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Chindits crossing the Great Chindwin River, BurmaChindits and their horses crossing the Great Chindwin River, Burma in light ferry boats, the horses alongside!
Indian Rice Merchants, Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma)Indian Rice Merchants (Lakhmichand Manikchand) in Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma) - note the slightly cheeky bit of advertising by the Insurance Broker in the front row
Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (2 / 4)Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (2/4) Burmese courtship - a young man wearing a headscarf holding a large cigar chats up a coy young Burmese girl, leaning against a palm tree
Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (3 / 4)Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (3/4) A Burmese man and his girl, with whom he converses over a low stone wall, whilst holding onto her hand
Thatthe Mokgo Hpaya Pagoda in Nuang U, Bagan, MyanmarCyclist at Thatthe Mokgo Hpaya Pagoda in Nuang U, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
A portrait of the American dancer Ruth St Denis, 1929 in her Burmese dance seen during a long period of performances in California Date: 1929
Bren Gunner, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Burma, 1944 (c)Photograph: A well-concealed Bren Gunner of the 7th Gurkha Rifles amongst the thick foliage of the Burmese jungle, 1944 (c)
Women of the Red Karen - MyanmarTwo women of the Red Karen (Kayah) also known as Karenni - a subgroup of the Karen people, a Sino-Tibetan people living mostly in Kayah State of Burma (now Myanmar). Date: circa 1910s
Infantrymen of the U. S. Mars Task Force - 1944Infantrymen of the U.S. Mars Task Force unit attack Japanese troops in the Burma Road Sector, 80 miles north of Lashio
Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (1 / 4)Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (1/4) The legendary Po Sein (1877-1952), Father of the Burmese Theatre - actor and innovative entertainer
Havelock conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagodaSir Henry Havelock (1795-1857) during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), concerned about the spiritual welfare of his men, conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagoda. Date: circa 1820s
Stafford Cripps - Independence of BurmaSir Stafford Cripps attends a celebration to mark the granting of the Independence of Burma in 1948. 1948
Battery firing at Japanese positions - BurmaA Battery commanded by Major O.T. Hackett fires a 3.7 Howitzer (light artillery) at Japanese positions in the Burma Hills - circa 1945. The Battery is itself under fire
Burmese HarpThe Burmese Harp, an easily portable instrument, featured in a memorable Japanese film, The Burmese Harp Date: 19th century
Burmese Monks BeggingA group of monks pass through a Burmese village, begging for food, which two small children carry for them
Young Burmese woman with mangoes, Burma, India, c.1890, Myanmar
Vera Mirova in her snake dance, 1928Vera Mirova, who specialises in authentic oriental (from Burma, Java, Japan and East India) dances, in her snake dance, 1928 which she was performing in New York Date: 1928
Sketches of the Chin-Lushai expedition. Capture of Lalshimas village by the Cachar Military Police under Lieutenant Cole. Date: 1890
Mompunga, a Lushai chief, and Mr. Murray, political agent, taking the oath of friendship, which appears to involve spearing an unsuspecting cow. Date: 1890
Burma Pavilion, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley. Date: 1924
Taunton, Somerset - Fore Street and Burma War Memorial (Burmah Cross) Date: 1902
Trooping the Colour - the Queens last rideQueen Elizabeth II riding at the Trooping the Colour ceremony for the last time in 1986 on her horse Burmese. 1986
H. M. S. Mariner (M380) - Algerine-class minesweeperH.M.S. Mariner (J380 - later M380) - reciprocating engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper - commissioned in 1944, built by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Port Arthur. Date: circa 1950s
Shwedagon Pagoda Southern entrance, Southern entranceThe Southern entrance to the Shwedagon Pagoda (Shwedagon Zedi Daw), Yangon, Myanmar. Date: circa 1930s
Evening School, Burmese prison, illustration of prisonersEvening School in a Burmese prison, illustration showing prisoners seated on the floor, reading from books, with two teachers. From an article, The Burman in Durance'. Date: 1895
Ex-Judge Moung Oon, Rangoon, BurmaThe ex-Judge Moung Oon (C.I.E.), Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar). He is seen wearing traditional Burmese attire, and with his Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E)
Riverboat, Rangoon, BurmaA group of half-naked Burmese people travel in a boat down a river in Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar). Today the region is known as Yangon, as is the river that runs through it. Date: 1885
Burmese Woman Smokes, RangoonA portrait of a Burmese woman smoking a weed in Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar). Smoking was an incredibly popular pastime in Burma at the time, with even children starting from a young age
King Theebaw of Burma's Pagoda, MandalayA view of the pagoda of King Theebaw Min (also Thibaw or Thebaw) of Burma, during the British military expedition there. Theebaw was the last king of Burma
Burmese Tug of WarDepiction of a game of tug of war in Burma (Myanmar). In Burma, tug of war has important cultural origins - it is used both as a sort of raindance
Part of Platform, Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma Date: 1920s
Myanmar - Traditional Funeral Car of a Burmese Monk, featuring a Pyatthat (pyathat), the multi-tiered and spired roof seen on temples and pagodas throughout Myanmar. Date: circa 1905
Burmese women rolling leaf tobacco into cigars. Date: 1908
BURMESE DEAD HONOUREDHonouring the spirits of the dead in a Burmese (Myanmar) village. Date: 1909
BURMESE FUNERALA cheerful funeral among the Karen people of Burma (Myanmar) where death is perceivced as something to be celebrated lightheartedly. Date: 1909
Burmese dancers Date: 1916
Burmese snake charmers Date: 1916
Defeat of the Retrievers of the Kings Glory, Melloon, Burma, during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826). Date: 1826
Burmese lady and her attendants, Burma, MyanmarVintage 19th century photograph: a Burmese lady and her attendants, Burma, British India, Myanmar. c.1890 s
Cremation of a Burmese Buddhist monk, pongyiVintage 19th century photograph: cremation of a Burmese Buddhist monk or pongyi on an elaborate funeral pyre, fire. See our other images of different stages of the process
Albert Craig, the so-called Surrey Poet, a well-known character who would recite poetry he had composed at cricket and football matches and sell printed sheets of his poems, and the Burmese dwarf
Burmese court officials to the Emperor. Chief minister and counsellor (Woongee, Woondock) at left, privy counsellor and first secretary (Attawoon and Sere Dogee) and rhahaan or priest with fan
Burmese advert in Chinese for Tiger Headache CureBurmese advert for Tiger Trademark Headache Cure - Take immediately for headache and tooth for a fast cure. Produced by Eng Aun Tong (Yong An) in Rangoon Burma (Yangon)
Elephant lifting wooden logs - Rangoon, Burmacirca 1910s
RACIAL / BURMA WOMEN 19CFour Burmese women Date: 19th century
BURMESE MUSICIANS 1861An elaborately equipped sextet perform at a funeral at Rangoon : most of their instruments are percussion, two sets being housed in playpen-like rings. Date: 1861
Funeral ceremony of a TALAPOINThe funeral ceremony of a TALAPOIN, a Burmese Buddhist monk Date: circa 1830
Gold stupa of the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar Date: 2016