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Collection Area Visual Arts Place Himachal Pradesh, India Level [40] File

1. Photo 11(86)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(86)
Title:
Deodars, 35 and 37 feet in circumference. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Deodar trees in Himachal Pradesh, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1863. Deodar trees are native to the Himalayas and can grow to 200 feet in height. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘devadara’ meaning tree of the gods; the wood was traditionally used to construct temples.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 11(87)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(87)
Title:
Snowy heights from the Wanga Valley. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the snowy heights from Wanga Valley, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1863, on the last leg of his first Himalayan journey.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 11(88)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(88)
Title:
View in the Wanga Valley. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Looking over conifers to the snowy peaks in the Wanga Valley, near Shimla, taken on the last leg of Samuel Bourne's first Himalayan journey in 1863.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 11(89)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(89)
Title:
Glaciers from the Wanga Valley. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of glaciers from the Wanga Valley, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1863. By the 1860s. This view was taken during Bourne's First Himalayan Expedition, July 29-Oct 12, 1863.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 11(90)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(90)
Title:
Chini and its mountains. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View of the mountains, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1866.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 11(111)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(111)
Title:
The Manirung Pass, elevation 18,600 feet. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View of the top of the Pass, with three figures on a snow-covered plateau.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 11(112)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(112)
Title:
The village of Sungnam. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Distant view of the village, with the Hunrung Pass above, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 11(114)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(114)
Title:
The Buspa Valley from the village of Chitkul. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View of a valley in Himalayas, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 11(115)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(115)
Title:
The Buspa Valley from Sungla. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View along the Buspa River valley, with hills rising on either side, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 175(117)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 175(117)
Title:
Great Deodar, 42 feet in circumference. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = deodars; trees & plants
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item