Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. Old monk, wearing Chinese spectacles. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait of an elderly monk, behatted and wearing spectacles. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Village Ho-er-tu-lor. Chahar Mongol man with child. On the man's chest is a packet containing extracts from the Buddhist scriptures. Different extracts protect against different ills, may be of sickness, may be of other calamities. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of a Mongolian man, posed with the child seen in other photographs in this series. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Village Ho-er-tu-lor. Chahar Mongol soldier with dog. He wears puttees, and round his neck the packet of charms which protects against all ills, including the bullets of the enemy. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of a Mongolian soldier, holding a watch dog by the neck. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Altan Ova. In Sunid Hoshun. The same official (centre) [as seen in neg. 939]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of one of De Wang's officials (seen at the right of neg. 939), with the monk in neg. 939 on the left and other figures in the background. Duplicate negative only, no print. On same sheet of film as neg. 913, and overlapping with it slightly.
Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. Sunid layman. Has long hair, and his outer robe is buttoned at the top, two signs that mark him out as a layman. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred