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21. Add MS 63135(28)

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Title:
Near Giugti La, 21-8-06. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the snowbound head of the pass. 'August 21st. — A steady ascent up the nullah for six miles to the crest of the Giugti-La:— the map shows this as 19,500 feet but my aneroid registered 19,625 feet. The ascent was fairly gradual except the last qu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
21 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item

22. Add MS 63135(31)

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Title:
Sheep at Lujang, 22-8-06. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of a flock of sheep grazing on the stony plain, with mountains rising in the background.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
22 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item

23. Add MS 63135(40)

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Title:
Thok Dalung, miners' tents. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the miners' encampment, with mountains beyond. Calvert stayed several days inspecting the gold-digging activities at Dalung, which he considered 'one of the most interesting places I have seen in Tibet' (f. 108). On 30 August he notes: 'Took some mor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
28-30 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item

24. Add MS 63135(41)

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Title:
Thok Dalung, miners' tents. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Closer view of a line of tents.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
28-30 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item

25. Add MS 63135(10)

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Title:
Gartok, 15100 ft. Garpon's house [in distance]. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the flat plain of Gartok towards Calvert's camp, with the Garpon's house in the far distance on the right. 'This morning I took some photos of Gartok and then photographed the Garpon on horseback and seated — also in a group' (Diary of Hubert Cal...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item

26. Add MS 63135(2)

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Title:
Rabgyaling Monastery, 14000 ft. Chortens. 30-7-06 Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of a row of stupas or chortens at the Rabgyaling monastery: On the 30th we had a precipitous ascent of 600 feet in as many yards, and then followed a track through the soft sand to Rabygyaling. This place possesses the useful distinction of being marked on ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
30 Jul 1906
Extent:
1 item

27. Add MS 63135(3)

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Title:
Prisoner begging at Shangtsi, 31-7-06 Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a Tibetan youth, standing against a backdrop of mountains: 'On the 31st we wandered amidst sandhills nearly 15,000 feet above sea level and emerged at Shangtsi (a little over 14,000 feet), the residence of the Dzongpon of Tsaparang (Chabrang).' ('Progres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
31 Jul 1906
Extent:
1 item

28. Add MS 63135(24)

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Title:
Ponbo of Chocho [at Chocho Farsa]. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of the Ponbo with a youth, presumably his son, standing beside him. 'This place contains some 8 black tents, including that of the Chocho Ponbo, who lives here all the year round…Chocho Farsa is not marked on the map at all (which at lea...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
14 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item

29. Add MS 63135(26)

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Title:
Chocho, snowbound, 13-8-06. [Chocho Farsa.] Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of Calvert's camp in the snow. 'August 13th. — This morning we found an inch and a half of snow on the ground and more falling, it was clearly inadvisable to march upstream to the foot of the pass into deeper snow, so I decided to remain here…However, the day w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
13 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item

30. Add MS 63135(30)

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Title:
Descent of Giugti La, 21-8-06. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Baggage yaks and porters crossing a snowfield on the descent of the pass.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
21 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 item