Burmese Collection

Chindits crossing the Great Chindwin River, Burma
Chindits 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, Myanmar
Cyclist 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 - Myanmar
Two 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 - 1944
Infantrymen 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 pagoda
Sir 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 Burma
Sir Stafford Cripps attends a celebration to mark the granting of the Independence of Burma in 1948. 1948

Battery firing at Japanese positions - Burma
A 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 Harp
The Burmese Harp, an easily portable instrument, featured in a memorable Japanese film, The Burmese Harp Date: 19th century

Burmese Monks Begging
A group of monks pass through a Burmese village, begging for food, which two small children carry for them

Burmese lady and her attendants, Burma, Myanmar
Vintage 19th century photograph: a Burmese lady and her attendants, Burma, British India, Myanmar. c.1890 s

Young Burmese woman with mangoes, Burma, India, c.1890, Myanmar

Vera Mirova in her snake dance, 1928
Vera 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 ride
Queen 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 minesweeper
H.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 entrance
The Southern entrance to the Shwedagon Pagoda (Shwedagon Zedi Daw), Yangon, Myanmar. Date: circa 1930s

Evening School, Burmese prison, illustration of prisoners
Evening 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, Burma
The 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, Burma
A 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, Rangoon
A 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, Mandalay
A 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 War
Depiction 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 HONOURED
Honouring the spirits of the dead in a Burmese (Myanmar) village. Date: 1909

BURMESE FUNERAL
A 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

Cremation of a Burmese Buddhist monk, pongyi
Vintage 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 Cure
Burmese 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, Burma
circa 1910s

RACIAL / BURMA WOMEN 19C
Four Burmese women Date: 19th century

BURMESE MUSICIANS 1861
An 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 TALAPOIN
The funeral ceremony of a TALAPOIN, a Burmese Buddhist monk Date: circa 1830

Gold stupa of the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar Date: 2016

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