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Bernath Mss 486  
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  • Title: Burma photograph album
    Identifier/Call Number: Bernath Mss 486
    Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 0.92 linear feet (1 oversize box)
    Creator: Francis, John
    Date: circa 1900
    Abstract: 96 silver gelatin or albumen photographs, various sizes, captioned.
    Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

    Access Restrictions

    The collection is open for research.

    Use Restrictions

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of Item], Burma photograph album, Bernath Mss 486. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Acquisition Information

    Library purchase, 2015.

    Scope and Content

    96 silver gelatin or albumen photographs, various sizes, captioned. Credited to photographer John Francis. Scenes and locales include: the Shwe dragon Pagoda, a Burmese wood carver, musicians, Karin mission children, silk weaving, funeral procession, etc. Also included are several images of Darjeeling, the Himalayas, Bombay, Singapore and Shanghai.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Photograph albums
    Photographs
    Burma -- Pictorial works