Burma Collection (page 2)

East African Reconnaissance Regiment in Burma
Photograph of a soldier from the East African Reconnaissance Regiment, checking a machine-gun, Burma, 1945. The East African Reconnaissance Regiment, part of 11th East African Division

Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Sunrise over the temples of Bagan, Myanmar

Myanmar, Bagan. Sunset on Thatbyinnyu Temple. Credit as: Jim Zuckerman / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Buddhist Monks at Kandawgyi Lake at sunset, Pyin Oo Lwin (Pyin U Lwin), Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Gold stupa and spires at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

View over the temples of Bagan swathed in early morning mist, with hot air balloon drifting across the scene, from Shwesandaw Paya, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

ANNE HASSELTINE JUDSON (1789-1826). American Baptist missionary in Burma, wife of Adoniram Judson. Stipple engraving, American, 19th century

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

Lady Louis Mountbatten with Patricia
Lady Louis Mountbatten (1901 - 1960), later Countess Mountbatten of Burma and Vicerine of India, previously Miss Edwina Ashley, pictured with her elder daughter Patricia (now Knatchbull)

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

The Fortified City of Mandalay, Burma, 1945
Aerial photograph showing the moat and inner walls of the fortified city of Mandalay, also known as Fort Dufferin, in the kingdom of Burma, 1945

Burma / Rangoon 1935
Rangoon: Sule Pagoda Street

The river Salwen, above Moulmein, Myanmar, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Buddha statues each planted alongside a Bo tree in Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung, 1000 great Bo trees, Monywa township, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Lady Louis Mountbatten (1901 -1960), Countess Mountbatten of Burma and Vicerine of India, formerly Edwina Ashley. Wife of Lord Louis Mountbatten

Stafford Cripps - Independence of Burma
Sir Stafford Cripps attends a celebration to mark the granting of the Independence of Burma in 1948. 1948

Burma, Yangon, Shwedagon Pagoda

Buddhist temples at archaeological site, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Dawn at Botahtaung Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Kalaw market at sunrise, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Woman outside Hsinbyume (or Myatheindan) Pagoda, modelled on the description of the Buddhist mythological Mount Meru, Mingun, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddha at Kuthodaw Pagoda, at the foot of Mandalay Hill, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Colonial architecture on Sule Pagoda Road, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Nun in front of reclining Buddha statue, Shwethalyaung, Bago (Pegu), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Intha leg-rower fisherman, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

British empire (19th c. ). The new regiments of
British empire (19th c.). The new regiments of Burma. Company of Mounted Infantry of the Second Regiment. Engraving

Burma / Mandalay Palace
Mandalay: the royal palace Date: 1905

Chinthes (guardians), Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Lady Louis Mountbatten - Tatler front cover
The Hon. Mrs Wilfred Ashley (left), Colonel Geoffrey Carr-Glyn and Mrs Ashleys daughter, Lady Louis Mountbatten (1901 - 1960), later Countess Mountbatten of Burma

Asia, Burma, (Myanmar), Pagan (Bagan) The temple complex of Pagan at dawn. Gilded Ananda temple at far left. Temple of Dhammayangyi in the distance

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 painted stork, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Pali writing tablets, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Ananda Temple and That-byin-nyu Temple, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Close up of small Buddha figure with flowers round the neck in the Shwedagon Paya, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddha figurine, Kyaikthanlan Pagoda, Mawlamyine, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Mahagiri Nats, Bagan, Myanmar, Asia

People on terrace of Kyaikhtiyo Paya (Golden Rock Pagoda) balanced on the edge of a cliff at the top of Mount Kyaikhtiyo, Kyaikhtiyo, Mon State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Shrines at Shwedagon Paya, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Two people praying at a pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Golden spires at Swedagon Paya, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Golden dome of the Shwedagon Paya (Shwe Dagon Pagoda) at dusk, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Landscape of ancient temples and pagodas, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma)

Worshippers in the pavilion where hti was placed, Shwedagon Paya (Shwe Dagon Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Rainbow after storm, Shwe Dagon Pagoda Complex, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp, an easily portable instrument, featured in a memorable Japanese film, The Burmese Harp Date: 19th century

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