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1. Photo 1084, 1(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(14)
Title:
The Mo-chu River. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking upriver towards a bridge. 'The river flows down from Tibet through Chumbi and Bhutan to the plains of Bengal, and comes out near Madari Hat on the Dooars Railway in the plains. A survey has been made of this route, and if a road be made from a point in ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903-1904
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1084, 1(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(17)
Title:
Bridge at Phema. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View along the river towards the bridge: 'This is a view of a cantilever bridge over the Mo-chu, where one reaches the valley a few miles before arriving at Chumbi.' Another copy (printed in platinum) at Photo 430/53 (18).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903-1904
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1084, 1(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(37)
Title:
Chak-zam Ferry. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the Tsangpo towards the crossing point, with troops at the water's edge: 'The two following views [prints 37-38] show the point of embarkation and the crag from which the ropes were manipulated and the crossing controlled. It was just off this po...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1084, 1(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(38)
Title:
Chak-zam Ferry. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View across the Tsangpo at Chaksam: 'The two following views [prints 37-38] show the point of embarkation and the crag from which the ropes were manipulated and the crossing controlled. It was just off this point that Major Bretherton was drowned.' Another copy (pri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1084, 1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(1)
Title:
The River Teesta [Sikkim]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the river, with wooded hillside rising on either bank. Another copy (printed in platinum) at Photo 430/53 (1).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903-1904
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1084, 1(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(35)
Title:
The Tsang-po or Brahmaputra Valley. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking down onto the Tsangpo Valley: 'This view was taken from the lofty spot from which the previous illustrations of the Yam-dok-tso [prints 33-34] were photographed. From this position the Yam-dok-tso is seen on one side, and on the other, but at a much low...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1084, 1(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(36)
Title:
Panorama of Tsang-po Valley. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view composed of three joined prints, looking down onto the Tsangpo valley and showing surrounding mountains: 'Showing a chain of interminable peaks as far north as the eye can see, fertile valleys running up on both sides from the muddy, swift-running riv...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 item