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Rangoon Collection (page 4)

Background imageRangoon Collection: Reclining Buddha - Rangoon

Reclining Buddha - Rangoon - Big Boy we came to a collection of basha huts close to it, and were told it was all right to go through to it

Background imageRangoon Collection: Reclining Buddha near Kokine - Rangoon

Reclining Buddha near Kokine - Rangoon - Big Boy what at first seemed like some huge rocky hill top across the fields and little truck gardens

Background imageRangoon Collection: water well sweep - Rangoon

water well sweep - Rangoon
Water well sweep - Rangoon - well sweep for commercial vegetable gardens on Kokine Road Date: 1951

Background imageRangoon Collection: Kambawza Palace - Rangoon

Kambawza Palace - Rangoon -.. the view from the tower is worth the climb up the steps, from parquet floor to parquet floor. Date: 1951

Background imageRangoon Collection: firewood vendor - Rangoon

firewood vendor - Rangoon
Firewood vendor - Rangoon - wood vendor for kitchen cooking Date: 1951

Background imageRangoon Collection: firewood delivery - Rangoon

firewood delivery - Rangoon
Firewood delivery - Rangoon - bullock cart and wood man Date: 1951

Background imageRangoon Collection: Kokine Valley Road - Rangoon

Kokine Valley Road - Rangoon

Background imageRangoon Collection: Pongyis - Rangoon

Pongyis - Rangoon - Pongyis on Kokine Road Date: 1951

Background imageRangoon Collection: Kokine village - Rangoon

Kokine village - Rangoon - Kokine Village Date: 1951

Background imageRangoon Collection: garden of Mount Pleasant - Rangoon

garden of Mount Pleasant - Rangoon
Garden of Mount Pleasant - Rangoon - Anne and Ellen in garden on 22 Mount Pleasant Date: 1951

Background imageRangoon Collection: children of House Staff - Rangoon

children of House Staff - Rangoon
Children of House Staff - Rangoon - Anne with Zenabee and Aung Thein Date: 1951

Background imageRangoon Collection: House Staff - Rangoon

House Staff - Rangoon - Sultan (butler) with wife Amu and daughter Zenabee Date: 1951

Background imageRangoon Collection: Mount Pleasant village - Rangoon

Mount Pleasant village - Rangoon - Bashas below 22 Mount Pleasant Date: 1951

Background imageRangoon Collection: 22 Mount Pleasant - Rangoon

22 Mount Pleasant - Rangoon - house and garden Date: 1951

Background imageRangoon Collection: Shimbyu dancer - Rangoon

Shimbyu dancer - Rangoon - Member of the street parade. Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Shimbyu - Rangoon

Shimbyu - Rangoon - Offerings by family to the monastery. Pungyi robes are woven and dyed in a single night, great honour gained by those completing theirs first

Background imageRangoon Collection: Kamayut fire walking festival - Rangoon

Kamayut fire walking festival - Rangoon - Down the centre is a shallow pit about 20 feet long, 4 feet wide of glowing charcoal fire

Background imageRangoon Collection: Indian temple - Rangoon

Indian temple - Rangoon - near Kamayut Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Umbrella bamboo - Rangoon

Umbrella bamboo - Rangoon - Thi wa, at Kalaw Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Peace Pagoda Parade - Rangoon

Peace Pagoda Parade - Rangoon

Background imageRangoon Collection: Thankin Nus Peace Pagoda - Rangoon

Thankin Nus Peace Pagoda - Rangoon - Peace Pagoda being built (U Nu - President of Burma at the time). It is a different style from the usual bell shaped ones that cannot be entered

Background imageRangoon Collection: Bougainvilla - Rangoon

Bougainvilla - Rangoon - at Kalaw Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Jacaranda and Deodar trees - Rangoon

Jacaranda and Deodar trees - Rangoon - on Pagoda Hill, Kalaw Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Cannas - Rangoon

Cannas - Rangoon - in Mount Pleasant garden Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Water hyacinths in paddy field - Rangoon

Water hyacinths in paddy field - Rangoon - Water hyacinths in paddy field Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Cantonment Gardens - Rangoon

Cantonment Gardens - Rangoon - Cantonment Gardens Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Palm patterns - Rangoon

Palm patterns - Rangoon - Fishtail palm easy to transplant. Toddy Palmyra Tau fan shaped frond. Coconut palm long feathery frond. Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Cassia tree - Rangoon

Cassia tree - Rangoon

Background imageRangoon Collection: Pink cassia - Rangoon

Pink cassia - Rangoon - deep apple blossom, pea family leaf Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Pink cassia in Kalaw - Rangoon

Pink cassia in Kalaw - Rangoon - Pink cassia in Kalaw Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Mu tree - Rangoon

Mu tree - Rangoon - Mu Tree Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Indian laburnum - Rangoon

Indian laburnum - Rangoon - ngu yellow wisteria style blossom. Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Frangipani - Rangoon

Frangipani - Rangoon - tayak sigah - From China, evergreen kind prettiest. Cuttings transplant easily in rainy season. Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Rusty shield bearer - Rangoon

Rusty shield bearer - Rangoon - deep gold yellow, tight clustered blossoms, pea family Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Royal Poinsiana in Churchill Road - Rangoon

Royal Poinsiana in Churchill Road - Rangoon - Royal Poinsiana in Churchill Road Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Royal Poinsiana - Rangoon

Royal Poinsiana - Rangoon - Royal Poinsiana Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Twante Canal - Rangoon

Twante Canal - Rangoon

Background imageRangoon Collection: Twnate Canal - Rangoon

Twnate Canal - Rangoon - We stopped at the official tollhouse and our junior officer captain had chairs and tables set out for our tea under a huge Ginko tree

Background imageRangoon Collection: Pazundaung Creek - Rangoon

Pazundaung Creek - Rangoon - Pazundaung Creek Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Irawaddy River - Rangoon

Irawaddy River - Rangoon - teak basin Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Bashas near cantonement grounds - Rangoon

Bashas near cantonement grounds - Rangoon - Bashas near cantonement grounds Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Buffalo bath - Rangoon

Buffalo bath - Rangoon - We stared at great black water buffalo, staring at us from their cool wallow in the mud. Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Rice - thatch making - Rangoon

Rice - thatch making - Rangoon Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Buffalo family - Rangoon

Buffalo family - Rangoon - near Kyiakausan Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Rice - paddy straw gleaners - Rangoon

Rice - paddy straw gleaners - Rangoon

Background imageRangoon Collection: Rice - granary - Rangoon

Rice - granary - Rangoon - on Mandalay Road Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Rice - paddy sifting near Kyiakausan - Rangoon

Rice - paddy sifting near Kyiakausan - Rangoon Date: 1952

Background imageRangoon Collection: Rice - threshing floor - Rangoon

Rice - threshing floor - Rangoon -.about 50 feet square, we could see what they had been watering down carefully yesterday afternoon, was cow dung, smooth and hard as cement. Date: 1952



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