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032-003040728 Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 20

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20
Title:
'Bhutan. Photographs taken by J. C. White Esq., C.I.E. during his mission in that country in 1905.' Photographer(s): White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Black full-leather padded album measuring 318 x 430 mm with prints mounted one to a page with handwritten captions and identifications beneath. The photographs in the album document the mission sent to Bhutan under White's leadership to invest Ugyen Wang Chuk, Penlop (Governor) of Tongsa in cent...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
40 items

2. Photo 20(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(31)
Title:
House near Bya-gha [Byakar, Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the hillside, with a three-storey private house with ornate decorative woodwork on the exterior in the foreground. This is identified in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 447) as 'The picturesque summer residence of Sir Ugyen's si...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 20(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(21)
Title:
Village of Tongsa [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the village, giving a good impression of Bhutanese chalet-like domestic architecture. Photograph also used in 'The National Geographic Magazine' (Apr 1914, p. 400). Duplicate at Photo 613 (21).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 20(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(24)
Title:
Interior: Tongsa Jong [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of a narrow paved courtyard inside the dzong, with stone steps leading to an upper level, where a group of Bhutanese are watching the photographer. The photograph also appears in The Royal Geographical Scoeity Journal (1910, p. 39) and The National Geograph...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 20(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(4)
Title:
Paro Jong taken from S. E. [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the dzong or fort at Paro, situated on an eminence overlooking the valley. This photograph also appears in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 388), with the following caption: 'This view shows the citadels of Paro Jong to advantage, a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 20(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(6)
Title:
The Musicians of the Paro Jongpen [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group portrait of Bhutia musicians, posed in a clearing with ponies.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 20(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(8)
Title:
Duk-gye (Domgit) Jong [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the village below, of the dzong or fort at Dukye, with snow-capped mountains beyond. Photograph also appears in 'The National Geographic Magazine' (Apr 1914, p. 368), with the following caption: 'The fortress of Dug-Gye Jong, magnificently situ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 20(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(9)
Title:
Tashichhu Jong [Thimphu, Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the river Raidak towards the dzong at Tashi Chho, 16 miles south-west of Punakha and formerly the summer capital of Bhutan; with mountains rising in the background. Now known as Thimphu, it has become the permanent capital of Bhutan. This pho...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 20(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(7)
Title:
A Chuten [chorten] near the Monastery of Gorina [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography This photograph also appears in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 382), with the following caption: 'A fine example of chorten, or shrine, at Gorina Monastery, surrounded by prayer flags. In front a venerable lama is telling his beads. The carving a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 20(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(23)
Title:
Tongsa Jong [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view looking along the walls of the dzong or fort at Tongsa, with village houses in the foreground. Photograph also used in The National Geographical Magazine (Apr 1914, p.423).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item