The Telegraph Master. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait: 'Tse-Trung Cho-den Tendar the Telegraph Master, who is doing excellent work in despatching and receiving without error, many code telegrams, speaks English of a sort. In his spare time he runs a school and teaches such English as he kno...
Kyi-chu Valley. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View across valley towards mountains. 'It is a very fertile valley with numerous small villages all growing excellent crops, and the climate is mild now.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 23 August 1936). [Gelatin silver print, 141x92mm]. Subjects = Location = Kyi Chu Va...
Kyi-chu Valley. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View along river towards mountains. With Tibetan and two horses in foreground. [Gelatin silver print, 141x92mm]. Subjects = river scenes Location = Kyi Chu Valley; Kyi-Chu (river); Tibet
Near Lhasa. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the Kyi-Chu river towards a bridge. [Gelatin silver print, 412x92mm]. Subjects = bridges; river scenes Location = Kyi-Chu (river); Lhasa; Tibet
Drepung Monastery. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View from hillside looking down onto monastery buildings. 'Chapman climbed three thousand feet up the mountain overlooking Drepung in order to photograph a bird's eye view of this immense monastery, and to collect seeds of certain rare gentians and primulas which we...