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1711. Photo 20(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(2)
Title:
Paro Jong from the right bank of the Par Chhu [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the river looking up towards the walls of the dzong or fort at Paro. This photograph also appears in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 386), with the following note: 'Another view of the Paro Jong, giving some idea of its height above the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

1712. Photo 20(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(9)
Title:
Tashichhu Jong [Thimphu, Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the river Raidak towards the dzong at Tashi Chho, 16 miles south-west of Punakha and formerly the summer capital of Bhutan; with mountains rising in the background. Now known as Thimphu, it has become the permanent capital of Bhutan. This pho...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

1713. Photo 20(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(13)
Title:
Punakha from the right bank of the Po Chhu [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the bank of the Po Chhu (a tributary of the Sankosh River) towards a covered bridge and the dzong at Punakha, the former capital of Bhutan; with terraced hills beyond. Photograph also used in The Royal Geographical Society Journal (1910, p. 28...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

1714. Photo 20(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(14)
Title:
Punakha from the Mo Chhu [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Closer view of a covered bridge over the Mo Chhu (Sankosh River), with the citadel of Punakha Dzong beyond. This photograph is also used in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 404), with the following caption: 'Poonakha, showing the bridge over the Mo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

1715. Photo 20(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(39)
Title:
Bridge over the Thimbhu Chhu at Tashi-chhu Jong [Thimphu, Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View at Thimphu, the modern capital of Bhutan, looking along the river towards the cantilever bridge and dzong beyond. The photograph was also used in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 393), with the following caption: 'Another view of Tashi-Cho-Jon...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

1716. Photo 25(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 25(29)
Title:
1458. View of curious gravel formations on the Lagudarsi stream at Kioto, Spiti [Kangra District, Punjab Hills]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Bourne No.1458. Location = Himachal Pradesh; India; Kioto
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
1 item

1717. Photo 28/1(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/1(11)
Title:
View showing the Chuds and Valleys of Simla from Bentinck Castle. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1811' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography View along the river valley towards mountains, with a bungalow in the foreground below the photographer's vantage point. A chud or khud is an Anglo-Indian colloquialism commonly used at Simla to descri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1718. Photo 28/1(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/1(19)
Title:
Bridge over Sutletz [sic, for Sutlej] at Wangtu. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered 'Bourne 274' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the river towards a cantilevered footbridge, with mountainside rising steeply beyond.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863
Extent:
1 item

1719. Photo 29(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(6)
Title:
The Blenheim after the hurricane Novr. 1867 [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1703 in the negative. View of shipping on the River Hugli at Calcutta, with the hulk of the sailing ship Blenheim in the foreground and other sailing ships beyond.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1867
Extent:
1 item

1720. Photo 29(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(14)
Title:
View of shipping from Fort Point [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View of shipping moored on the banks of the Hugli just off Fort William, with two three-masted ships in the foreground, the vessel on the right with auxiliary steam power.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 item

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