IDNO

P.96494.WIL

Description

The Maharaja of Sikkim’s eldest son, Crown Prince Kunzang Paljor Namgyal (also known as Pejo), standing with the Williamson’s dog, Bruce, in a small pond that is formed by an irrigation system (cropped in print) at Dikling Bridge during a picnic at Rangpo. Pejo wears a plain dark tunic over white dhoti?.

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“F. W. became Political Officer in Sikkim on January 4th, 1933.
(Photos 1-30 were taken in and around Gangtok).
1. “Rungpo Mela, January 1933”
1c. “Pejo and Bruce 1.33”.
See ww: Chungbu, Samdup, pejo, Maharaja of sikkim, Maharani of sikkim, Dudley, gyaltsen kazi, kush narayan” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; India; Sikkim; Rangpo; Dikling Bridge [Rungpo]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Sikkim Crown Prince Kunzang Paljor Namgyal (also known as Pejo)

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

January 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

The transcription of this album by Mark Turin and Sara Shneiderman was carried out with reference to Krystina Cech’s catalogue list alone. Alex Nadin has since revised their cataloguing by systematically matching their records to the images. Margaret Williamson’s handwritten captions for photographs have now been transcribed into the Inscription field, and Cech’s descriptions appear in the Description field. Correct entries for Place, Named Person and Other Nos. have also been entered by Alex Nadin. [Sudeshna Guha 29/10/2002]

Named Person: Sikkim Crown Prince Kunzang Paljor Namgyal (1921–1941), eldest son of the Eleventh Chogyal (King of Sikkim) Tashi Namgyal (1893–1963) and his queen, Gyalmo Kunzang Dechen Tshomo (1904–1987). [Knowledge shared by Royal Grandmother of Bhutan, Ashi Kesang Choeden, and her sister Ashi Tashi, who just turned 100. Both sisters are in many of these photographs, and were delighted to see them. Identification project by Anna Balikci, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok, Sikkim, JD 24/10/2022]

MAA Facebook: Image published on 19/7/2017 with the caption: "Bruce the dog is brushing shoulders with the stars in this sunny shot all the way from 1933 Rangpo! He’s taking a leisurely stroll with Pejo, the eldest son of the Chogyal (king) of Sikkim. They’re paddling through a pond formed by a nearby irrigation system after having picnicked with the Political Officer (and Bruce’s lucky owner) Frederick Williamson.
As an colonial's pup, Bruce was lucky enough to travel to many different countries and he met people from around the world. He features heavily in our Photographic Collections. And he always seems to have made people smile!
#woofwednesday
IMAGE:
Description: The Chogyal of Sikkim’s eldest son, Pejo, standing with the Williamson’s dog, Bruce
Photographer: Frederick Williamson
Period: January 1933
Place: S Asia; India; Sikkim; Rangpo [Rungpo]
Reference Number: P.96494.WIL"
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