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1903
The legendary Gertrude Bell in Burma in early 1903
room United Kingdom
Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), the near legendary British adventurer, archaeologist, administrator, and spy, led a life of adventure - Angelina Jolie was rumoured to be considering playing the role of Bell in a Ridley Scott bio-pic. The real-life Bell spent a couple of weeks in Burma in early 1903. Very little survives from the trip except a few letters home and this photograph, of a Burmese girl, taken by Gertrude Bell herself. The girl is said to be traditional dance performer Ma Htwe Lay.