Three Tibetan officials in ceremonial dress [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of the three officials, taken on the day of the Regent's departure for Samye. 'All other officials of Lhasa were waiting to receive him at the park. Today they wore a ceremonial dress reserved for auspicious occasions. Those of the highe...
Kyi-chu (river of Lhasa) [near Netang]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Landscape Photography View along river towards mountains. 'We had a long and tiresome journey of 23 miles slow in places owing to flooded track, and to steep climbs up and over the bluffs against which the river swirls in places...The Kyi-chu or river of Lhasa is a broad flood at this ti...
Palace in Norbhu Lingka (park) [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Architectural Photography Side view of one of the palaces in the park. [Gelatin silver print, 141x92mm]. Subjects = palaces; Tibetan architecture Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Dancing girls [at Government lunch, Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group of three dancing girls. 'To their music danced three 'girls', one about 50, the other two quite young. The dancing consisted simply of stamping on a plank in time to the music, varied by an occasional gesture with the hands and arms (which were hidden, out of r...
Dancing girls [at Government lunch, Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the two younger girls performing a dance. See note at print 180. [Gelatin silver print, 143x94mm]. Subjects = dance Location = Lhasa; Tibet
[Tibetan man with goitre, Lhasa.] Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of a Tibetan man with a large goitre. [Gelatin silver print, 106x154mm]. Subjects = diseases; health care Location = Lhasa; Tibet