Genre: Landscape Photography View of saltpetre collector's tent, pitched in front of the river, with the man himself standing beside his working equipment. A pencilled note identifies the 'little cloth pans into which the sand is put.' This is presumably located in the Gartok plain, onto which ...
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait of the Garpon, with attendants standing behind. 'On August 6th. — Took place the official interview with the senior Garpon…Before the interview the Garpon was photographed several times and I have promised him a copy in a few days, at whic...
Above Darcham, W. Tibet. On southern slopes of Kailas. Gurla Mandhata in background. (l.) Tibetan interpreter, (r.) Lama policeman. Photographer: Blakeney, Thomas Sydney
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View across the mountains, with two men in foreground.
Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking across the plain towards the buildings and perimeter wall, photographed around 4 August, when Calvert notes in his diary: 'The houses of the Garpons are very ordinary single storeyed flat roofed, flag bedecked, whitewashed buildings, devoid ...