The new and old Serpons, Thok Dalung. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the two Serpons and retainers at Dalung. The occasion is noted in Calvert's diary for 29 August: 'The old and new serpons came to call and proved to be pleasant affable young men; I finally photographed them' (Mss. Add. 63121, f. 109).
Washing for gold [Thok Dalung]. The actual washer is the middle man of these three. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
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View of miners at work, digging near the river. With a further pencilled note refering to the pile of earth on the right: 'This heap is the winter collection — when no washing is possible.'
Washing for gold [Thok Dalung]. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
View of miner at work between two channels of water (marked in pencil, 'branch channel' and 'main channel'). With an explanatory pencilled note: 'A small channel with a good drop is lined with cloth and then with stones, the earth is slowly raked into this.'
[?]A Thebetian Llama from Lassa. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group of Tibetan men and women, with the lama seated on the ground reading and holding prayer beads. One of the women is posed with her back to the camera to show details of her dress. Another copy at Photo 1224/2 (185). It seems likely that this prin...