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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 63079-63141 Subject Miners Name Calvert, Hubert, 1875-1961

1. Add MS 63135(40)

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Title:
Thok Dalung, miners' tents. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the miners' encampment, with mountains beyond. Calvert stayed several days inspecting the gold-digging activities at Dalung, which he considered 'one of the most interesting places I have seen in Tibet' (f. 108). On 30 August he notes: 'Took some mor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
28-30 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 63135(41)

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Title:
Thok Dalung, miners' tents. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Closer view of a line of tents.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
28-30 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 63135(42)

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Title:
Hauling up the earth from the mines. Note the size of the mine mouth [Thok Dalung]. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Showing a miner hauling on a rope let down into a small hole in the ground, with another miner and a child watching.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
28-30 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 63135(43)

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Title:
Women workers, Thok Dalung. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
View of two women in front of miner's tent at Thok Dalung.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
28-30 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 63135(45)

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Title:
Washing for gold [Thok Dalung]. The actual washer is the middle man of these three. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
View of miners at work, digging near the river. With a further pencilled note refering to the pile of earth on the right: 'This heap is the winter collection — when no washing is possible.'
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
28-30 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item

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