Key Information

Photographer

Collection

Harry Staunton

Date of Photo

January 1940

Named Person

Harry Staunton

Accession number

1999.23.2.1

Image Dimensions

67 x 80 mm

Harry Staunton dressed in a silk brocade Tibetan coat, scarf and fur hat en route to Lhasa in January 1940. Barren rocky hillside in the background.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated 1999

Donated by

Diana Hughes

Expedition

H. Staunton

Photo also owned by

Diana Hughes

This Image also appears in another collection

1999.23.1.36.3

Other Information

Notes on print/mount - The print appears to have been previously stuck down, possibly in an album. A caption has been written in blue ink "En route to Lhasa Jan 1940". A later caption has been added in black ink in capitals "HARRY EN ROUTE TO LHASA JAN. 1940" [KC 10/10/2005]

Other Information - Related Images

Other Information - Related Images: This print is a cropped version of 1999.23.1.36.3 which is found in the album. It has been cropped substantially on the right side. It seems to have been reproduced on a number of occasions in the Staunton collection, possibly for the purposes of sending to friends and family [KC 10/10/2005]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Harry Staunton dressed in a Tibetan coat and fur hat." 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1999.23.2.1.html>.

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