Burma Photograph Albums, ca. 1890s

Summary

Extent:

.2 linear feet (1 half-size box)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

Three snapshot albums, ca. 1890s, with 70 b/w photos, no captions, including images of British teak harvesting operations in Burma, using elephants and water buffalo. Also, views of Burmese people and countryside, village scenes, houses on stilts with woven sides, temples, boats, and river scenes.

Acquisition information:

Purchase, 2003.

Physical location:

Del Sur

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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