2001.59.15.21.1 (Film negative)
2001.59.15.21.1 (Film negative)
Hugh E. Richardson
Hugh Richardson
1948
East Kyichu Valley Region > Kyichu river > >
2001.59.15.21.1
55 x 55 mm
Negative film nitrate
Donated August 2001
The executors of the estate of Hugh E. Richardson
Richardson's 1948 tour of the East Kyichu Valley
Negative Album 9 No. 21
Manual Catalogues - Notes on negative album (slip cover) - 'Drikhung. Chongye. etc.' in Richardson's hand in white. (Yellow spine label) 'DRIKHUNG. CHONGYE. KOTSHAL. RGYAMA. Ganden 1948'. (Cover) - '9 DRIKHUNG. CHONGYE. YARLUNG. GYAMA. GANDEN' [KC 15/5/2006]
Manual Catalogues - Notes in negative index - Folio 21. 'IRON CHAIN BRIDGE AT RDZONG GSAR'. [KC 15/5/2006]
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Manual Catalogues - Richardson's Handlist, Negative book no '9' 'Drikhung, Chongye etc. no 21. 'An iron chain bridge, attributed to Thang-ston Rgyal-po famous bridge builder in the 14th/15th centuries. The bridge was still in use in 1950.' [KC 17/5/2006]
Manual Catalogues - [Hugh Richardson in conversation with Paddy Booz; see PRM Related Documents File] Bridge over Kyi Chu, 91 degrees 53 min east, 29 degrees 58 min north. This is reported to be a Thong ston gyal po bridge (made of iron chains), near 'Bri gung dzong gsar.' [KC 17/5/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Iron chain suspension bridge spanning the Kyichu river "
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.59.15.21.1.html>.
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