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31. Photo 430/53(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(75)
Title:
Section of Potola [Lhasa]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the roadway beneath, looking up towards a section of the Potala Palace. This is one of the handful of prints in this album not reproduced in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Aug 1904
Extent:
1 item

32. Photo 430/53(81)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(81)
Title:
A grove in Lhasa. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of lake and trees. Another copy at Photo 1084/2 (41), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]): 'These groves are one of the chief features of Lhasa. Only poplars and willows grow there; and every tree when planted is carefully entered in a re...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Aug 1904
Extent:
1 item

33. Photo 430/53(85)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(85)
Title:
The Chinese Amban [Lhasa]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the Chinese Resident at Lhasa, seated on horseback with attendants grouped round him. Another copy at Photo 1084/2 (45), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c.1906]).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1904
Extent:
1 item

34. Photo 430/53(59)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(59)
Title:
Sera Monastery. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view, looking across the valley towards the monastery and hillside rising behind. Another copy at Photo 1084/2 (19), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]), where the caption reads: 'This is another large monastery outside Lhasa, similar to, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1904
Extent:
1 item

35. Photo 430/53(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(19)
Title:
Phari Jong [with Indian troops]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the Tibetan fort, with troops in the foreground. Another copy at Photo 1084/1 (18), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]), where the caption reads: '...This Jong was taken without opposition, and was found to be filthy beyond co...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Jan 1904
Extent:
1 item

36. Photo 430/53(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(39)
Title:
View west of Chaksam [ferry]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the river, with members of the Younghusband Mission force at the water's edge. Another copy at Photo 1084/1 (37), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]), where the caption reads: 'The two following views show the point of embarkation a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Jul 1904
Extent:
1 item

37. Photo 430/53(69)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(69)
Title:
View from the Potola [Lhasa]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view looking down onto the town and along the valley of the Kyi-chu (Lhasa River) from the Potala Palace. Another copy at Photo 1084/2 (37), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Aug 1904
Extent:
1 item

38. Photo 430/53(71)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(71)
Title:
The Potola and Monolith [Lhasa]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from below looking towards the southern face of the Potala Palace, with the monolithic pillar (Potala Sho Doring) in the foreground. There are ten photographs of the Potala in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]); another copy of this plate is at...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Aug 1904
Extent:
1 item

39. Photo 430/53(50)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(50)
Title:
Debung [Drepung] Monastery. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the valley towards Drepung Monastery, situated on hillside north-west of Lhasa. Another copy at Photo 1084/2 (10), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]), where the caption reads in part: 'This vast building, the largest and riche...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1904
Extent:
1 item

40. Photo 430/53(53)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(53)
Title:
Nachung [Nechung] Monastery. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards monastery buildings, partly obscured by trees in the foreground. Another copy at Photo 1084/2 (13), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1904
Extent:
1 item