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Irrawaddy Flotilla Company 

Boats, Seaplanes, Buildings and Captains
photos from the collection of 

Capt. Hugh J. Chubb

The collection is held at the National Museums Liverpool - www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Curator of Photographs -  Anne.Gleave@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Permission to publish the contents of this page is courtesy of the Maritime Museum and Archive, Liverpool.

Ref: SAS 29/10/5

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No. 2, Ava, after the fire, 1902
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No. 3, Borneo
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No. 4, Baby sternwheeler 9 inch draught
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No. 5, Curlew, Port Commissioner's H.... Barge
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No. 6, Chin, Pilot Launch
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No. 8. Launch Wren
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No. 9. Falam
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No. 11. Haka, sister ship to Chin etc...
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No. 13. Haka
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No. 15. Hlaing, Port Commissioner's Tug
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No. 16. Katha, on No. 7 slip
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No. 17. Kyun, after collision, 1909
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No. 18. Lanpya, Supdt. of Pilot's Launch
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No. 19. Pounder, Flotilla dredger
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No. 20. Mungo, after collision
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No. 21. Tug Salween, 1898
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No. 22. Soho after collision
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No. 23. Tay
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No. 25. Tiddim

Ref:- Box 3
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Irrawaddy Flotilla Co. insignia
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Design for Handbook Cover. issued for the British Empire Exhibition, 1924 by A.L. Haswell Miller
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Share Certificate. bearing the name of Graham Haworth
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478 Pazundaung Foundry – Taken from river bank at end of Dawbong Sr. The pucca bldgs. on left of entrance is the Durwans Qtrs. The four circular tanks are used for water storage and were taken from Express Steamers several years ago.
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479 Pazundaung Foundry. Taken from Bulloch Bros. Mill, shows complete bldgs. with railway siding into compound & two vessels on slips. The bldgs. in the immediate foreground belong to Bulloch Bros. but our boundary fence can be clearly seen in the centre of the photo.
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480 Pazundaung Foundry – Office with the end of main buildings. Taken from across Lower Pazundaung Rd.
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481 Pazundaung Foundry – Showing the frontage into Pazundaung Rd. and on left full length of bldgs. in Dawbong St.
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483 Heading says - Dalla Dockyard Staff, 1890 Top of photo has the following names left to right:- Turnbull, Prentice, Kirk, Stewart, Blacke....? McPherson.? Bottom of photo left to right:- Black, Macdonald, Starky,? Brown, Robertson, Whitton.
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482, Botatoung Depot, 1928
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484, Dalla Dockyard 1882 – viewed from Dalla village
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485, Dalla Dockyard 1890 – P.S. “Momein” and flats
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486 Dalla Building Sheds, Workshops, Dock & Ship. Dalla Dockyard 1890
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487, Dalla Workshops.
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488, Dalla Dockyard, Carpenters workshop
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489, Dalla Dockyard Foundry
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490 Lower Coal Godown (4) & Coal Godown Supt's. House
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491 Upper Coal Godowns (6) (The name of Wagstaff & Co. Rangoon is printed in left hand corner of this photo)
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492, Dalla Boat Stores c. 1900
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493, Dalla Boat Depot c. 1880
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494, Dalla 1880
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496, Front of Machine Shops, office above
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497, Dalla, Carpenters Shop
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498, Dalla, Building Shed
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499, Dalla, Foundry
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500, Dalla, Machine Shop
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501, Dalla, Machine Shop
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502, Dalla Dockyard Superintendent's house
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503, Dalla Dockyard Foremen's houses
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504, Dalla Dockyard Foremen's houses
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505, Dalla Jetty
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506, Dalla, Erecting Slipway No. 6, Side Slip
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507, Dalla, Erecting Slipway
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508, Dalla, West Slip, B. R., S.S. Bassein on slip.
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Image 509, Wooden Pontoons built in 1917 as Landing Stages, 4 (with roofs) 75’ x 20’ 2 (minus roofs) 50’ x 198’
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510, Dalla, No. 6 Side Slip. P.S. Panthay 11 and Flat 74
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511, Dalla Dockyard, Upper Floor of New Stores Bldg. 1931
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512, Dalla Dockyard, Upper Floor of New Stores Bldg. 1931
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513, Dalla Dockyard, New Stores Building and New Fitting Shop, Built 1931
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514, Dalla Dockyard, New Stores Building and New Fitting Shop, Built 1931
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515, Dalla Dockyard Improvements. New Electric Winches for No. 1 (Broadside) Slipway
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516, Dalla, Slipway.
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517, Dalla No. 7 Slip
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518, Dalla No. 7 Slip
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519, S.S. Bandoola
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520
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521, No. 498, 1902,
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522, Maymyo House
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523, 1902
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524, S.S. Borneo,
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525, Launch of Pilot Brig Kyauktan
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526, Launch of Pilot Brig Kyauktan, She was the second Pilot Brig for Port of Rangoon, 1st was Guide circa, 1902-03
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528, Launch of P.S. Pekin by Po Kims daughter Dalla Dockyard 1887, Kho Kim's daughter, who christened Pekin 1887
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529, Launch of Steamer P.S. Pekin, 1887
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530, Launch of P.S. Canton, 1887, She was launchced by a small chinese girl.
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531, From a sketch by Capt. Rimmer, Launch of P.S. Dufferin, 1886
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532, Mawers Point Shipyard, Burma River Transport Co. vessels on slipways, 1909
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533, Mawers Point Shipyard, vessels for Burma River Transport Co. building 1909
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534, Mawers Point Shipyard, 1909, Burma River Transport oil flat under erection.
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535, Mawers Point Shipyard, oil flat and paddlers Tantabin and Thurrawa, 1909, vessels of Burma River Transport Co. under construction
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536, Pazundaung Foundry, wagon bodies built for Burma Cement Co.
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537, Pazundaung Foundry, wagon bodies built for Burma Cement Co.
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540, Peck Oil Engine and Pump as fitted to I.F.C's. "Nymph" 1904. The first oil engine in Burma, replaced by steam engine in 1906.
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541, SS Yomah on fire at Yenangyoung in 1904
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542, SS Yomah on fire at Yenangyoung
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543, SS Yomah on fire at Yenangyoung in 1904
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544, Pilot Brig Kyauktan, 1903 decorated in honour of Lady Barnes arrival per S.S. Mandalay
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545,Flooded fields near Wakema, 1890
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546, S.S. Kennedy ashore on Shwelaung Bund, 1890
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547
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548
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549
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550
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551
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552
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553,Tantabin
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554, Pulu wreck
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555,Tantabin
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556, Swing Bridge for Port Commissioners, 1928
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557, Rangoon Foundry, Petrol storgae tanks for Burma Oil Co. 1928
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558, Rangoon Foundry, 1928
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559, Rangoon Foundry, 1928
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560, Slips at Rangoon Foundry, 1930, taken 15.2.30. high water 1.30p.m. tide - 0.5ft.
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561, Slips at Rangoon Foundry, 1930, taken 15.2.30. high water 1.30p.m. tide - 0.5ft.
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562, Slips at Rangoon Foundry, 1930, taken 15.2.30. high water 1.30p.m. tide - 0.5ft.
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563, Slips at Rangoon Foundry, 1930, taken 24th Feb. 1932, time 1.30p.m. tide - 0.5ft.
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564, Slips at Rangoon Foundry, 1930, taken 24th Feb. 1932, time 1.30p.m. tide - 0.5ft.
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565, Slips at Rangoon Foundry, 1930, taken 24th Feb. 1932, time 1.30p.m. tide - 0.5ft.
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566, 567, and 568
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569, Photo taken 13th Mar. 1937, Low water 12.18p.m. Height . 3ft.
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570, Photo taken 13th Mar. 1937, Low water 12.18p.m. Height .3ft.
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571, Photo taken 13th Mar. 1937, Low water 12.18p.m. Height .3ft.
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572, Photo taken 24th Feb 1936, At 1.00 p.m. Low tide - 3, Rangoon Fundry Slipway
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573, Taken 24th Feb. 1936 At 1.00 p.m. Low tide - 3. Rangoon Foundry Slipway
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574, Taken 24th Feb. at 1.00 p.m. Low tide - 3. Rangoon Foundry Slipway.
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575, Rangoon Foundry
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576, Superintendent's house, Rangoon Foundry
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577, Cooly Barracks, Rangoon Foundry
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578, Cooly Barracks, Rangoon Foundry
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579, Wharf Office, Knightly St. Rangoon
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580, Kemendine Property
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581, Kemendine Property
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582, Kemendine Property
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583, Moulmein Agency
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584, Superintending Engineers house, Moulmein
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585, Dockyard, Moulmein
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586, Moulmein Dockyard, S.S. Mibaya on slip at Moulmein,1901. She was a bought vessel.
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587, Machine shop, Moulmein
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588, Engineers bungalow, Moulmein, 1918
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589, Engineers bunglaow, Moulmein, 1918
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590, First Agency at Bassein
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591, Bassein Agency
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592, Coal Godowns, Bassein
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593, FLotilla Coal Depot, Bassein, 1890
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594 Kyauktan Bungalow, rented to Govt. as a Courthouse
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595, Kyauktan Bungalow, rented to Govt. as a Courthouse
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596. Yandoon Agency House, built in 1876
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597, Yandoon East Ghunt, at town, circa 1888
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598, Yandoon Agnecy
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599, Photo taken before and after operations for removal of Beda Weed (Water Hyasinth) in Daga River 1921
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601, Donabyu Godown, 1890
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602, Henzada Town Godown, 1888
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603, Henzada Agency
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604, Pakokku Agency
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605,Bhamo Agency
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606, Prome Agency
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607, Myingyan Agency
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608, Henzada Agency House, East on Office Side
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609, Myanoung Agency House.
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610, Monywa Agency House, completed July 1940
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611, Godown at Prome, Lower Ghaut 1890, This building was still standing in 1946
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612, Prome Agency, South View, circa 1891, Building demolished in 1920
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613, Thayetmyo Godown, 1888
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614, Thayetmyo Agency House, Capt. Sevenoaks Agent, 1887
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615, Pakokku Shore L.W. Season, FLat 36 Thangwa and P.S. Jingko alongside. Photo taken 1890
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616, Pakokku Agents House, 1890
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617, Pakokku Agents House, Removed from the old site and rebuilt on about 1921. also has a description of the house
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618, Pakokku Godown, 1890. At ... Town Ghaut next to Agency House
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619, Myangyan Sandbank Godown, H.W. Season, 1890
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620, Myngyan Cargo Godown, 1890
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621, Myngyan Cargo Godown, 1890
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622, Myngyan Office, 1900
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623, Myingyan Agency House, 1890, either Mr Wingate or Capt. Alexander was Agent at the time.
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624, Myemoe Agency 1890, Capt. Crump was murdered here by dacoits.
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625, Mandalay, The King's Palace, 1885
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626, Mandalay Agency House and Choung, view of the old Agency, photo was taken 1906
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627 Mandalay Agency
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628, Mandalay Office, once the King's Ice House 1854
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629 Timber Yard, at Mandalay
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630, Saw Mill at Mandalay
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631, Mandalay Shore
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632, Mandalay Shore Cargo Godown, 1890
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633, Mandalay Coal Depot, 1890
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634, Mandalay Agency Office, this building was the King of Burma's Ice house, built in 1855
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635, Superintendant's house at Mandalay Dockyard, 1887, Paula Hislop on swing, William Hislop, late chief Engr. S.S. Japan as a boy in foreground. Mr Hislop's son and daughter may be seen.
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636, Mandalay Dockyard, the workshop and fire engine in 1887.
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637, Mandalay Dockyard under flood 1906, Panorama No. 2 facing east.
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638, Mandalay Dockyard under flood 1906, facing west from S.E. corner
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639, Mandalay Dockyard Saw Mill, from S.E. corner facing east.
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640, Mandalay Dockyard under flood, 1905, Panorama No. 1. facing east.
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641, Mandalay Dockyard under flood, 1906, Dockyard west from N.E. corner
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642, Agency House, Bhamo, 1887
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642a, Awaiting arrival of S.S. Taping with H.E. Governor of Burma, at Bhamo 1920, Capts. Medd and Jones DSP
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643, Bhamo Cargo Godown, circa 1890-1900
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644, I.F.C. ltd. House for clerk on Bhamo Foreshore property.
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645, Dedaye Waterfront, circa 1920
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646, Bhamo 1890, The low water Caravan Ghaut in H.W. Season
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647, Captains Club at Mandalay Shore, Est. 1887 burnt 1942.
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648, P.S. Shwemyo, Football Team Bhamo, Capt. Chubb and Mr Frain, 1928
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649, Wreck of Henderson Lines S.S. Ava in Moulmein river, 6th Feb. 1905
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650, Landing elephants from S.S. Arracan onto G.W.R. tender at Plymouth, 15th May 1923.
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650a Baby elephant coming ashore from Taping at Mandalay, 1928
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651, Nyaunghla Ghaut
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652, C.O. C.E. & 2.E. of Java, 1919
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653, R.I.M. Steamer Sladen 1919
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654, Minhla Fort, 1919
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655, Sea Plane Zinyaw at hanger at Pazaundaung, 1935
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656, Zinyaw about to take off at Pazaundaung Foundry, 1935
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657, Zinyaw at Pazundaung Creek, 1934.
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658 Zinyaw at pontoon, 1934
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659 Zinyaw at Meegyoungye, 1934
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660 and 661 Seaplane at pontoon in Pazaundaung Creek, 6.12.1937
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660 and 661 Seaplane at pontoon in Pazaundaung Creek, 6.12.1937
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662 and 663 Seaplane at pontoon, 3.11.1934 and just after leaving
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662 and 663 Seaplane at pontoon, 3.11.1934 and just after leaving
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664, Seaplane taxiing before rising
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665 Seaplane at pontoon in Pazaundaung Creek and Govt. dockyard in background.
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667a Seaplanes at Pauzandayng
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667b Seaplanes at Pauzandayng
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667c Seaplanes at Pauzandayng
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667d Seaplanes at Pauzandayng
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668 Karaweik nearing completion, Oct. 1936
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669 Karaweik nearing completion, Oct. 1936
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670 Image 670, Karaweik off on test flight, Oct. 1936
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671 Karaweik VT-AH1 and Zwyaw VT-AFZ at hanger, Pazundaung Foundry, Oct. 1936
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672, 5 photos of Zinyaw after having capsized in Bassein river on 7th Nov. 1936
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673, Shway Lin-yon VT-AIJ Photo received from Imperial Airways Ltd. for certificate of air worthiness.
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674, Loss of Shway Lin-yon by fire 13 / 8 / 1937,
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674, Loss of Shway Lin-yon by fire 13 /8 / 1937,
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675 Karaweik leaving hanger, 9.11.1937
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676 Off to Paz – As per Contra, Jan. 1937.
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676 Off to Paz – Preparing, Jan. 1937.
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676, Seaplane Karaweik, 1937
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677, How the Viceroys mails were delivered 13. Jan. 1937
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678, How the seaplane is berthed at Mandalay
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679, 1,
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679, 2, Re-erection of Karaweik VT AHI Oct. 1936 b and c
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679, 3. Re-erection of Karaweik VT AHI Oct. 1936 b and c
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679, 4. Re-erection of Karaweik VT AHI Oct. 1936 b and c
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679 5. At Pazaundaung Foundry. 1936
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681, Recruits for Irrawaddy Flotilla, Photo taken on board S.S. Henzada 8.5.1919, 2 mates T.W. Cauker, H.J. Chubb, Troan Simpson, G. Jones, A. Reid. taken by T. McInroy
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682, New Offices, Rangoon. Photograph of Architects drawing, Sept. 1931. Right hand corner of photo has A.G. Bray, ARIBA. M.I. Struct E. Chartered Architect, Rangoon
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683, New Office, Rangoon, front, (under construction) 1932
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684 New Office, Rangoon, back, (under construction) 1932
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685, Rangoon Office floodlit during Jubilee Celebrations, 1935
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685, Rangoon Office floodlit during Jubilee Celebrations, 1935
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686 New Rangoon Office, opened August, 1933.
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686a “Pathein” on rocks, Mingin, Chindwin.
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687, New Rangoon Office, opened Aug. 1933
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688, New Rangoon Office, opened Aug. 1933
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689, New Office, ground floor and staircase. Freight Dept. on left. Cash and Launch depts. on right.
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690, Mayo Marine Club at Rangoon, taken on opening night 1928
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690, New Office, first floor.
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691, New Office, opened Aug. 1933
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692, New Office, Board Room
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693, New Office, 1st floor, Main Office.
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694, Belmont
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695, Belmont, Verandah and Porch
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696, Belmont, Study
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697, Belmont showing Drawing Room
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698, Belfield, New Chummery,built 1924 in Belmont compound.
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699, Belfield
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700, New Agency House at Bhamo, 1929
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701 New Bassein Agency House
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702, Mandalay Agency House
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703 New Office at Rangoon Foundry, built Dec. 192....
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704 two buildings - no caption
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705, Mandalay old Agency House
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706, Porch, Mandalay Agency House
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707, New Kalewa Agency House, 1923
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708, Mandalay Agency House, 1918
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709, New Quarters for Godown Superintendent and Tug Master at Botatoung with Durwars Quarters
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710, houses with people in gardens.
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711, row of houses
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712, Engine possibly.
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713, No. 288, 2nd vessel, on 20th Aug. 1941, View looking forward showing keel and stem.
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714 No. 2 287, 1st vessel on 20.8.1941. view looking forward showing framing.
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714, No. 237, 1st vessel, on 20. 8. 41, view showing sternpost and preparation of deadwood and shaft logs
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536, 537 and 538, Pazundaung Foundry,wagon bodies built for Burma Cement Co., Lanywa Wells
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Prome - filling up the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co. Seaplane "Zingyaw" (seagull) with petrol en route for Mandalay, Apr. 1938
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Images 536, 537 and 538, Pazundaung Foundry,wagon bodies built for Burma Cement Co., Lanywa Well,


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