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451. Photo 1112/3(110)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(110)
Title:
Tra-ring House, near Gyantse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of portion of house, apparently in a semi-ruinous condition. Subjects = Bell Collection; private houses; Tibetan architecture Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

452. Photo 1112/3(141)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(141)
Title:
Market day in Gangtok. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Showing street traders at the roadside, with shops beyond. Subjects = bazaars; Bell Collection; markets; street traders
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

453. Photo 1112/3(408)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(408)
Title:
Tibetan approaching a hermit who has been in seclusion for three years. The hermitage is at 16,000 ft. Photographer: Rosemeyer, Willoughby Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Tibetan man peering into the single small window of the hermit's cell. Various food utensils lie on the ground in front of the window. Subjects = Bell Collection; hermits; religion; religion (Buddhism)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

454. Photo 1112/3(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(3)
Title:
The British Residency at Gangtok, Sikkim, with the author [Charles Bell], his son Arthur and two Lhasa terriers. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Bell Collection; British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; residencies
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1915
Extent:
1 item

455. Photo 1112/3(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(46)
Title:
Gilt roofs on Potala Palace, Lhasa; Prime Minister's A.D.C. in foreground. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of part of the roofline. Subjects = Bell Collection; palaces; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

456. Photo 1112/3(93)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(93)
Title:
Instrument for squeezing the fingers of criminals and persons accused of crimes [?Lhasa]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Close view of contraption hanging from lintel of verandah. It consists of lengths of wood into which the fingers can be inserted before pressure is exerted to pull them together. Subjects = Bell Collection; crime and criminals; punishments Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

457. Photo 1112/3(137)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(137)
Title:
Headmen of the Chumbi Valley. In the centre is the representative of the Phari Depons, known as the Tra-sho. Photographer: Macdonald, David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; headmen; Tibetan officials Location = Chumbi Valley; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

458. Photo 1112/3(251)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(251)
Title:
A Lingka [park] near Lhasa. Kyi Chu valley in middle distance. Taken from Chakpori. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking down onto the enclosed park area. Subjects = Bell Collection; public gardens Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

459. Photo 1112/3(257)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(257)
Title:
Target at the gun and arrow shooting, Dzong-gyab Sham-be ['The Gallop Behind the Fort'], Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Close view of target hanging from wooden frame, with the Lhalu Mansion in the background. See Hugh Richardson, Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year (Serindia, London, 1993), pp. 56-57. Subjects = archery; Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); shooting...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1921
Extent:
1 item

460. Photo 1112/3(265)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(265)
Title:
Picnic party gambling at Sho in 'Stony Park', Lhasa. Tea cups, etc., on Tibetan table. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; gambling; picnics; social life Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1921
Extent:
1 item