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1. Photo 20(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(1)
Title:
Sir Ugyen Wang Chuk, Tongsa Penlop [at Tongsa, Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Sir Ugyen Wungchuk, Tongsa Penlop (Governor) and later Maharaja of Bhutan. This portrait also appears in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 429), with the following note: 'He is shown in the doorway of his residence, wearing the in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 20(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(37)
Title:
Tongsa Penlop's sister's family [Tongsa, Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait, the family gathered on the entrance steps to a house. The photograph was used in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 434), with the following caption: 'The Royal Family of Bhutan. On the top step stands the king, not in his robes of state b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 20(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(40)
Title:
The Tongsa Penlop's medical attendant, a Lama from one of the Lhasa monasteries [Tongsa, Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait in the open air, striking an attitude with drum and blowing a pipe made from a bone. The photograph was also used in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 448), with the following caption: 'An old lama, known as the Lhasa doctor. He was ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 127(98)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 127(98)
Title:
[Jewellers of Galle, Ceylon.] Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Carte-de-visite study of a group of Galle jewellers gathered round a table with their wares. For larger format prints featuring the same group, see Photo 210/1 (52) and Photo 1224/1 (131).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1872
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 210/1(52)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 210/1(52)
Title:
Galle Jewellers. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Four men standing round a table displaying jewellery. For another copy, see Photo 1224/1 (131) and for a carte-de-visite of the same group in a different pose, see Photo 127 (98). Photograph of four jewellers from Galle, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), displayin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1872
Extent:
1 item