View of a harbor off the coast of Burma (Malaysia), possibly near Rangoon (Yangon) as seen from onboard a vessel sailing off the coast. Sailors stand at the bow the vessel. Several ships can be seen at a distance. A sampan passes by the vessel. Distant view of a port complex.
Pedestrians and vehicular traffic near intersection of Sule Pagoda Road and Merchant Street in Rangoon Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar). Golden spire of Sule Pagoda can be seen in the distance. Camera pans up road to the newly constructed Reserve Bank of India building. Natives in ox-carts and cycle rickshaws. Views of British colonial architecture buildings along a busy street. Pedestrians and vehicular traffic outside a tall building. Small boats docked near a staircase that leads up to a bridge and buildings near the river. A man posing with the Shwedagon Pagoda in the background. Another view of the Shwedagon Pagoda, as seen looking down a street. People at a horse racing track watch (possibly Rangoon Turf Club). View of well-dressed spectators on the grounds and in the stands watching the horse racing event.
Scenes of busy harbor in Burma region, as seen from the deck of a vessel. Large sampans underway in the harbor. Few natives in gondolas pass by. A large cargo ship (freighter) tied up to pier can be seen in the background of the sampans. Several other vessels underway at a distance.
Initiations rites commemorating sailors' first crossing of the equator( Shellback initiation) being held aboard the USS Marblehead CL-12 off the French Indo-China coast. U.S. Navy sailors dressed in aviator uniforms look through their binoculars standing at the bow of the cruiser. The shellbacks ( sailors who have crossed equator), many dressed in costumes, beat up the stripped pollywogs (sailor's who haven't crossed equator) with wet boards and ropes. Scenes of the stern section of the USS Marblehead. Pollywog sailors pushed into tank of water and black oil. Initiation rite being performed on the deck. Sailors pretend to cut a pollywog with a saw and then let him go as he moves through the initiation rites.
Distant mountain range and clouded skyline as seen from the deck of USS Marblehead CL-12 sailing off the French Indo-China coast. A U.S. Navy sailor dressed in a robe poses for camera .View of the stern of the cruiser.Several vessels underway at a distance.
Man with a cycle-rickshaw on a busy city street in Bangkok, Thailand. Vehicular traffic including many pedicabs and pedestrians on the street. Siam stationary shop can be seen in background. Various scenes of Wat Phra Keow (Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Na Phra Lan Road Phra Borom Maha Rajawang, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200 Thailand). This temple is the royal temple and is connected to the Grand Palace Bangkok of the Thai king. Spires of temples, oriental structures and animal statues can be seen. Several men dressed in white suits pose in these scenes and are probably in the party taking the pictures.
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