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Container Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1424/1 Subject Architecture

21. Photo 1424/1(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(41)
Title:
Scenery, Nepal [A view looking north of the Bagmati River and agricultural fields in the Kathmandu Valley.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view looking north of the Bagmati River and agricultural fields in the Kathmandu Valley. The spire of the Boudha Stupa can be seen in the centre of the photograph on the ridge of land in front of the distant mountains.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

22. Photo 1424/1(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(42)
Title:
View of Jacko Hill, Simla [A view of Simla looking west from Prospect Point towards Jakko Hill.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view of Simla looking west from Prospect Point towards Jakko Hill. Simla became popular with Europeans in the early 19th century as the climate was agreeable to the British. The small Indian settlement developed into a European-style town with designated areas for the native population. In 1863...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 1890s
Extent:
1 item

23. Photo 1424/1(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(43)
Title:
Natives with horses. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of four people dressed in Tibetan-style clothing. The building in the background (image on the opposite page), no longer standing, was located between the Jagannath Temple and the south end of Tundikhel, east of the Central Jail, Kathmandu. It is a large Newar-style, two to three story split...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

24. Photo 1424/1(62)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(62)
Title:
Arthur on his pony. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a boy sitting astride a pony with two attendees. The boy is Joseph Gaye's son, Arthur Nepal (1888-1959). The building is similar to many within the Thapathali Darbar, Kathmandu, but has not been definitely identified. The side of the building is clearly Newar in detail with carved window ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1892
Extent:
1 item

25. Photo 1424/1(63)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(63)
Title:
[Joseph Gaye's wife Mary (1860-1948) with their children and staff outside their bungalow in Simla (Shimla).] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a woman with children and staff outside a bungalow in Simla (Shimla). The woman is Joseph Gaye's wife Mary (1860-1948). The children from left to right are Herbert Victor (1894-1954) (with a stroller), Arthur Nepal (1888-1959), Edith Marian (1896-1996) (in the arms of a staff member) and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1897
Extent:
1 item

26. Photo 1424/1(68)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(68)
Title:
[The Vajra (thunderbolt) at the Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a scuplture, Vajra (thunderbolt) at the Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley, viewed from the north across the top of the staircase down the eastern flank of the hill to the valley floor below. The top of the stairs is immediately to the left of the Vajra and its guardian lion. A second lion...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

27. Photo 1424/1(69)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(69)
Title:
[The central and southern Bhashmeshvar Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of the central and southern Bhasmeshvar Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River looking south from the southernmost foot bridge connecting the east and west banks near Pashupati. The white spire of the Vishnu Brahma Maheshvar Temple is seen on the left of the photograph. Nearly every stru...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

28. Photo 1424/1(70)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(70)
Title:
Sacred river used for bathing [The Arya Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Arya Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River looking north and upstream from the stone footbridge connecting the ghat to the Pandra Shivalaya shrines. On the right of the image are the river steps in front of the unseen Pandra Shivalaya. On the left, the large building at the end of th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

29. Photo 1424/1(71)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(71)
Title:
[The Vatsala Devi Temple outside the southwest corner of the Pashupati complex.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View showing a portion of a torana above a doorway in the lower right and a wooden roof strut carved with Tantric themes. Behind the strut in the upper left of the photograph is a wall painting of a single female figure. The goddess’s festival takes place in the month of Chaitra (March/April) beg...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

30. Photo 1424/1(72)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(72)
Title:
[The Vatsala Devi Temple outside the southwest corner of the Pashupati complex.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view showing a torana above each doorway and carved wooden roof struts, all displaying Durga motifs. These and the wall painting of a single dancing male skeletal figure reflect Vatsala’s Tantric role. The goddess’s festival takes place in the month of Chaitra (March/April) beginning from this ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item