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Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 63135(23)
Title:: Lepta La, 18900 ft, 11-8-06. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography View of Calvert's party at the head of the pass: 'Leaving the river, we at once began to ascend over rough loose stones up a nullah, and crawling round east-north-east finally after 4½ hours weary struggle over 5 miles of very bad ground, reached the crest of the L...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 11 Aug 1906
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 63135(24)
Title:: Ponbo of Chocho [at Chocho Farsa]. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of the Ponbo with a youth, presumably his son, standing beside him. 'This place contains some 8 black tents, including that of the Chocho Ponbo, who lives here all the year round…Chocho Farsa is not marked on the map at all (which at lea...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 14 Aug 1906
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 63135(25)
Title:: Oronal, 12-8-06. [near Chocho Farsa.] Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography View looking upstream towards the head of the pass. This is presumably the location described as follows in Calvert's report: 'Our route passed at once into a narrow ravine where the ponies had to struggle amidst boulders for nearly 2 miles before finding easier gro...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 12 Aug 1906
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 63135(26)
Title:: Chocho, snowbound, 13-8-06. [Chocho Farsa.] Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography View of Calvert's camp in the snow. 'August 13th. — This morning we found an inch and a half of snow on the ground and more falling, it was clearly inadvisable to march upstream to the foot of the pass into deeper snow, so I decided to remain here…However, the day w...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 13 Aug 1906
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 63135(27)
Title:: Ponbo's tent, Chocho, 13-8-06. [Chocho Farsa.] Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the Ponbo's snowbound encampment, with his large tent at the centre and mountains beyond.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 13 Aug 1906
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 63135(28)
Title:: Near Giugti La, 21-8-06. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the snowbound head of the pass. 'August 21st. — A steady ascent up the nullah for six miles to the crest of the Giugti-La:— the map shows this as 19,500 feet but my aneroid registered 19,625 feet. The ascent was fairly gradual except the last qu...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 21 Aug 1906
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 63135(29)
Title:: Crest of Giugti La, 19625 ft (19111), 21-8-06. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography View of Calvert's party, with ponies and baggage yaks, at the crest of the pass.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 21 Aug 1906
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 63135(30)
Title:: Descent of Giugti La, 21-8-06. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography Baggage yaks and porters crossing a snowfield on the descent of the pass.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 21 Aug 1906
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 63135(31)
Title:: Sheep at Lujang, 22-8-06. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography View of a flock of sheep grazing on the stony plain, with mountains rising in the background.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 22 Aug 1906
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 63135(32)
Title:: Yaks on march at 1700 ft, 26-8-06. [Kung Chung La.] Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:: Showing a group of loaded baggage yaks moving up the pass.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 26 Aug 1906
Extent:: 1 item

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