Monk and woman on horseback between Sa-ma-da and Do-chen. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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'Two of our dandywalas had a joint wife, whom they brought with them. She was not 'on the strength'; if she had been admitted thus, we should have been flooded out with followers. So she has to walk the marches, and on the cold windy march of 27 miles from Sa-ma-da to Do-chen she is tired. Meeti...
Entrance to Tibetan room, across the Nyang Chu from Shi-ga-tse, but not far away. It is used by the Moslems of Shi-ga-tse, who are few in number, as a mosque. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards carved wood doorway: 'The room is bare and unfurnished, but the pillars and beams are painted in Tibetan style, and the whole architecture is Tibetan.' Subjects = architectural elements; Bell Collection; doorways; mosques; Tibetan architec...
The Potala Palace, Lhasa, with the Throne Park in the foreground. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the south. Subjects = Bell Collection; palaces; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
'Iron Hill' (Chakpori) at Lhasa, with 'Temple of Medicine' at summit. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Landscape Photography More distant view of the hill and medical College, also seen in print 158. Subjects = Bell Collection; temples; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet