"Poonghyo or Priests, Rangoon"

Title

"Poonghyo or Priests, Rangoon"

Subject

Burma--Rangoon--Priests--Spence Family--Asia--Fisk Jubilee Singers

Description

A commercially-produced image depicting two priests in Rangoon. Both of these holy men are kneeling in prayer.
The reverse of this image has writing in ink, reading "Poonghyo or Priests, Rangoon." This image was one of many commercially-produced images of various places and peoples in Asia likely gifted to the Spence family by the Fisk Jubilee Singers upon their return to the United States in 1890.

Creator

Unknown

Source

John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Fisk University. Spence Family Collection. Box 94, Folder 94-47-3.

Date

Ca. 1889

Contributor

Dr. Patrick D. Rasico, metadata input

Rights

Images in this collection are the property of Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections. These materials may not be reproduced without written permission of Fisk University. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections.

Identifier

("Poonghyo or Priests, Rangoon"). John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Fisk University. Spence Family Collection. Box 94, Folder 94-47-3.

Citation

Unknown, “"Poonghyo or Priests, Rangoon",” JOHN HOPE AND AURELIA E. FRANKLIN LIBRARY: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES, accessed April 18, 2024, https://fiskmusicmusiceverywhere.omeka.net/items/show/209.

Output Formats

Geolocation