Southeast Asia
Monthly Archive: December Sout
Glimpses of Upper Burma: Clement Williams (1833-1879)
Posted: August 31, 2018 - 18:22 , by Deepali Dewan
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South Asia, Southeast Asia, Burma, Myanmar, Photography, Buddhism
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![View of a pagoda, Clement Williams, Myanmar (Burma), 1861-1863, albumen contact print from a collodion glass plate negative, 8 x 8.4cm, ROM 2016.66.20 Gift of David Strachey. Black and white pagoda image](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/deepali_2016.66.20_1.jpg?itok=P6UHImdG)
The recently-acquired collection of photography, documents, and artifacts provides a rare glimpse into Upper Burma before colonization, allowing us to consider the intersection of politics, trade, and religion in the 19th century. Written by Ron Graham and Deepali Dewan.