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“...INVENTORY OF
THE WILLIAMS-HUNT COLLECTION
OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Elizabeth H. Moore...”
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“...INVENTORY OF WILLIAMS-HUNT COLLECTION
—TABLE OF CONTENTS—
I. General Inventory
1.0 Summary chart of contents of Williams-Hunt Collection
1.1 Pitt Rivers accessions list 1956
1.2 Boxes present at Pitt Rivers 1985
1.5 International Grid System
1.4 Inventory categories defined
1.5 Abbreviations used in inventory
II. Angkor
2.0 Contents summary
2.1 Box ND48-9+10 Angkor
2.2 Non-photographic material: maps, flight plans,etc.
III. Burma
5*0 Contents summary
3*1 Burma 1:1,000,000 map sectors
Towns covered by Williams-Hunt Collection placed in map sectors
3.2 Box NF46 Arakan & Upper Irrawaddy: 20-24.00n x 90-96.OOe
3-3 Box NF47 Shan: 20-24-00n x 96-102.OOe
3.4 Box NE46 Central Plain: 16-20.00n x 90-96.OOe
3.5 Box NE47 Central Plain: 16-20.OOn x 96-102.OOe
3.6 Box ND47 South Coast: 12-16.OOn x 96-102.OOe
3.7 Non-photographic material: maps, flight plans, etc.
IV. Miscellaneous: Australia, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands
4.0 Contents summary
4.1 Box Miscellaneous
4.2 No...”
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“...+ CONTENTS SUMMARY: WILLIAMS-HUNT COLLECTION +
+ +
+ TOTAL PHOTOGRAHS = 5804 + + +
AREA NUMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHS % OF TOTAL PHOTOGRAPHS WITH ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES OR CLEARINGS
========= ============= ======= =====================
ANGKOR 128 2 128
BURMA 821 14 120
MALAYA 2652 45 675
MISCELLANEOUS 512 5 85
SINGAPORE 240 4 25
THAILAND 1671 29 716
TOTAL 5804 99 1749 = 50% OF TOTAL...”
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“...1.1 Williams-Hunt Collection listed on Pitt Rivers Accessions list, 1956
key
1985
1985
+ = box present Pitt Rivers Museum
0 = box missing in Pitt Rivers Museum
Pitt Rivers Museum 1956 list: E.Moore 1985 list:
Malaya Anthropology
2 1 +
5 A-B +
5 C +
5 D +
2 E - 2 G +
5 F +
5 H +
4 E & I ♦
2 J +
B 47 J +
5 G & K +
2 K - 2 L +
5 L +
2 M +
2 N +
2 0 +
2 P +
Malaya and Chinese Setlements, Anthropology +
Singapore Anthropology +
General Anthropology +
SIAM
Siam L-0 +
1,95P,E47 C,D, I & J Chiengmai +
Bangkok Architecture Oblique +
General Temple and Palace Architecture +
Italy
I & II Neo-Chalcolithic 0
III Etruscan 0
IV Roman & Greek 0
V Rome 0
VI Medieval Towns 0...”
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“...1.4 INVENTORY CATEGORIES DEFINED
The index categories of the Williams-Hunt Collection as defined below are
not those set by Williams-Hunt, and not as the photographs were arranged when
the Collection was first studied in the Pitt Rivers Museum. The core of
Williams-Hunt's system- division into geographical areas- has been adhered to.
What has been eliminated are the many arbitary aspects of the old system.
Section 1.1 lists the boxes as found, and is a very confusing list. The
following system is hoped to be more logical.
The Williams-Hunt Collection is divided into six groups of varying size:
1. Angkor
2. Burma
Miscellaneous: Pacific & Indochina
4» Malaya
5. Singapore
6. Thailand
The index lists five pieces of information for each photograph (examples
are from Siam54 in the Angkor group):
1. Box No.: refers to the grid square on the 1:1,000,000
International Map of the World (see 1.3)* Each 1:1,000,000 square can be
divided into sixteen sectors which form the 1:25O,OOO grid. A...”
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“...1.5 WILLIAMS-HUNT INVENTORY: ABBREVIATIONS/ GLOSSARY
-VEG MOAT: moat around possible archaeological site visible on air photo due
to lack, of vegetation growing where moat or wall once was
+VEG MOAT: moat around possible archaeological site visible on air photo due
to vegetation growing where moat or wall once was
ABT: abbreviation for about
APIS: Allied Photographic Interpretation Service
: feet as in flying height= 28,000’
BARAY: Khmer word referring to the east and west resevoirs at Angkor; used
here to mean any resevoir associated with an archaeological site
BN: sorties flown from BENGAL by RAF Squadron 684
C. or CHANGWAT: primary administrative division in Thailand
CE or C: abbreviation for central as in central Thailand
CHEDI: Buddhist religious monument with stupa shape
CLEARING(S): general designation including manmade and natural
CPIC: Combined Photographic Interpretation Centre
DAMS: seen in Thailand3 straight lines of vegetation growing across a river
DUPLICATE:...”
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“...2
IRREG: abbreviation for irregular as in irregular moated site
KLONG: urban waterway or canal in Thailand
LADANG: Malay for cultivated clearing
LALANG: Malay for long wild grass
MAE NAM: designation for river in Thailand
MSAIC: a photographic mosaic or montage of several photos
MDATA: information on maps in boxes
MTS: mountains
N: direction north and/or degrees latitude north
NAM: Thai for water; designation for river in Thailand
NE: northeast
NOTATION: writing by Williams-Hunt on the front or back of the photo
N.RATCHASIMA: abbreviation for Nakhon Ratchasima, primary
administrative division in northeast Thailand
OBLIQUE or OBL or OB: all sorties are vertical unless specified oblique
OLD CITY WALLS: outlines, either actual or positive vegetation marks,
and either currently inhabited or deserted, of former cities or palaces
RECT: abbreviation for rectangular, as in rectangular moated site
RIVER DRAINAGE PATTERN: water not visible but the pattern of drainage
seen by growth...”
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“...2.2 ANGKOR: Non-photographic materials
1. Letter from Peter Williams-Hunt to John 'Gus' Bradford, dated 10.10.51,
sending boxes of photographs of Angkor and Thailand, for use by Bradford and
Glyn Daniel.
2. Flight plan for FIC18 and FIC104 (in Angkor box)...”
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“...Ai_r Cover of Burma in Wi11iams^Hunt Collection
> distribution map only: not to scale
1
Key map QyfQbers
1. Shwebo
2. Lashio
3. Mandalay
4. Amarapura
5. Ava
6. Sagaing
7. Pakokku
8. Meiktila
9. Minbu
10. Magwe
11. Taungdwingyi
12. Akyab (Sittwe)
13. Thayetmyo
14. Old Prome
15. Toungoo
16. Henzada
17. Bassein
18. Rangoon
19. Pequ
20. Thaton
21. Martaban
22. Moul mein
23. Ye
24. Tavoy
25. Mergui...”
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“...TOWNS IN 1:1,000,000 MAP QUADRANT SECTORS
NG46/NG47: Northern Burma: 24-28.00n x 90-102.00e
-no cover Northern Burma in Williams-Hunt Collection
NF46: Arakan & Upper Irrawaddy: 20-24.00n x 90-96.00e
1. Akyab (Sittwe): 20.09n x 92.54e
2. Magwe: 20.09n x 94-55e
3. Minbu: 20.10n x 94-52e
4. Meiktila: 20.52n x 95-51e
5. Pakokku: 21.20n x 95-05e
6. Sagaing: 21 .52n x 95-59e
7. Shwebo: 22.34n x 95-42e
8. Taungdwingyi: 20.00n x 95.35e
NF47: Shan: 20-24.00n x 96-102.00e
1. Keng Tung: 21.17n x 99.56e
2. Lashio: 22.56n x 97.45e
5. Mandalay: 22.00n x 96.05e
4. Ye-Ngan: 21.09n x 96.27e
5. Shwenyaung: 20.46n x 96.57e
NE46: Central Plain: 16-20.00n x 90-96.00e
1. Bassein: 16.46n x 94-45e
2. Henzada: 17-59n x 95-27e
3. Old Prome: 18.49n x 93-15e
4- Thayetmyo: 19-19n x 95-11e
NE47: Central Plain: 16-20.00n x 96-102.00e
1. Martaban <& Moulmein: 16.30n x 97.30e
2. Pegu: 17.19n x 96.29e
3. Rangoon: 16.47n x 96.10e
4. Thaton: 16.55n x 97.22e
5- Toungoo: 18.56n x 96.26e
6. Pyinmana:...”
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“...: coast
ND47 Burma BN528 4043 Tavoy : urban : coast : fields
ND47 Burma BN528 4044 Tavoy : urban : coast : fields
ND47 Burma SDATA BN542 = 23.12.44 : F20" : 28
ND47 Burma BN542 3204 Tavoy : urban : airstrip : fields
ND47 Burma BN542 5205 Tavoy : urban : airstrip : fields
ND47 Burma BN542 5206 Tavoy : urban : airstrip : fields
ND47 Burma BN542 5207 Tavoy : urban : airstrip : fields
ND47 Burma BN542 4205 Tavoy : RAF label error: BN542 is BN544
ND47 Burma BN542 4206 Tavoy : note made by Williams-Hunt
ND47 Burma BN542 4207 Tavoy : 4205
ND47 Burma BN542 4208 Tavoy : urban : River : pair to 3208
ND47 Burma BN542 4209 Tavoy : urban : River : pair to 3209
ND47 Burma BN542 4192 Tavoy : River : fields
ND47 Burma BN542 4193 Tavoy : River : fields
ND47 Burma BN542 4194 Tavoy : River : fields
ND47 Burma BN542 4195 Tavoy : River : fields : forest
ND47 Burma BN542 4196 Tavoy : River : fields : forest
ND47 Burma BN542 4197 Tavoy : River : fields : forest
ND47 Burma BN542 4198 Tavoy : River : fields : forest...”
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“...4
3.7 BURMA: Non-photographic materials
1. Flight plan of EA150 over RANGOON
2. Air Cover of Archaeological Sites in Burma sent to Pitt Rivers, by Peter
Williams-Hunt ; found with the Williams-Hunt Collection in storage at the
Pitt Rivers Museum
Four pages from the World War II photographic intelligence magazine,
'Evidence in Camera'; one dated 1 Mar 45...”
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“...3-7
Air Cover of Archaeological Sites in Burma sent to Pitt Rivers
by Williams-Hunt in Box: Burma Archaeology and Anthropology
Note. Prints underlined have been retained for possible inclusion in a general
article on the technique of air archaeology in the Far East.
> Latitude/longitude are per Williams-Hunt; if my readings from current atlas
disagree signifigantly, they are noted in parentheses below Williams-Hunt's
reading
AKYAB (Sittwe)
20.09n x 92.54e n/a ND930 9.2.44 1.14,400 1022-5 Various small tanks and earthworks on outskirts of the town
2020-6
EA453, 21.11.44 0029-61
AMARAPURA
21.54n x 96.02e 93 C1 EA99 19.3.44 2057-58 Square town site with inner fort and outlying temples etc.
AVA
21.51n x 95.58e 84 013 EA99 19.3.44 1049-51 The wellknown early town site
2049
BASSEIN
16.46n x 94.43e n/a EA272 11.5.44 2182-89 Interesting for modern village layout
HENZADA 2038-49
17.39n x 95.27e n/a EA34 4.3.44 1038-49 Town abandoned by river
EA136 3.4.44 1.16...”
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“...250 ME
MISC China ZIPR MD50 Lushan: walled square & 1RREG cities: large river
MISC China ZIPR? XX Saiping: 33.09N X 114.02E: ricefields: river
MISC China ZIPR? XX Sinantien: 33.41N X 114.34E: mts.: ricefields
MISC China ZIPR? XX Changtuikwan: 32.19N X 114.05E: river: ricefield
MISC China SDATA Associated Press photo of Hscuchow: 19.11.48
MISC China AP XX Hscuchow: walled city
MISC China TOTAL PHOTOS China= 14
FIC Indochina SDATA all photos in box FIC (French Indochina) were put by Williams-Hunt into 18 folders. The title of each is part of the SDATA entries.
FIC Indochina SDATA Annaraite-French hostilities: all 5X5" OBLIQUE
FIC Indochina SDATA AP1: 18.12.45: F5": 300’
FIC Indochina AP1 0004 Annamite-French hostilities: rural bomb damage
FIC Indochina AP1 0006 Annamite-French hostilities: rural bomb damage
FIC Indochina AP1 0007 Annamite-French hostilities: rural bomb damage
FIC Indochina AP1 0014 Annamite-French hostilities: rural farms: fields
FIC Indochina SDATA AP4:...”
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“...4.2 MISCELLANEOUS: Non-photographic materials
1. Box Miscellaneous: 2-page flight plan of Sortie 81/100 on 17.06.47 over
Sarawak and Kalimantan; in box is map: HIND 1083 sheet CAR NICOBAR 2nd
edition 1:25,000
2. Box China: Associated Press Receipt no. 313 on 01.12.48 for $10 to P.D.R.
Williams-Hunt for 2 photos of China...”
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“...MALAY PROVINCES IN 1:1,000,000 AND 1:50,000 MAP SECTORS
The Malay Penninsula is contained within four sectors of the 1:1,000,000
International Map of the World: NB47, NB48, NA47, NA48. As shown below (also
refer to maps on previous page) within each of the four 1:1,000,000 sectors,
there are either five or six corresponding 1:50,000 sectors. The 1:50,000
scale was used by Williams-Hunt in his labelling of the Malay photos of the
Williams-Hunt Collection. The orignal labels remain on the boxes. All the
1:50,000 sectors are listed here, but only those marked with an asterisk (*)
are covered in the Williams-Hunt Collection.
I have also added to the box label the relevant 1:1,000,000 sector, as
that is the format of the present inventory. Identification by province of the
photos is found in the ’Location’ column of the inventory.
NB47: Northwest: 4-8.00n x 96-102.00e
*2E: 6-7n x 100-101e: Perlis & North Kedah
2F: Thailand
*2I: 5-6n x 100-101e: Kedah
*2J: 5-6n x 101-102e: North Perak...”
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“...*** 5«1 Box ND47 iialaya: Northwest: 4- 8.0'an x 9b- 102.00e
Box Name Sortie Serial Location
NB47 ’ Malaya:2N SDATA NO SORTIE DATA: OBLIQUE: EST 150’: F/L5"
NB47 Malaya:2N XX 0006 Perak: RAF ENCAMPMENT: TAKEN BY WILLIAMS-HUNT?
N1347 Malaya:2N SDATA 340/TF: 09.08.48: 13
NB47 Malaya:2N SDATA REF MAP ’Perak’ HIND 1035 SHEET 2N-9 3RD EDITION
NB47 Malaya:2N SDATA 3003-12 a 4003-12= 4-28-4-30N X 101.09-101.13E
NB47 Malaya:2N 340/TF 3003 Perak: Gopeng tin works: forest: river: hills
NB4 / Malaya:2N 340/TF 3003 Perak: Gopeng tin works: forest: river: DUPLICATE
NB47 Malaya:2N 340/TF 3004 Perak: Gopeng tin works: forest: river: hills
NB47 Malaya:2N 340/TF 3004 Perak: Gopeng tin works: forest: river: DUPLICATE
NB47 Malaya:2N 340/TF 3005 Perak: Gopeng tin works: forest: river: hills
NB47 Malaya:2N 340/TF 3005 Perak: Gopeng tin works: forest: river: DUPLICATE
NB47 Malaya:2N 340/TF 3006 Perak: Gopeng tin works: forest: river: hills
NB47 Malaya:2N 340/TF 3006 Perak: Gopeng tin works: forest: river:...”
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“...3022 Johore: forest: large river: road: DUPLICATE
NA48 Malaya:3L PR118 3023 Johore: forest: 2 rivers: road
NA48 Malaya:3L PR118 3023 Johore: forest: 2 rivers: road: DUPLICATE
NA43 Malaya:3L PR118 3023 Johore: forest: 2 rivers: road: DUPLICATE
NA48 Malaya:3L PR118 3023 Johore: forest: 2 rivers: road: DUPLICATE
NA48 Malaya:3L TOTAL PHOTOS PR118 Johore = 8
NA48 Malaya:3L SDATA PR144/TF 30.12.48 F20”: 16
NA 48 Malaya:3L SDATA 2 FLIGHT PLANS AT END of Malaya SECTIon: 1:10
NA48 Malaya:3L SDATA WILLIAMS-HUNT DIVIDED PR144 INTO 3 SECTIonS:
NA48 Malaya:3L SDATA Pontian Dist.: Chinese SQUATTERS: Chinese cemetery
NA48 Malaya:3L SDATA THESE 3 GROUPS ARE ENTERED SEPARATELY BELOW
NA48 Malaya:3L PR144 3147 Johore: Pontian Dist: forest: river: rubber
NA48 Malaya:3L PR144 3148 Johore: Pontian Dist: forest: river: rubber
KA48 Malaya:3L PR144 3149 Johore: Pontian Dist: forest: large river: rubber
NA43 Malaya:3L PR144 3150 Johore: Pontian Dist: forest: large river
NA4o Malay,.:3L PR144 3151 Johore: Pontian Dist:...”
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“...Malaya:3H 81/495 4124 Johore: forest: regenerated clearing: DUPLICATE
NA48 Malaya:3H 81/495 4125 Johore: forest: regenerated clearing
NA48 Malaya:5H 81/495 4131 Johore: forest: cloud
NA48 Malaya:3H 81/495 4131 Johore: forest: cloud: DUPLICATE
NA48 ’ Malaya:3H 81/495 4133 Johore: forest: cloud
NA48 Malaya:5H 81/495 4133 Johore: forest: cloud: DUPLICATE
NA 48 Malaya:3H TOTAL PHOTOS 81/495 Johore = 37
NA48 Malaya:4E SDATA PR32/TF: 24.08.48/F14": 8
NA48 Malaya:4E SB AT A LOCATION 4E+I PER WILLIAl’iS-HUNT= SOUTHEAST Malaya
NA48 Malaya:4E SDATA AND ISLANDS OFF coast; SHOULD BE CHECKED
NA48 Malaya:4E PR32/TT4002 SOUTHEAST Malaya: ocean: coastline: forest
NA48 Malaya:4E PR32/TF4003 SOUTHEAST: NOTATION: '41/9 Kg NU 0931': coast
NA48 Malaya:4E PR32/TF4004 SOUTHEAST: forest: river
NA48 Malaya:4E PR32/TF4005 SOUTHEAST: forest: river: coconut trees
NA48 Malaya:4E PR32/TF4006 SOUTHEAST: forest: river: coconut trees
NA48 Malaya:4E PR32/TF4007 SOUTHEAST: forest: large river & tributary
NA48 Malaya:4E PR32/TF4008...”
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“...Sembilan: forest: cloud
NA48 Malaya:30 81/18243134 Negeri Sembilan: forest: cloud
NA48 Malaya:30 81/18243135 Negeri Sembilan: forest: cloud
NA48 Malaya:30 81/18243145 Negeri Sembilan: forest
NA48 Malaya:30 81/18243146 Negeri Sembilan: forest
NA48 Malaya:30 81/18243147 Negeri Sembilan: forest
NA 48 Malaya:30 81/18243148 Negeri Sembilan: forest
NA48 Malaya:30 TOTAL PHOTOS 81/1824 Negeri Sembilan = 93
NA4^ Malaya:30 SDATA 81/156: 29-08.47: F6"(153-OMM): 12
NA48 Malaya:30 SDATA NOTATION: WILLIAMS-HUNT MARKED MANY settlements &
NA 48 Malaya:30 SDATA NOTATION: rivers IN BLUE CRAYon
NA48 Malaya:30 81/156 5124 Pahang: primary forest...”
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