IDNO

P.96581.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“F. W. became Political Officer in Sikkim on January 4th, 1933.
(Photos 41-147: The first Bhutan trip MPOW: 65-78)
42. “Camp - Sharithang 14.6.33”
See gi: Sharithang
First halting place of the Williamsons in Bhutan: “An avenue of firs led up to a group of excellent huts built of split bamboo and other woods, with green fir branches covering the walls. The roofs were of laths, weighted down by heavy stones. There were also jupiter hedges to provide privacy and protection against the wind... (MPOW: 66)
42a. “Camp, Sharithang 19[4].6.33”.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan; Sharithang

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

14 June 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Publication: Photograph published in Williamson, Margaret, 1987. Memoirs of a Political Officer’s Wife (Wisdom Publication, London) P. 66 noting;
“ At Sahrithang (11350 feet), our first halting place in Bhutan we found a huge WELCOME sing and a beautiful camp prepared for us.” [Dawa Dem 19/9/2008]

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]