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Collection Area Visual Arts Container Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1084, 1

1. Photo 1084, 1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(1)
Title:
The River Teesta [Sikkim]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the river, with wooded hillside rising on either bank. Another copy (printed in platinum) at Photo 430/53 (1).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903-1904
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1084, 1(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(2)
Title:
The source of the Teesta [Sikkim]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking up the Phuchungphu Glacier: 'This glacier, named the Phu-chung-phu glacier, is situated to the south of the Clolamo Lakes in the north of Sikhim, and is one of the most beautiful glaciers in the country.' Another copy (printed in platinum) at Photo 430/...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903-1904
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1084, 1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(3)
Title:
A Glacier Lake. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of ice hummocks at the edge of a glacier lake, with a figure standing at the water's edge in the foreground: 'This lake is in the middle of a glacier coming down from the mountains to the north of Kinchinjunga. The size of the hummocks is, I believe, unique, an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903-1904
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1084, 1(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(4)
Title:
Kham-pa-jong [Khamba Dzong]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the fort from below. Another copy (printed in platinum) at Photo 430/53 (4).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1084, 1(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(5)
Title:
Kham-pa-jong [Khamba Dzong]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the fort (on right), with plain beyond. Another copy (printed in platinum) at Photo 430/53 (6).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1084, 1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(6)
Title:
Kham-pa-jong [Khamba Dzong]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Slightly distant view opf fort from neighbouring hillside, with plain and river beyond. Another copy (printed in platinum) at Photo 430/53 (7).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1084, 1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(7)
Title:
Mount Everest from Kham-pa-jong [Khamba Dzong]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the plain towards Everest in the distance: 'This view is one taken with a telephoto lens from a distance of ninety-one miles. Everest stands up well, and even at this distance looks a veritable giant.' Another copy (printed in platinum) at Photo ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1084, 1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(8)
Title:
Group of Nuns [Ta-tsang]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Seated group of nuns: 'This was taken at the nunnery of Ta-tsang, a most desolate spot, from which not a single habitation is to be seen. Our visit was a red letter day to the women, as none of them had ever seen a white man before. The wigs are made ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903-1904
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1084, 1(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(9)
Title:
The Abbott at Kham-pa-jong [Khamba Dzong]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the abbot and another figure seated at the entrance to a tent: 'The Abbot was sent by the Tashi Lama to meet the Mission. He was a very placid tempered individual, and said he did not know why he had been sent on this work, as his work was purely devotion...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1084, 1(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(10)
Title:
Panorama of Kham-pa-jong. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view composed of six joined prints: 'This shows the magnificent view of the Sikhim and Nepalese snows as seen from Kham-pa-jong. Kinchinjunga and Everest are both visible.' With tents of the British Mission visible in the centre of the view. Another copy a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903-1904
Extent:
1 item