Key Information

Photographer

Hugh E. Richardson

Collection

Hugh Richardson

Date of Photo

1948

Region

East Kyichu Valley Region > Kyichu river > >

Accession number

2001.59.15.21.1

Image Dimensions

55 x 55 mm

An iron chain suspension bridge spanning the Kyichu (skyid chu) river near Drigung dzongsar. There is a track zig-zagging its way down to the bridge on the far bank. People are walking across it.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Date Acquired

Donated August 2001

Donated by

The executors of the estate of Hugh E. Richardson

Expedition

Richardson's 1948 tour of the East Kyichu Valley

Previous Catologue Number

Negative Album 9 No. 21

Manual Catalogues -

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 -

Manual Catalogues - Notes in negative index - Folio 21. 'IRON CHAIN BRIDGE AT RDZONG GSAR'. [KC 15/5/2006]

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Manual Catalogues -

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 -

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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