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11. 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

12. Photo 20(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(22)
Title:
Tongsa Jong as seen from above [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking down from the neighbouring hillside towards the houses of the village and the fort overlooking the valley; with rice paddy in the foreground. This photograph also appears The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 420), with the following caption: '...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

13. 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

14. Photo 20(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(26)
Title:
Interior of middle court—Tongsa Jong [?or Byakar Dzong, Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking down onto and along a narrow paved courtyard, with balconies rising on both sides. The caption appears to be incorrect, and White's own caption for this print in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 437), identifies it as Sir Ugyen Penlop'...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 20(29)

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Photo 20(29)
Title:
Musicians of Tongsa Penlop [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group of musicians and dancers gathered in the same courtyard seen in the preceding print. The photograph was also used in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 435), with the following caption: 'The King's singing girls. We were entertained ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 20(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(30)
Title:
Lamas' quarters—Tongsa Jong [?or Byakar Dzong, Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across a paved courtyard towards two sides of the two-storeyed wooden building. The caption as given appears to be incorrect. The photograph also appears in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 446), with the following caption: 'Interior o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

17. 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

18. Photo 20(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(32)
Title:
Interior of Kuje-Lhakhang: with hole supposed to have been caused by the reclining of the first Guru Rimpoche [near Jakar, Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of altar in Kuje-Lhakhang Monastery, with Buddha images and other religious objects.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

19. Photo 20(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(33)
Title:
Chuten [chorten or stupa] built on Nepalese model between Tongsa and Bya-gha [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the large chorten or stupa at the roadside. A photograph of the same structure, taken from a different angle and with a small river in the foreground, is at Photo 613 (27), there captioned 'Sambhunath Chutan on road between Simtokha and Tongsa E.' Subj...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

20. Photo 20(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(39)
Title:
Bridge over the Thimbhu Chhu at Tashi-chhu Jong [Thimphu, Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View at Thimphu, the modern capital of Bhutan, looking along the river towards the cantilever bridge and dzong beyond. The photograph was also used in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 393), with the following caption: 'Another view of Tashi-Cho-Jon...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item