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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 20 Subject Forts and Fortifications

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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