Monk soldiers who escorted the Dalai Lama from Phari on his return to Tibet from India in 1912. Photographer: Macdonald, David
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Genre: Historical Events Large group of soldiers standing at roadside, with fields beyond. Subjects = Bell Collection; bodyguards; Dalai Lama; Tibetan army Location = Phari; Tibet
Tank with geese and ducks in inner enclosure, Norbuling, Lhasa, with Lu-kang, 'Serpent House', in middle distance. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across a lake in the Norbu Lingka, where the Dalai Lama had a summer palace, towards a pavilion on the far side. Subjects = Bell Collection Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Tibetans soldiers on the march to Lhasa. Tse-trung Lop-sang on the white pony in front. Photographer: Macdonald, David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Group of horsemen, most armed with rifles. Photograph presumably taken at around the time of the Chinese invasion of Tibet. Subjects = Bell Collection; military (general); military campaigns; Tibetan army
Tri-mon Shap-pe leaving for Eastern Tibet to take command of the Tibetan troops there. Photographer: Rosemeyer, Willoughby Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Figure on horse (slightly blurred) surrounded by attendants. Presumably photographed at the time of the Chinese invasion of Tibet. Subjects = Bell Collection; military (general); military campaigns; Tibetan officials Location = Lhasa; Tibet