1998.131.277 (Film negative)
Raw Image
Evan Yorke Nepean
Frederick Spencer Chapman
September 1936?
Lhasa > Barkhor
1998.131.277
61 x 94 mm
Negative film nitrate
Donated 1994
Faith Spencer Chapman
British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37
Frederick Spencer Chapman
Evan Yorke Nepean
YN.41A
SC.T.2.277
2001.35.396.29.2 2001.35.158.1
In Negative - 'YN.41' has been scratched into the negative in the bottom left hand corner [MS 16/03/2006]
Other Information - Photographer: The identification 'YN' in the negative enables this image to be attributed to Evan Yorke Nepean rather than F. Spencer Chapman [MS 16/03/2006]
Other Information - Related Images: 1998.131.278 has also been inscribed in the negative with 'YN.41' [MS 16/03/2006]
Other Information - Dates: The date has been suggested by comparing this image with others taken by Chapman, which were clearly taken at the same time, and for which a possible date has been determined [MS 16/03/2006]
Other Information - Cultural Background: Religious texts for sale. Books rectangular in shape. The paper is normally made from the daphne shrub and the texts are block printed. [Marina de Alarcón ZF 1995.1]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Street in Lhasa near Barkhor"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.277.html>.
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