Gyantse Bazaar

Gyantse Bazaar

BMH.F.29.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

January - February 1928?

Region

Gyantse > Bazaar >

Accession number

BMH.F.29.1

Image Dimensions

110 x 85

A street in Gyantse bazaar with the Kumbum and buildings of Palkhor Chode monastery in the background

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 - In Negative - 'F-29' has been written along the top edge of the negative in blue-black ink [MS 11/08/2006]

Notes on print/mount - One 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 caption 'Gyantse bazar' has been written on the back of the print in pencil as has the reference 'F.29'. The print also seems to have been used to prepare the image for reproduction as the instruction 'Full page' has been written on the back twice in pencil, as has the dimension '7" x 9"' in red wax crayon or pencil [MS 11/08/2006]

Manual Catalogues -


Manual Catalogues - [Caption in A. J. Hopkinson's negative album 'Tibet F']: 'Gyantse bazar scenes' [MS 04/05/2006]

Other Information - Description: [Extract from taped interview, Richard Blurton and Mrs Hopkinson] '29 - a scene similar to 28 [BMH.F.28.1]' [MS 10/08/2006]

Other Information - Dates


Other Information - Dates: This photograph may have been taken in late January or early February 1928. A. J. Hopkinson had clearly started to use his 'F' box of negatives in the early part of 1928 as he was able to send the first batch of photographs with this reference [F1 - F21] to Eleanor Hopkinson on February 2nd 1928 [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing February 5th 1928, Gyantse, page 3]. In the same correspondence he also states that he has recently been taking a lot of photographs around Gyantse bazaar [ibid., pp. 2-3] [MS 12/08/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Gyantse Bazaar" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.F.29.1.html>.

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