Conductor of the ceremony [Kundeling Monastery]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Monk seated in front of fire. See note at print 309. Gelatin silver print, 112x77mm]. Subjects = ceremonies; monasteries; religious ceremonies Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Mission's house, the Dekyi Linka [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Architectural Photography Panoramic view of the British Mission House in the Dekyilingka at Lhasa, composed of two joined prints. Nepean and Morgan can be seen on the upper verandah. [Gelatin silver prints, 206x153mm]. Subjects = panoramas; private houses; Tibetan architecture Locat...
Tibetan gazelle [near Yamdrok Tso]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Distant view of a herd of gazelle: 'Between the sheep and the yaks, at an indeterminate height, a sharp eye might detect a number of fawn-coloured animals. Powerful glasses show them to be a herd of Tibetan gazelle. In the early morning these graceful animals come low down the hill sides, perhap...
House-hares and snow-finches [near Nangartse at the eastern extremity of Yamdrok Tso]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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''...In the still early morning, hundreds of tiny mouse-hares came out of their holes and basked in the sun, often sitting up, marmot-like, to squeak shrilly at any intruder...Several varieties of snow-finches and larks searched the ground for food.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 23 December 1936). [Ge...
Panorama of the mountains bordering the Karo La. The high peak is Nodzinkangsa (23,794 feet). Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view composed of two joined prints [Gelatin silver print, 188x69mm] Subjects = mountain scenery; panoramas Location = Karo La; Tibet
Dust storm. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Group of Tibetans and ponies in storm: 'Anyone using the [Chaksam] ferry would be well advised to cross very early in the morning, as on each occasion that we were there the whole valley was swept by so violent a dust-storm that we had to wait for several hours before it was safe for the crazy o...
Chaksam ferry. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Box-like wooden ferry boat taking horses across the Tsang Po at Chaksam. See note at print 318. [Gelatin silver print, 112x78mm]. Subjects = ferries; local craft; river scenes; transport; water transport Location = Chaksam; Tibet; Tsangpo (river)