Description
Object description
A hut on fire, men try to put it out by beating it. A Burmese man points something out (not seen) to a British? woman and two boys standing amongst bushes. Close-up of the two boys and the woman (holding a baby). [Apparently a 'staged' scene]
Object description
A Burmese man weightlifting. A shot of Shwedagon temple. Frank Worth (a friend of Colonel Hodgkinson in the Royal Indian Navy) walks amongst pigeons in the grounds of the temple. Logging on the river, men floating (teak) logs along the river. A boat being towed by another. A sign reads 'Pakokku' (a port on the Irrawaddy River, central Burma). Crowds in the street watch a performance involving a dragon dance, shop signs in the background are in Chinese script. Burmese, British, American and Soviet flags fly alongside the performance.
Object description
Two men hold a sack while another empties peanuts into it. A woman washes clothes in the river. Sunset over the Irrawaddy.
Full description
A Burmese man weightlifting. A shot of Shwedagon temple. Frank Worth (a friend of Colonel Hodgkinson in the Royal Indian Navy) walks amongst pigeons in the grounds of the temple. Logging on the river, men floating (teak) logs along the river. A boat being towed by another. A sign reads 'Pakokku' (a port on the Irrawaddy River, central Burma). Crowds in the street watch a performance involving a dragon dance, shop signs in the background are in Chinese script. Burmese, British, American and Soviet flags fly alongside the performance.
Full description
A hut on fire, men try to put it out by beating it. A Burmese man points something out (not seen) to a British? woman and two boys standing amongst bushes. Close-up of the two boys and the woman (holding a baby). [Apparently a 'staged' scene]
Full description
Two men hold a sack while another empties peanuts into it. A woman washes clothes in the river. Sunset over the Irrawaddy.
Physical description
16mm