Key Information

Photographer

Evan Yorke Nepean

Collection

Evan Yorke Nepean

Date of Photo

September 7th 1936

Region

Lhasa > Trapshi

Accession number

2001.35.396.41.2

Image Dimensions

90 x 58 mm

Tibetan troops drilling as part of a military review held in Lhasa in September 1936

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print silver

Date Acquired

Loaned August 2002

Donated by

Judy Goldthorp

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37

Photo also owned by

Lady Nepean

This Image also appears in another collection

2001.35.221.1

Other Information

Notes on print/mount - '221 = 1 - 219 Review troops drilling'. [MS 01/08/2006]

Other Information - Setting

Other Information - Setting: This photograph was taken on September 7th 1936 when a review of Tibetan troops was held for Brigadier Neame, who had travelled to Lhasa as part of the British mission in order to give military advice to the Tibetan government. Evan Nepean, whose arrival had been delayed due to technical problems with the wireless equipment arrived in Lhasa the day prior to this event [MS 30/03/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Drill at military review" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.35.396.41.2.html>.

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Drill at military review