Chomolhari seen from top of Thang La

BMH.G.48.1 (Film negative)

Key Information
Photographer
Arthur Hopkinson
Collection
A. J. Hopkinson
Date of Photo
1927 - 1928
Region
Chumbi Valley Region > Chomolhari (view from Thang La)
Accession number
BMH.G.48.1
Image Dimensions
85 x 113
Further Information
Photographic Process
Negative film nitrate
Expedition
A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28
This Image also appears in another collection
NO SCAN
Other Information
In Negative - 'G-48' has been written along the left edge of the negative in blue-black ink [MS 19/08/2006]
Notes on print/mount - One contact print made from this negative is contained in A. J. Hopkinson's negative case with the negative. The print was made using Velox paper. The name 'A. J. Hopkinson' has been written on the back of the print in pencil, as has the reference 'G.48' [MS 19/08/2006]
Manual Catalogues -
Manual Catalogues - [Caption in A. J. Hopkinson's negative album 'Tibet G']: 'Chomolhari from top of Tang La' [MS 05/05/2006]
Other Information - Description: [Extract from taped interview, Richard Blurton and Mrs Hopkinson] '48 - The peak of Chomolhari having just crossed the Tang-la (a sloping pass), with yaks grazing in the foreground along with the transport for AJH's [Hopkinson's] party; seen from the plain of Phari (the southwest)' [MS 12/08/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Chomolhari seen from top of Thang La"
05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.G.48.1.html>.
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