Skating on pond below Gyantse dzong
BMH.E.92.1 (Film negative)
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Key Information
Photographer
Arthur Hopkinson
Collection
A. J. Hopkinson
Date of Photo
January 25th 1927?
Named Person
Lieutenant Sangster?, Captain Dean?, Captain Mulligan?
Region
Gyantse > Dzong
Accession number
BMH.E.92.1
Image Dimensions
85 x 109
Further Information
Photographic Process
Negative film nitrate
Expedition
A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28
Other Information
In Negative - The right edge of the negative has been cut crudely when the frames have been divided. However, there is also a lot of damage to the top edge of the film, which appears related to damage within the camera [MS 31/07/2006]
Manual Catalogues -
Manual Catalogues - [Caption in A. J. Hopkinson's negative album 'Tibet E']: 'Skating Gyantse' [MS 04/05/2006]
Other Information - Description: [Extract from taped interview, Richard Blurton and Mrs Hopkinson] '88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93 and 94 - skating on the pond at the base of the outcrop on which the dzong at Gyantse is situated - note the remnants of the fortifications. In 89, left to right, is Dean, Mulligan and Sangster' [MS 29/07/2006]
Other Information - Dates
Other Information - Dates: For dating of image, see A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing January 25th 1928, Gyantse, page 1 [MS 31/07/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Skating on pond below Gyantse dzong"
05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.E.92.1.html>.
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