: Four photograph albums. It was made by George Wesr…

Nine School Girls

Write Up for Final Image Analysis

Nine School Girls Year and Location: Taken between 1885-1895 in Mawlamyine, Myanmar Photographer: Unknown   The photograph of nine schoolgirls in Mawlamyine, Myanmar, captures a moment in time…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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